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UNISEMINAR

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St.Gallen, Oktober 2012

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Einleitung……………………………………………………………......................................................... II – XIII Chapter 1: Economics and World Business………………………………............................... 001 – 048

Chapter 2: Globalisation…..……………………………………………………………....................... 049 – 077

Chapter 3: Firms in a Social Context………………………………………………....................... 078 – 110

Chapter 4: Management and Change………………………………………………...................... 111 – 196

Chapter 5: Corporate Culture…………………………………………………………….................. 197 – 232 Chapter 6: Finance……………..…………………………………………………………….................... 233 – 277

Chapter 7: Marketing…………………………………………………………....................................... 278 – 303

Chapter 8: Grammar Revision………………………………………………................................... 304 – 337

Chapter 9: Useful Phrases for the Written Exam…………………........................................ 338 – 407

Chapter 10: Useful Phrases for the Oral Exam………………………..................................... 408 – 437

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Karteikartentypen

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Damit Du die Klausur erfolgreich meisterst, haben wir eine Vielfalt von Fragetypen entwickelt, um Dein Verständnis umfassend zu unterstützen und zu verbessern.

Die Karten sind grob in folgende „Typen“ von Fragen zu kategorisieren:

  VVookkaabbeellttrraaiinniinngg:: Dies geschieht in Form von Zuordnungs-‐Aufgaben (z.B. Wortpaare �inden, Multiple Choice), Cloze Test und C-‐Test (Lücken in Sätzen füllen), False Friends (Wörter, die im Deutschen und Englischen ähnlich aussehen, aber jeweils eine andere Bedeutung haben), Error Correction (Fehlerkorrektur), und Translation (Übersetzung).

  GGrraammmmaarr CChheecckk:: Hier kannst Du spielerisch die im Unterricht geübten grammatikalischen Aspekte festigen und vertiefen. Im vorliegenden Fall sind das z.B. Übungen zu Nomen (Nouns, Noun Phrases), Adjektiven (Adjectives) und Adverbien (Adverbs).

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Karteikartentypen

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Um die verschiedenen Konzepte für Dich so übersichtlich wie möglich zu gestalten, haben wir folgende optische Erkennungsmuster verwendet:

kursiv wird verwendet, wenn aus mehreren Möglichkeiten die richtige gewählt werden soll.   AAuuffzzäähhlluunnggeenn sind durch Bullet-‐Points dargestellt.

Weiterführende Gedanken sind mit einem à gekennzeichnet.

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Kontakt & Feedback

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Kontakt

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Chapter 1: Economics and World Business

something or someone that is so essential that other things or people cannot function without

them

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indispensable (adj.) = uunneennttbbeehhrrlliicchh

This book is an indispensable resource for researchers. His long experience at the United Nations makes him indispensable to the talks.

bbee iinnddiissppeennssaabbllee ttoo ssoommeebbooddyy // ssoommeetthhiinngg:: für jemanden / etwas unentbehrlich sein mmaakkee oonneesseellff iinnddiissppeennssaabbllee ttoo ssoommeebbooddyy: sich bei jemandem / für jemanden unentbehrlich machen

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'foreign trade' means… (a)  Fremdenhandel (b)  Aussenhandel (c) Fremdenhass

(d) Handelsembargo

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foreign trade == ((bb)) AAuusssseennhhaannddeell

No extension of foreign trade will immediately increase the amount of value in a country, although it will contribute to increase the mass of commodities.


