A Foundation Course in Reading German, 2017a

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2. Yesterday the neighbors didn’t have the car yet, though. – No, they just got it
today. (They’ve only had it as of today).
3. You (familiar plural) have 10 francs, and I have 20 francs, so together we have
40 francs. – No, you (familiar plural) only have 30 francs, you (familiar
singular) fool!
4. Whom have we here? – That’s a friend. It’s been a long time since he was
here. (He hasn’t been here for a long time).
5. The stars, the sun, the moon, and the planets are celestial bodies. The Earth
has one moon and other planets have many moons.
6. The frequency of the tone is 440 Hz.
7. The sides of a square form four right angles.
8. The book’s contents show the specialists a solution to the problem.
9. The use of solar energy lessens the burden of carbon dioxide and carbon
monoxide on the environment.
10. The people drove on the Autobahn (highway), spent some time in the city,
bought some CDs, drank mineral water, and finally came back home after six
hours.
11. Every person in the room knew such facts, but many there did not admit it.
12. “Surely your house cost much too much” – this is what Uncle Wolfgang said
(when / as) he left the room.
13. (Her / their) neighbors (lived in / inhabited) their apartment for three years,
and then they lost everything in the great flood.
14. The student is lending the lecture notes to his sister’s friend. (Hopefully / I
hope) she’s giving the lecture notes back to the student before the test.
15. A wage increase stengthens the consumers’ buying power and gives the
economy a boost. Increased inflation is only a secondary symptom.
16. A decrease in the interest rate slows the influx of foreign capital. The exchange
rate of domestic currency is thereby lowered. But a low exchange rate brings
growth to the export economy.
17. The Federal Republic of Germany is a federation of 16 states. It has a
parliament, and each state has its own parliament. The former is called the
“Bundestag,” the latter are called “Landtage.”
18. The contract establishes the duties and rights of all signatories (of all
contracting parties). Along with this, it indicates the conditions for premature
termination.
19. Biographical information about the author gives the reader only a partial view
of the complexity of literary works.
20. The Romantics understood life as a continuous poetic writing. They opposed
this to the sober prose of their time.
Unit: Practice