Reading · C2 · Text 44

Blei

46 words1 min read100% known at C2

Unsere Nahrung kann ebenfalls Blei enthalten.

Our food can also contain lead.

Pflanzen nehmen Blei aus dem Boden, dem Wasser und der Luft auf.

Plants absorb lead from the soil, water, and air.

Dies gilt vor allem für Pilze, aber nicht nur für sie.

This applies especially to mushrooms, but not only to them.

Das Blei gelangt durch das Gras auch in die Milch und von dort in den menschlichen Körper.

Lead also enters milk through the grass and from there into the human body.

Grammar in this text

Modal verb with infinitive at the end

Pflanzen nehmen Blei aus dem Boden, dem Wasser und der Luft auf.

The separable verb 'aufnehmen' is used in a main clause with the prefix 'auf' separated and placed at the end, while the finite verb 'nehmen' is in second position.

Prepositional phrase with 'aus' + dative

aus dem Boden, dem Wasser und der Luft

The preposition 'aus' always takes the dative case. Here it is used with three coordinated nouns, all in dative (dem).

Coordinating conjunction 'aber'

Dies gilt vor allem für Pilze, aber nicht nur für sie.

'aber' is a coordinating conjunction that connects two clauses or phrases, here contrasting the previous statement.

Prepositional phrase with 'durch' + accusative

durch das Gras

The preposition 'durch' always takes the accusative case. Here it is used with the neuter noun 'Gras' (das Gras).

Keep going

C2 · Text 43 Klimaschutz 100% known · 46 words Read C2 · Text 45 Pony 100% known · 45 words Read Practice C2 reading questions Comprehension and true/false items on texts like this one. Test yourself

Same text, graded forC1 version

Text from Blei — Klexikon, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. See sources.

Translation, glossary and grammar notes are machine-generated and inherit the same licence.