Phrasal verb Phrasal verb
Abbreviation Abbreviation
Business Spotlight 3/20
Pronunciation Business Spotlight^ 3/20 Pronunciation
False friends False friends
Business Spotlight 3/20
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Business Spotlight 3/20
LANGUAGE by Hildegard Rudolph
CARDS
What does “ETX” stand for? What does “cps” stand for?
“ Suddenly, two men in the last
row shouted at each other and
started a row.”
Translate this sentence into German.
“ I’m sure I wrote their new
email address down on one
of these slips.”
“ An ETX has to be inserted as the
terminating character.”
“ This printer has an impressive
speed of 2,000 cps.”
What does the speaker mean?
Translate this sentence into English.
Zweck dieser Stiftung ist es, das Erbe
seiner Familie zu bewahren.
“ Hasn’t he always wanted to work
abroad? Then, he should put in
for the assignment in Toronto.”
What does the speaker mean?
What’s bewahren in English? What’s “slip” in German?
How do you pronounce these words?
“ I think I’ll go in for the TOEFL
certificate at the end of this
course.”
“ No need for tears — you were great.
Just tear up that awful review. You
know that this critic tends to tear
every premiere to shreds.”
How do you pronounce these words?