Business_Spotlight_-_Nr.2_2020

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LANGUAGE TEST

1. Small differences (6 points)

Sandra is reading through the text on the Beat

Jewels website. Choose the correct word in each

sentence below.

A. This is a discreet / discrete bracelet. No one

will ever notice that you are wearing a medical

device.

B. Our bracelet can help you monitor your health

in a number of ways, depending on your own

individual and personal / personnel needs.

C. We can provide independent advice /advise

on the best use for you.

D. The affect / effect it has had on women’s lives

has been extremely positive.

E. While our bracelet is not a replacement for

regular medical checkups, it can serve as an

important complement / compliment to

them.

F. If you require any farther / further informa­

tion, or would like to learn more, please get in

touch!

2. Is that correct? (7 points)

Not all the salespeople use the correct language

to talk to customers about the bracelet. Sandra is

listening to some of them. Decide whether the

words in bold are correct (Yes) or incorrect (No).

YES NO

A. Everyone loves these products.

People recognize them all over

the world. They’re infamous.

B. So that there is absolutely no

danger of fire, we don’t use any

material that is inflammable.

C. Our bracelets are sensible to

changes in your body temperature

and heart rate, so they can tell us a

lot about your overall health.

D. The data we collect is invaluable.

Even when you are sleeping, our

bracelet will register every

important change.

E. Our research shows that there

have been no averse reactions to

wearing the bracelet.

F. Most fitness fans love our solution.

Are you interesting?

G. You can buy a set with two bracelets

here today. Or, alternately, you

can buy them online as a single

bracelet. The app is free.

2/2020 Business Spotlight

CHECK THE SPELLING

There are many words in English that sound the same but

are spelled differently and have a different meaning. These

homophones, such as “bear” and “bare”, or “principal” and

“principle”, can confuse native speakers of English, too. In other

confusing pairs, a single letter can change the meaning, for

example, from “heroine” (Heldin, Protagonistin) to “heroin”

(Heroin) —just because of a missing “e”.

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