Englisch Voci
Semester 6
Semester 6
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Food researchers have discovered that the (O) APPRECIATE of a meal lies not so much in what you eat as where you eat it. They served up exactly the same chicken dish in ten different places and found that the better the (1) SET, the better people said the food tasted. A meal ofchicken ala king, which got low marks from (2) DINE in a (3) RESIDE home for the elderly and a boarding school, was given top marks when it was served up at a four-star restaurant, although it had been made from the same ingredients, cooked in the same kitchen, and accompanied by the same rice. These (4) REVEAL will come as (5) WELCOME news to food snobs and celebrity chefs. According to the researchers, the (6) FIND demonstrate that food is (7) RATE and is often a great deal less important than the environment in which it is eaten. The meal, which was assessed on its (8) APPEAR, taste and texture, received the worst overall marks when it was served at an army training camp.
Food researchers have discovered that the (O) APPRECIATION of a meal lies not so much in what you eat as where you eat it. They served up exactly the same chicken dish in ten different places and found that the better the (1) SETTING, the better people said the food tasted. A meal ofchicken ala king, which got low marks from (2) DINERS in a (3) RESIDENTIAL home for the elderly and a boarding school, was given top marks when it was served up at a four-star restaurant, although it had been made from the same ingredients, cooked in the same kitchen, and accompanied by the same rice. These (4) REVELATIONS will come as (5) UNWELCOME news to food snobs and celebrity chefs. According to the researchers, the (6) FINDINGS demonstrate that food is (7) OVERRATED and is often a great deal less important than the environment in which it is eaten. The meal, which was assessed on its (8) APPEARANCE, taste and texture, received the worst overall marks when it was served at an army training camp.
Please reassure the client that we're working around the _____ to fix the problem.
Please reassure the client that we're working around the clock to fix the problem.
I worked like a _____ for that company and for very little pay.
I worked like a dog for that company and for very little pay.
Employees must ensure that the machinery is kept clean and in good working _____.
3 Employees must ensure that the machinery is kept clean and in good working order.
We need someone with a good working _____ of French.
We need someone with a good working knowledge of French.
The only thing that helps me de-stress is a _____ workout at the gym.
The only thing that helps me de-stress is a vigorous workout at the gym.
The manager didn't want to tell the staff about the redundancies, so he got his assistant to do his _____ work for him.
The manager didn't want to tell the staff about the redundancies, so he got his assistant to do his dirty work for him.
In my appraisal, they told me I had to work on my presentation _____.
In my appraisal, they told me I had to work on my presentation skills.
We did all the _____ work on that project, but Emre got all the credit for the finished product.
We did all the donkey work on that project, but Emre got all the credit for the finished product.
prepare your favourite... / order a side...
dish
have a raging... / quench your...
thirst
feel faint with... / satisfy your...
hunger
pick at... / gulp down...
food
have a soft... / go out for celebratory...
drink
work up big... / lose your...
appetite
be a fussy... / be a big...
eater
do something on full... / do something on an empty...
stomach
heat up ready... / have a square...
meal
die Grössenkostenersparnisse
economies of a scale
behilflich, gemeinschaftlich
collaborative
übertragbare Fähigkeiten
transferable skills
übertreffen, überragen
to outperform
überholt, veraltet
obsolete
die Handarbeit
manual work
Bürojobs
white-collar jobs (History: The distinction between white collar jobs and blue collar began in the 1920s and 1930s when it was the norm for the growing class of office workers to wear white shirts, and for manual workers to wear darker colors which would not get soiled as easily.)
wiederholend, repetitiv
repetitive
Transaktion
transactional
der / die Selbständige / Freiberufler
freelancers
konkurrieren, gegeneinander antreten, im Wettbewerb stehen
to compete
Selbststarter
self-starter
Entscheidungsträger
policymaker
Beeinträchtigung von...
to impact on
die Analytik
analytics
Wettbewerbsvorteil, Wettbewerbsvorsprung
competitive advantage
Anreizprogramm
incentive programme
Bedrohung des / der Persönlichkeitsschutzes / Persönlichkeitssphäre
invasion of privacy
Übergang, Überleitung, Wechsel
transition
Bruttoinlandprodukt (BIP)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
The average person finds it difficult to asses _____.
The average person finds it difficult to asses risks.
For this reason, work practices need to be _____.
For this reason, work practices need to be regulated.
