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👩‍🔧 Professions and Gender in Work

📜 Vocabulary	📌 Plural	📖 Part of Speech	🔊 Pronunciation	🇬🇧 Meaning in English
der Frauenanteil	die Frauenanteile	noun	[ˈfʁaʊ̯ənʔanˌtaɪ̯l]	proportion of women
der Männeranteil	die Männeranteile	noun	[ˈmɛnɐʔanˌtaɪ̯l]	proportion of men
der Kosmetiker	die Kosmetiker	noun	[kɔsˈmeːtɪkɐ]	cosmetician (male)
die Lackiererin	die Lackiererinnen	noun	[laˈkiːʁəʁɪn]	female painter (lacquerer)
der Metallbauberuf	die Metallbauberufe	noun	[meˈtalbaʊ̯bəˌʁuːf]	metal construction profession
der Elektroberuf	die Elektroberufe	noun	[eˈlɛktʁoˌbəʁuːf]	electrical profession
der Frauenberuf	die Frauenberufe	noun	[ˈfʁaʊ̯ənbəˌʁuːf]	female-dominated profession
der Männerberuf	die Männerberufe	noun	[ˈmɛnɐbəˌʁuːf]	male-dominated profession
die Berufswahl	die Berufswahlen	noun	[bəˈʁuːfsˌvaːl]	career choice

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. der Frauenanteil

   • Example: The proportion of women in technical professions is still low, because many women choose social professions.
   • Explanation: The proportion of women in technical professions is still low, because many women choose social professions.

2. die Berufswahl

   • Example: The career choice should not depend on gender, but rather on personal interests.
   • Explanation: The career choice should not depend on gender, but rather on personal interests.

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🏥 Care and Service

📜 Vocabulary	📌 Plural	📖 Part of Speech	🔊 Pronunciation	🇬🇧 Meaning in English
die Hauswirtschaft	die Hauswirtschaften	noun	[ˈhaʊ̯sˌvɪʁtʃaft]	household management
die Ernährungswirtschaft	die Ernährungswirtschaften	noun	[ɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁʊŋsˌvɪʁtʃaft]	food industry
die Krankenpflege	die Krankenpflegen	noun	[ˈkʁaŋkn̩ˌp͡fleːɡə]	nursing
der Kindergärtner	die Kindergärtner	noun	[ˈkɪndɐˌɡɛʁtnɐ]	kindergarten teacher (male)
der Steward	die Stewards	noun	[ˈstjuːɐ̯t]	steward
die Stewardess	die Stewardessen	noun	[ˈstjuːɐ̯dɛs]	stewardess

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. die Krankenpflege

   • Example: Nursing is a demanding profession, because it requires a lot of responsibility.
   • Explanation: Nursing is a demanding profession, because it requires a lot of responsibility.

2. der Kindergärtner

   • Example: The kindergarten teacher takes care of small children, so that they can learn through play.
   • Explanation: The kindergarten teacher takes care of small children, so that they can learn through play.

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🗣️ Communication and Characteristics

📜 Vocabulary	📌 Plural	📖 Part of Speech	🔊 Pronunciation	🇬🇧 Meaning in English
recht haben	-	verb	[ʁɛçt ˈhaːbn̩]	to be right
genauso sehen (etw.)	-	verb	[ɡəˈnaʊ̯zoː ˈzeːən]	to see (sth.) the same way
widersprechen	-	verb	[ˈviːdɐʃpʁɛçn̩]	to contradict
kümmern (sich um)	-	verb	[ˈkʏmɐn]	to take care of
spotten	-	verb	[ˈʃpɔtn̩]	to mock
selbstbewusst	-	adjective	[ˈzɛlpstbəˌvʊst]	self-confident
hoch	-	adjective	[hoːx]	high
aufwändig	-	adjective	[ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪç]	costly, complex
biologisch	-	adjective	[ˌbi̯oˈloːɡɪʃ]	biological

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. recht haben

   • Example: You are right, because your arguments are logical.
   • Explanation: You are right, because your arguments are logical.

2. widersprechen

   • Example: He contradicts his boss, because he has a different opinion.
   • Explanation: He contradicts his boss, because he has a different opinion.

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📄 Information and Finance

📜 Vocabulary	📌 Plural	📖 Part of Speech	🔊 Pronunciation	🇬🇧 Meaning in English
das Informationsblatt	die Informationsblätter	noun	[ɪnfoʁmaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌblat]	information sheet
die Kontodaten	die Kontodaten	noun	[ˈkɔntoˌdaːtn̩]	bank account data

📌 Examples and Explanations

1. das Informationsblatt

   • Example: The information sheet contains all important details, so that customers are well informed.
   • Explanation: The information sheet contains all important details, so that customers are well informed.

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Note

Make sure you have written this down in your notebook. At the end of the lesson, I provide verbs and nouns that commonly go with the above vocabulary. But first, start by making sentences. These are a few examples I used when I was learning.