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ENGLISCH FUR DEN ALLTAG
(pp. 4–5)
Commuting in London
1. The Oyster card
A. public
B. form
C. electronic
D. reimbursable = erstattbar
E. top (top sth. up (with credit) UK
= etw. (mit einem Guthaben) aufladen)
F. displays
G. reader = Lesegerät
H. touch
2. Travelling by bus
A. fare
B. cash
C. unlimited
D. hop
E. network
F. journey
3. Commuting by Thames Clipper
A. False. You fight for seats on other
forms of transport.
B. True. They travel at high speed.
C. False. The route includes at least
five commuter hubs: Canary
Wharf, Tower Hill, London
Bridge, Embankment and Wa-
terloo.
D. True. Indoor climate-controlled
seating and outdoor back decks.
E. True. There are licensed on-
board bars.
F. False. Mobility-scooter users
must join a recognition scheme
in advance of travel.
G. False. A carnet consists of ten
tickets for the price of nine.
H. False. The 15 per cent discount is
for the on-board bar. But you get
special offers at some restau-
rants along the river.
FÜR EINSTEIGER (pp. 6–7)
Short written communication
1. Short forms
A –5; B –4; C –1; D –2; E –3
2. Make it shorter
A. How was your holiday, Sue? Can
you send the project overview
before our 11 a.m. meeting? Thx.
B. How was your weekend, Sue?
CU later to hear about it.
C. Can you send me the team
overview so I know everyone’s
names and roles before our
11 a.m. meeting? Thx. (Other
answers are, of course, possible.)
3. Indirect requests
A. Could you send me the minutes
from yesterday’s meeting, please?
B. Could you tell me when you’re
free to meet this week?
C. Let’s meet after lunch. OK?
D. Do you think you’ll be able to
finish the report by Friday?
E. Could you let Sue know I’m
looking for her?
F. Do you think you could give me
Martha’s email address?
(Other answers are possible.)4. Strategies for instant messaging
A. False. This is not necessary —
unless you want to have an on-
line conversation with them.
B. True. Otherwise, you will have
multiple, overlapping email
responses.
C. False. The phone is perhaps
faster, or maybe even email.
This depends on the person and
where they are.
D. True. Try to use a conversational
approach in your instant mes-
sages.
E. True. You can’t be sure the per-
son is free to read your message
and reply immediately.
KOMMUNIKATION
(pp. 8–11)
Ready to decide
1. Key vocabulary
A. navigate
B. shaped = geformt, gestaltet
C. dilemmas
D. robust
E. underpinned = untermauert
F. hindsight = Rückschau
G. efficacy = Wirksamkeit
H. framework = Rahmen
2. Decisions
A. logical
B. pointless = sinnlos
C. active
D. indecisive = unentschlossen
E. orthodox
F. unreliable = unzuverlässig
G. sufficient
3. Antonyms
A –2; B –2; C –1; D –2; E –1; F –2; G –1;
H –1
4. The basis for decision-making
A. We are constantly encouraged to
be decisive in our work.
B. Some decisions help others to
reach their objectives.
C. In many organizations, there is
poor cross-functional coopera-
tion.
D. Is my decision-making based on
the needs of the whole organiza-
tion?
E. We need to collect reliable data
to make a good decision.
F. To what extent can I trust the
data I use?
G. Data quality is a massive prob-
lem for most decision-makers.
H. Decisions are often based on
feelings not facts.5. Agree or disagree?
A. Disagree. Not taking a decision
is also a decision.
B. Agree. It is the result of a selec-
tive process of data gathering.
C. Disagree. You still need to inter-
pret the data.
D. Agree. We all have cognitive
biases.
E. Agree. “Bad” decisions may lead
to unexpected benefits.
6. Data as a basis for
decision-making
Text 1
A. clean
B. result
C. unprovable = unbeweisbar
D. informing
E. studies
F. total
Text 2
G. issue
H. rely
I. outmoded = veraltet
J. entered
K. inaccurate
L. sources
Text 3
M. tools
N. approaches
O. variety
P. insights = Erkenntnisse
Q. value
GRAMMATIK (pp. 12–13)
Reflexive and reciprocal pronouns
1. German into English
A. Relax!
B. May I introduce myself?
Peter Huber.
C. He should/ought to shave more
often.
D. Did you cut yourself?
E. Hurry (up)!
2. Emphasize it
A. I’ll talk to the boss myself if
you’re afraid to.