LESSON NOTES

German Listening Comprehension

for Advanced Learners #13
Discussing Survey Results in
German

CONTENTS
2 German
2 English
3 Vocabulary
4 Sample Sentences

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1. Eine Frau berichtet ihrem Chef von den Ergebnissen der Befragung.

2. Welches Diagramm repräsentiert die Angestellten der Filiale B?

3. Wir haben letzte Woche 200 Angestellte gebeten an einer Befragung über ihre
Fitnessangewohnheiten teilzunehmen.

4. Die Fragen waren darüber, wie viele Stunden pro Woche sie Sport treiben, und hier sind
die Ergebnisse.

5. Haben Sie die Ergebnisse von Filiale A und B separat zusammengezählt?

6. Ja. Es gab vier Optionen. "Weniger als eine Stunde", "ungefähr 1 bis 2 Stunden" ,
"ungefähr 3 bis 5 Stunden", und "6 Stunden und mehr".

7. Beide Filialen haben am meisten mit "ungefähr 1-2 Stunden" geantwortet. Es sieht so
aus als ob sie ein Mal pro Woche Sport treiben.

8. Ja, die zweithäufigste Antwort war "ungefähr 3-5 Stunden" für Filiale A, aber "weniger als
eine Stunde" für Filiale B

9. Hmmm, nicht einmal 10% der Angestellten in Filiale B treiben mehr als 6 Stunden Sport.

10. Das stimmt. Deshalb habe ich überlegt, ein Sportfest zu veranstalten, an dem jeder
zwanglos teilnehmen kann.

11. Das ist eine gute Idee. Es würde den Angestellten auch eine gute Möglichkeit geben,
untereinander zu interagieren. Ich überlasse dir diese Angelegenheit.

12. In Ordnung, ich werde mein Bestes tun.

ENGLISH

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1. A woman is reporting to her boss about the results of the questionnaire.

2. Which graph represents the employees from the B branch?

3. We asked 200 employees to answer a questionnaire about their fitness habits last week.

4. The question was about how many hours they exercise a week, and here’s the result.

5. Did you tally up the results from the A and B branches separately?

6. Yes. And we had "less than an hour", "around 1 to 2 hours", "around 3 to 5 hours",
four options: and “6 hours or more”.

7. So both branches answered “about 1-2 hours” the most. Looks like they’re exercising
once a week.

8. Yes, the second leading option was “about 3-5 hours” for branch A, but “less than an
hour” for branch B.

9. Hmm, not even 10% of employees at branch B exercise more than 6 hours.

10. That’s right. So I was thinking about hosting a sports event that anybody can casually join.

11. That’s a good idea. It’d give employees a good chance to interact with each other too. I’ll
leave it to you.

12. All right, I’ll do my best.

VOCABULARY

Ge r man English C lass Ge nde r

führen to lead verb

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 interagieren to interact verb

veranstalten to host verb

separat separately adverb

zusammenzählen to tally up verb

Angewohnheit habit noun feminine

Chef boss noun masculine

Diagramm graph noun neuter

repräsentieren to represent verb

Angestellter employee noun; masculine, der masculine

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Er w a r si ch si ch e r, d a ss e r se i n Ei n e d e r be ste n An ti - Stre ss-

Te a m a u f d e n ri ch ti g e n We g fü h rte .
He was sure that he was leading his team
on the right track.
Th e ra pi e n i st e s, m i t kl e i n e n Ti e re n
w i e H u n d e n o d e r Ka tz e n z u
i n te ra g i e re n .
One of the best stress therapies is
interacting with small animals, such as
dogs and cats.

Ih r L a n d w i rd d a s n ä ch ste Tu rn i e r Kö n n te d e i n Bu ch h a l te r u n se re
ve ra n sta l te n . Ste u e rn se pa ra t be re ch n e n ?

Her country will be hosting the next Could your accountant calculate our taxes
tournament. separately?

N a ch d e m Abe n d e sse n g e ste rn ba t Ich w u rd e g e be te n , d i e Erg e bn i sse

i ch d i e Ke l l n e ri n , u n se re z u sa m m e n z u z ä h l e n .
R e ch n u n g e n se pa ra t z u bri n g e n .
I was asked to tally up the results.
After yesterday's dinner, I asked the
waitress to bring our checks separately.

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D u h a st d i e sch l e ch te
An g e w o h n h e i t, d e i n e J a cke i m Fl u r
z u l a sse n .
You have the bad habit of leaving your
jacket in the hallway.
Me i n C h e f h a t d a s Ve rg n ü g e n n i ch t
so vi e l z u a rbe i te n .
My boss has the advantage of not working
as much as I do.
D a s fo l g e n d e D i a g ra m m w i rd Ih n e n
z e i g e n , w i e si ch d a s U n te rn e h m e n
i n l e tz te r Z e i t g e m a ch t h a t.
The following graph will show you how the
business has been doing lately.
Ei n e g e w ä h l te Pa rte i so l l te d i e
In te re sse n i h re r Wä h l e r g u t
re prä se n ti e re n .
An elected party should represent its
voters' interests well.
D i e An g e ste l l te n h a be n i m Bü ro g e a rbe i te t.
The employees worked at the office.
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N a ch d e m i ch m e i n e n fü n fte n C h e f
ke n n e n g e l e rn t h a be , se h e i ch j e tz t
e i n Mu ste r i n i h re m Ve rh a l te n .
After meeting my fifth boss, I now see a
pattern in their conduct.
U n se r C h e f l ä sst u n s u n be z a h l te
Ü be rstu n d e n a rbe i te n .
Our boss lets us work unpaid overtime.
D a s Ki n d w i rd se i n e Sch u l e
n ä ch ste n Mo n a t i n e i n e m
i n te rn a ti o n a l e n Ma th e m a ti k-
We ttbe w e rb re prä se n ti e re n .
The child will represent his school in next
month's international math contest.
So g a r m i t u n se re n a ktu e l l 1 0 0
An g e ste l l te n kö n n e n w i r d i e
Be d ü rfn i sse u n se re r Ku n d e n n i ch t
re ch tz e i ti g be fri e d i g e n .
Even with our current 100 employees we
cannot satisfy our customers' needs on
time.
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