Grammar Grammar
Word choice Word choice
Business Spotlight 6/19
Business talk Business Spotlight^ 6/19 Business talk
Translation Translation
Business Spotlight 6/19
Business Spotlight 6/19
Business Spotlight 6/19 Business Spotlight 6/19
Business Spotlight 6/19
Business Spotlight 6/19
LANGUAGE by Hildegard Rudolph
CARDS
Which of the two options is correct? Which of the two options is correct?
“ I’m sure that investors would
have withdrawn their money if
they had spotted any creative
accounting.”
“ The survival of the company
was hanging by a thread.”
“ That’s their office policy/politics:
no private calls or emails during
working hours.”
“ The excellent sales figures were not
the result of their hard work. They
were just lucky/happy, as their only
competitor had gone bankrupt.”
Singular or plural? Which verb form do you normally use?
Es ist auf alle Fälle einen Versuch wert.
“ Their biggest problem was/were
unreliable suppliers.”
Singular or plural? Which verb form do you normally use?
Translate this sentence into English. Translate this sentence into German.
What does the speaker mean?
“ One million euros is/are a high
penalty to pay for not meeting the
deadline.”
“ We have to keep her! If she leaves,
she’ll take her deep smarts with
her to our competitor.”
What does the speaker mean?