Business Spotlight – Nr.6 2019

(Joyce) #1
SKILL UP!

TEST

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  1. What questions could
    you ask in the following
    situations?


A. You want to know exactly
what someone does at
work. Include “practice”.

B. You want to ask about
something that went badly.
Use “happen”.

C. You want to check the finan-
cial data. Start with “Can...”.

D. You do not understand
something. End your ques-
tion with “for me”.

E. You want to know the ex-
pansion plans. Use “scale”.


  1. Replace each German
    word (in italics) in the
    sentences below with the
    correct English word.


A. The company is in trouble.
They’ve already filed for
(Konkurs).
B. Did you check all the data
in the
(Jahresabschluss)?
C. Today’s
(Kurs) is worse than
yesterday’s.
D. We’ve had a(n)
(Konto)
at that bank for years, but
they won’t give us a loan
without more collateral.


  1. A. sheet; B. income; C. cash;
    D. worth; E. going

  2. A. more profitable; B. better;
    C. worse; D. best-known;
    E. narrower (also possible: “more narrow”)

  3. A. What does that mean in practice?
    B. What happened there?
    C. Can we go over these numbers?
    D. Could you clarify that for me?
    E. Where could you go in terms of scaling this?
    (Other options are possible.)

  4. A. bankruptcy; B. annual report;
    C. exchange rate; D. account


Answers:

Answers from page 3:
A. very little (sb. is strapped for cash ifml.
= jmdm. fehlt das Geld)
B. issue of shares
C. When that person wants funding to start
a new company
D. cost of goods sold = Umsatzaufwendungen
E. unicorn

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