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distinguish between 'economic' and 'economical'

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economic = making a pro�it, or likely to make a pro�it = öökkoonnoommiisscchh,, vvoollkksswwiirrttsscchhaaffttlliicchh.. We had to close our London of�ice – with the rent so high it just wasn’t economic.

economical = not using a lot of fuel, money, etc. = ssppaarrssaamm.. There's increasing demand for cars which are more economical on fuel.


eeccoonnoommiicc ddiivviiddee ((nn..)): “das Wirtschaftsgefälle” bbee eeccoonnoommiiccaall wwiitthh ssoommeetthhiinngg: “sparsam mit etwas umgehen”

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-‐ match the words to form compounds: what do they mean in German? -‐

monetary capital �inancial �iscal

economic

markets stimulus liberalism policy crisis

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Chapter 1: Economics and World Business Matching Pairs: Compounds

monetary policy == WWäähhrruunnggss-‐-‐//GGeelldd-‐-‐ //KKrreeddiittppoolliittiikk

capital markets == KKaappiittaallmmäärrkkttee �inancial crisis == FFiinnaannzzkkrriissee �iscal stimulus == ��iinnaannzziieelllleerr // sstteeuueerrlliicchheerr AAnnrreeiizz

economic liberalism == WWiirrttsscchhaaffttsslliibbeerraalliissmmuuss

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policy · speculators · markets · commodity · multinationals

The food price crisis grows out of decades of bad _____ that subordinates food as a _____ to

global _____ that are dominated by large _____ and distorted by _____.

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Chapter 1: Economics and World Business Cloze Test

The food price crisis grows out of decades of bad ppoolliiccyy that subordinates food as a ccoommmmooddiittyy to global mmaarrkkeettss that are dominated by large mmuullttiinnaattiioonnaallss and distorted by ssppeeccuullaattoorrss.

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Adverb uses

(a)  I'm sure you could win the match if you tried hardly. (b) Soraya's only been in France a year, but she speaks

perfectly French. (c) The reason Bruce gets so tired is that he has an

exceptional demanding job.

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Chapter 1: Economics and World Business Grammar Check: Adverb Uses

(a) I’m sure you could win the match if you tried hard / harder.

(b) Soraya’s only been in France a year, but she speaks perfect French / speaks French perfectly.

(c) The reason Bruce gets so tired is that he has an exceptionally demanding job.

à  The adverb hard means ‘with a lot of force, energetically’. However, hardly means 'almost not': I‘ve hardly got any clean clothes left.

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Chapter 2: Globalisation

-‐ match the words to form compounds: what do they mean in German? -‐

free-‐�lowing borderless foreign direct global �inancial

national

information crisis capital

differences investment

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Chapter 2: Globalisation Matching Pairs: Compounds

free-‐�lowing capital == ffrreeiiee KKaappiittaallbbeewweegguunngg;; ffrreeii ��lliieesssseennddeess KKaappiittaall

borderless information == ggrreennzzeennlloossee((rr)) IInnffoorrmmaattiioonn((ss��lluussss))

foreign direct investment == aauusslläännddiisscchhee DDiirreekkttiinnvveessttiittiioonneenn

global �inancial crisis == wweellttwweeiittee FFiinnaannzzkkrriissee

national differences == nnaattiioonnaallee UUnntteerrsscchhiieeddee // EEiiggeennhheeiitteenn;; uunntteerrsscchhiieeddlliicchhee eeiinnzzeellssttaaaattlliicchhee RReeggeelluunnggeenn

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Chapter 3: Firms in a Social Context

remunerate

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rreemmuunneerraattee (v.): to pay someone for the work or services = bbeezzaahhlleenn,, eennttlloohhnneenn

He is poorly remunerated for all the work he does.

Chapter 3: Firms in a Social Context Words

rreemmuunneerraattiioonn ((nn..)) = VVeerrggüüttuunngg,, EEnnttggeelltt …the continuing marked increase in the remuneration of the company’s directors.

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Chapter 3: Firms in a Social Context

accountant

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aaccccoouunnttaanntt (n.): someone who keeps or examines the records of money received, paid and owed by a company or person = ((BBiillaannzz-‐-‐))BBuucchhaalltteerr((iinn)) A �irm of accountants.

Chapter 3: Firms in a Social Context Words

aaccccoouunnttaannccyy ((nn..)): the theory or practice of keeping �inancial accounts = BBuucchhhhaallttuunngg,, BBuucchhffüühhrruunngg An accountancy �irm.

