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spare time. You answer
„I make a lot of sport – cycling, running and wandering.“ Go to 8.
„I like going out into the nature – every weekend if possible.“ Go to 12.
„I play the clarinet in a small orchestra and I love badminton.“ Go to 14.
16 Congratulations, you have survived the week with an English-speaking visitor! If you made any mistakes at any time with false friends, make a note of them for future reference.
15 If someone has to amuse themselves, then it is because their host has no time for them – sich selbst beschäftigen. The right thing to say is ‚I hope you enjoyed yourself here this week.‘ Go to 16.
10 Karen is surprised. It is a bit early in the day for cakes, and she cannot see any on the table, only biscuits/cookies. The meeting starts and Karen is looking forward to learning a lot his week. Go to 7.
9 Karen thinks you have your own personal Chefkoch. Whoops! Besides this, if you are moving something or someone to a destination further away from your current location, you take it or them. So the correct thing to say was „Let me take you to meet my boss.“ Go to 2.
3 Karen doesn't understand. You have told her that she could be lucky at her new desk (sie könnte dort Schwein haben) and she doesn't know why. Go to 11.
4 Karen is a little confused. You said you write the protocol but this sounds to her like you are responsible for the Benimmregeln for the meeting. Go to 7.
13 Karen is smiling. A coffer is a large box for holding money, jewels and other treasures, normally something that pirates search for. It is an old-fashioned word. Nowadays, you might hear people use it in the context of the ‚state coffers‘ – die Staatskassen . Go to 16.
5 Büro is ‚office‘ in English. It was a small mistake. You take your visitor, Karen, to meet the people she will be having more contact with in future. Go to 2.
14 Friday has arrived. Karen is departing in a few minutes and is waiting for a taxi to take her to the airport. You say
„It was nice to meet you, Karen. I hope you will call us if you have any questions when you are back in South Africa.“ Go to 16.
„Where is your coffer? You mustn't forget it! I hope we see us again soon. Goodbye!“ Go to 13.
„I hope you amused yourself this week. Have a good journey home!“ Go to 15.
6 Karen goes red. She suspects you saw her looking at Dan. He is a good-looking man, but he is wearing a wedding ring and she does not want a date with him, but she does have to make an appointment to talk with him about finance matters. And what is his job? Controller? Who does he control ( wen steuert er )? Go to 11.
8 It is that common problem that German speakers have with the verb machen. It is correct to say ‚I do a lot of sports.‘ If you say you like wandering, you are saying ich wandere gern herum, but if you mean you like walking in the hills and mountains, say ‚I like hiking.‘ Go to 14.
7 While you write the minutes (Protokoll führen) Karen agrees on some days and times to go to the other colleagues to learn about their areas of responsibility and their tasks. You ask Karen
„Have you a date with Dan, our controller, too? Go to 6.
This meeting finishes at 11 o'clock. I'll show you to your desk after that.“ Go to 11.
„After this meeting I'll show you where you can work this week. I'm sure you'll be lucky there.“ Go to 3.
English around the world
This TaschenGuide has been written in British English. In the explanations of the false friends there are references to American English terms if they vary from their English counterparts. Here are some useful general points to note:
British English allows the use of ‚s‘ and ‚z‘ in the spelling of some words, such as ‚organise‘ or ‚organize‘. American English uses only ‚z‘.
When you are writing any kind of correspondence on your computer, you can set the regional and language options in your word processing software to British English, American English, Indian
„I make a lot of sport – cycling, running and wandering.“ Go to 8.
„I like going out into the nature – every weekend if possible.“ Go to 12.
„I play the clarinet in a small orchestra and I love badminton.“ Go to 14.
16 Congratulations, you have survived the week with an English-speaking visitor! If you made any mistakes at any time with false friends, make a note of them for future reference.
15 If someone has to amuse themselves, then it is because their host has no time for them – sich selbst beschäftigen. The right thing to say is ‚I hope you enjoyed yourself here this week.‘ Go to 16.
10 Karen is surprised. It is a bit early in the day for cakes, and she cannot see any on the table, only biscuits/cookies. The meeting starts and Karen is looking forward to learning a lot his week. Go to 7.
9 Karen thinks you have your own personal Chefkoch. Whoops! Besides this, if you are moving something or someone to a destination further away from your current location, you take it or them. So the correct thing to say was „Let me take you to meet my boss.“ Go to 2.
3 Karen doesn't understand. You have told her that she could be lucky at her new desk (sie könnte dort Schwein haben) and she doesn't know why. Go to 11.
4 Karen is a little confused. You said you write the protocol but this sounds to her like you are responsible for the Benimmregeln for the meeting. Go to 7.
13 Karen is smiling. A coffer is a large box for holding money, jewels and other treasures, normally something that pirates search for. It is an old-fashioned word. Nowadays, you might hear people use it in the context of the ‚state coffers‘ – die Staatskassen . Go to 16.
5 Büro is ‚office‘ in English. It was a small mistake. You take your visitor, Karen, to meet the people she will be having more contact with in future. Go to 2.
14 Friday has arrived. Karen is departing in a few minutes and is waiting for a taxi to take her to the airport. You say
„It was nice to meet you, Karen. I hope you will call us if you have any questions when you are back in South Africa.“ Go to 16.
„Where is your coffer? You mustn't forget it! I hope we see us again soon. Goodbye!“ Go to 13.
„I hope you amused yourself this week. Have a good journey home!“ Go to 15.
6 Karen goes red. She suspects you saw her looking at Dan. He is a good-looking man, but he is wearing a wedding ring and she does not want a date with him, but she does have to make an appointment to talk with him about finance matters. And what is his job? Controller? Who does he control ( wen steuert er )? Go to 11.
8 It is that common problem that German speakers have with the verb machen. It is correct to say ‚I do a lot of sports.‘ If you say you like wandering, you are saying ich wandere gern herum, but if you mean you like walking in the hills and mountains, say ‚I like hiking.‘ Go to 14.
7 While you write the minutes (Protokoll führen) Karen agrees on some days and times to go to the other colleagues to learn about their areas of responsibility and their tasks. You ask Karen
„Have you a date with Dan, our controller, too? Go to 6.
This meeting finishes at 11 o'clock. I'll show you to your desk after that.“ Go to 11.
„After this meeting I'll show you where you can work this week. I'm sure you'll be lucky there.“ Go to 3.
English around the world
This TaschenGuide has been written in British English. In the explanations of the false friends there are references to American English terms if they vary from their English counterparts. Here are some useful general points to note:
British English allows the use of ‚s‘ and ‚z‘ in the spelling of some words, such as ‚organise‘ or ‚organize‘. American English uses only ‚z‘.
When you are writing any kind of correspondence on your computer, you can set the regional and language options in your word processing software to British English, American English, Indian
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