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Materials

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0/0	a material	ein Material	‘What material is it made of?’
0/0	to be made of	aus .... gemacht werden	‘This table is made of wood and aluminium.’
0/0	recycled	recycelt	‘The packaging is made from 50% recycled cardboard.’
0/0	recyclable	recycelbar	‘Is the packaging recyclable?’

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a material

ein Material

‘What material is it made of?’

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to be made of

aus .... gemacht werden

‘This table is made of wood and aluminium.’

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recycled

recycelt

‘The packaging is made from 50% recycled cardboard.’

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recyclable

recycelbar

‘Is the packaging recyclable?’

Fabric

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	cashmere	Kaschmir	‘I bought a new cashmere jumper at the weekend.’
0/0	fabric	Gewebe / Stoff	‘The curtains are made from red fabric.’
0/0	linen	Leinen	‘The tablecloth is made of linen.’
0/0	nylon	Nylon	‘The T-shirts are made of a blend of cotton and nylon.’
0/0	cotton	Baumwolle	‘The tea towel is made of cotton.’
0/0	wool	Wolle	‘The building insulation is made of wool and plastic.’
0/0	to be waterproof	wasserdicht sein	‘Is your jacket waterproof?’

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cashmere

Kaschmir

‘I bought a new cashmere jumper at the weekend.’

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fabric

Gewebe / Stoff

‘The curtains are made from red fabric.’

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linen

Leinen

‘The tablecloth is made of linen.’

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nylon

Nylon

‘The T-shirts are made of a blend of cotton and nylon.’

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cotton

Baumwolle

‘The tea towel is made of cotton.’

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wool

Wolle

‘The building insulation is made of wool and plastic.’

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to be waterproof

wasserdicht sein

‘Is your jacket waterproof?’

Metal

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	metal	Metall	‘I’ll replace the wooden door with a metal one.’
0/0	aluminium	Aluminium	‘The hull of the new ship is made from aluminium.’ American English = ‘aluminum’
0/0	copper	Kupfer	‘The saucepan has a copper base.’
0/0	iron	Eisen	‘The gate is very heavy. It’s made of iron.’
0/0	magnesium	Magnesium	‘This aircraft component is made of magnesium alloy.’
0/0	steel	Stahl	‘We’ll weld a steel plate to the roof of the truck to repair it.’
0/0	tin	Zinn	‘We repaired the machine casing with some tin plate.’
0/0	titanium	Titan	‘My new bike is very light. It’s made from titanium.’

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metal

Metall

‘I’ll replace the wooden door with a metal one.’

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aluminium

Aluminium

‘The hull of the new ship is made from aluminium.’

American English = ‘aluminum’

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copper

Kupfer

‘The saucepan has a copper base.’

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iron

Eisen

‘The gate is very heavy. It’s made of iron.’

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magnesium

Magnesium

‘This aircraft component is made of magnesium alloy.’

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steel

Stahl

‘We’ll weld a steel plate to the roof of the truck to repair it.’

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tin

Zinn

‘We repaired the machine casing with some tin plate.’

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titanium

Titan

‘My new bike is very light. It’s made from titanium.’

Gases

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a gas	ein Gas	‘Oxygen is a gas at room temperature and pressure.’
0/0	carbon dioxide	Kohlendioxid	‘We measure the total amount of carbon dioxide generated by the site.’
0/0	carbon monoxide	Kohlenmonoxid	‘There’s a carbon monoxide detector near the boiler.’
0/0	helium	Helium	‘The balloon was inflated with helium.’
0/0	hydrogen	Wasserstoff	‘We’re developing a new hydrogen-powered car.’
0/0	methane	Methan	‘Methane was released from the landfill site.’
0/0	nitrogen	Stickstoff	‘Nitrogen is used to help keep the sandwiches fresh.’
0/0	oxygen	Sauerstoff	‘There’s less oxygen at higher altitudes.’
0/0	steam	Dampf	‘We used steam to clean the engine.’
0/0	air	Luft	‘Air is a mix of gases including nitrogen and oxygen.’

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a gas

ein Gas

‘Oxygen is a gas at room temperature and pressure.’

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carbon dioxide

Kohlendioxid

‘We measure the total amount of carbon dioxide generated by the site.’

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carbon monoxide

Kohlenmonoxid

‘There’s a carbon monoxide detector near the boiler.’

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helium

Helium

‘The balloon was inflated with helium.’

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hydrogen

Wasserstoff

‘We’re developing a new hydrogen-powered car.’

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methane

Methan

‘Methane was released from the landfill site.’

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nitrogen

Stickstoff

‘Nitrogen is used to help keep the sandwiches fresh.’

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oxygen

Sauerstoff

‘There’s less oxygen at higher altitudes.’

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steam

Dampf

‘We used steam to clean the engine.’

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air

Luft

‘Air is a mix of gases including nitrogen and oxygen.’

Other

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	cardboard	Karton	‘We’ve managed to reduce the amount of cardboard in our product packaging by over 50%.’
0/0	clay	Ton	‘We make the models for the initial design concepts out of clay.’
0/0	glass	Glas	‘One of the panes of glass on the greenhouse has broken.’
0/0	ice	Eis	‘The sculpture is made from ice.’
0/0	leather	Leder	‘I’ve bought a new leather wallet.’
0/0	plastic	Kunststoff	‘The washing up bowl is made of plastic.’
0/0	wood	Holz	‘The chair is made of wood and plastic.’

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cardboard

Karton

‘We’ve managed to reduce the amount of cardboard in our product packaging by over 50%.’

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clay

Ton

‘We make the models for the initial design concepts out of clay.’

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glass

Glas

‘One of the panes of glass on the greenhouse has broken.’

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ice

Eis

‘The sculpture is made from ice.’

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leather

Leder

‘I’ve bought a new leather wallet.’

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plastic

Kunststoff

‘The washing up bowl is made of plastic.’

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wood

Holz

‘The chair is made of wood and plastic.’

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