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Chapter 6: Finance

�inancial system �inancial services �inancial markets �inancial regulation

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Chapter 6: Finance Words

All of them are right (R).

�inancial system = FFiinnaannzzssyysstteemm

�inancial services = FFiinnaannzzddiieennssttlleeiissttuunnggeenn

�inancial markets = FFiinnaannzzmmäärrkkttee

�inancial regulation = HHaauusshhaallttssoorrddnnuunngg,, FFiinnaannzzrreeggeelluunngg

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Chapter 6: Finance

Oops, someone has mistranslated the following sentence. Can you help?

Studiere die Aktiva und Passiva der Firma, bevor Du agierst.

Study the �irm's actives and passives before acting.

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Study the �irm's assets and liabilities before acting.

false friends: tthhee aaccttiivvee (n) = AAkkttiivvffoorrmm iinn ddeerr GGrraammmmaattiikk

tthhee ppaassssiivvee (n.) = PPaassssiivvffoorrmm iinn ddeerr GGrraammmmaattiikk

'Catrin told me' is an active sentence, and 'I was told by Catrin' is passive.

Chapter 6: Finance False Friends: Money and Finance

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Chapter 7: Marketing

-‐ grammar check: re-‐order the words to make one correct sentence -‐

more are treated to be

about how fairness homework

needs kids there

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Chapter 7: Marketing Grammar Check: Word Order

There needs to be more fairness about how kids are treated.

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Chapter 8: Grammar Revision

I’m seeing Larry on Saturday.

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future present past

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Chapter 8: Grammar Revision Grammar Revision: Present Progressive

scheduled event ↑

I’m seeing Larry on Saturday.

à We use the present progressive for future actions and events that have some present reality. It is most common in discussions of ppeerrssoonnaall aarrrraannggeemmeennttss aanndd ��iixxeedd ppllaannss, when the time and place have been decided.

present past future

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Chapter 9: Useful Phrases for the Written Exam

Introducing a topic (1)

-‐ write down three phrases for introducing a topic and developing an argument -‐

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Chapter 9: Useful Phrases for the Written Exam Written Exam Practice: Phrases

IItt iiss oofftteenn ssaaiidd tthhaatt // ccllaaiimmeedd tthhaatt == Oft wird gesagt / behauptet, dass… IItt iiss aa ttrruuiissmm // aa ccoommmmoonnppllaaccee tthhaatt = Es ist allgemein bekannt / eine Binsenweisheit, dass… IItt iiss uunnddeenniiaabbllyy ttrruuee tthhaatt = Es steht ausser Zweifel, dass…

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Chapter 9: Useful Phrases for the Written Exam

Building paragraphs (3)

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Chapter 9: Useful Phrases for the Written Exam Written Exam Practice: Phrases

FFuurrtthheerrmmoorree,, ozone is, like carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas == Ausserdem… TThhee qquueessttiioonn aallssoo aarriisseess aass ttoo how this idea can be put into practice = Es stellt sich auch die Frage… Politicians, aass wweellll aass economists, tend to feel strongly about… = …sowie…

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Chapter 10: Useful Phrases for the Oral Exam

(a)  after (b) capital (c)  happen (d) exercise (e)  easy

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Chapter 10: Useful Phrases for the Oral Exam Oral Exam Practice: Word Stress

after, capital, happen, exercise, easy

à These words are all stressed on the �irst syllable. One usually has to learn the stress pattern of a word along with its meaning, spelling and pronunciation.

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Chapter 10: Useful Phrases for the Oral Exam

(a)  instead (b) understand (c)  agreement

(d)  concentration (e)  particularly

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Chapter 10: Useful Phrases for the Oral Exam Oral Exam Practice: Word Stress

instead, understand, agreement, concentration, particularly

à These words are either stressed on the second syllable (e.g. inSTEAD) or on the third syllable (e.g. concenTRAtion).

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