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We confirm receipt / reception of your letter. Leider massen wir Ihnen mittllen, dass der Film ver- ariffen ist ©) Wertegret / require to inform you that the film is no longer in stock, ‘Bei Rlickfragen stehe ich thnen jederzet gerne 2ur Ver- figura. d) Please don't contemplate / hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. tbs Wir sehen Ihrer Antwort mit Interesse entgegen und verbleiben. €) We look forward to hearing / hear from you. aR: anak ion wat rial le Clr me tts nary impossible, Maichtese Geman tiles with Wan Pater mit tate sctaize || 2. Ane Thi as grosse Krabbein 2. The Good, the Bad and the Uzly ee || cay Zneigloriche Halunken |) 4 money ras Verschotlen 5. Ko | Reine Nervensache | | 6. As Good as rt Gets | Bosser gents nicht 7. Groundhog Day | Gold stnkt nicht | | 8. ABues ite cate | oe ee ome es 14 www business-spotlight.deBUrUr eu Verb forms ¢svins) Simon will be holding 2 teleconterence with several UK film crits, I preparation, he writes down lat he wants to say. For each sentence, conse the best version in English. Velleicht solten wir uns zuerst vorstelten. Ein Protokoll missen wir heute nicht - Maybe we'll introduce ourselves fist schreiben. 2. Maybe we should have introduced ourselves |. We mustn't take minutes today. first. >. We don't have to take minutes today. . Maybe we should introduce ourselves firs. 3. We may not take minutes today. Wer mchte als Erster? ‘Machen wir eine kurze Pause = Who shall go first? We have a short break. 2. Who likes to go first? . We are having a short break. . Who would like to go first? 3. Let's have a short break. Prepositions «zpcins) ao ‘Simon wants to translate a description ofa écene fom an action fim. Finish his text wilh propositions ftom the box. Use each word only once. —— a Eine schéne Frau spavert durch den Park und schiebt einen Kinderwagen poy Platzlich droht ein vor Himmel herabstarzender Meteorit sie zu erschlagen. ee Justin sprintet dber die StraBe, direkt vor einem rasenden Auto, Das Auto welcht aus, fahrt aber nun direkt auf die Frau 2u. Garade rechtzeitig rei6t Co into from Justin das Baby aus dem Kinderwagen. Die Frau versucht, hinter Justin aut ony einer Bricke diber den Flu zu laufen,fallt aber von der Bricke ins eisige ee Wasser, Sie muf gegen den starken Strom schwimmen. Justins mutiger through towards Schaferhund rettet sie, kurz bevor sie ertrinkt. ee ‘A beautiful woman is walking a) 4 park and pushing a baby carriage. Suddenly, a falling me- teor threatens to crush her. Justin runs b) the street, directly e)__a speeding car. The ‘car swerve, but is now heading d)__ the woman. Justin pulls the baby e) of the car- riage just f) time. The woman tries to run g) Justin on a bridge f) a river, but falls i) the bridge j) the icy water. She has to swim K) a strong current, Justin's fearless German Shepherd dog saves her just 1) she drowns, www.business-spotlight.de 15TRANSLATION ONT ey Word choice in context (spoins) Simon uses a computer program to translate a marketing fex, Farce tain words, he fas to choose between several meanings. Select the cortect translation in context for the words in bol. Der Regisseur ist Meister seines Fachs. 1) The director is a master of his 1. drawer 2. tray 3. trade Der Film entstand aus einer Folge der TV-Serie .!oon Rising”. ) The idea for the film came ffom a(n) __of the TV series Moon Rising. 1. consequence 2, episode 3. sequence Wir werden die Handlung hier nicht verraten ©) We won't the plot here. 1. reveal 2. betray 3. 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