TEPR Final Study Guide

The following grammar can be found in The English Drillbook:

a vs. an
a vs. the vs. the possessive (+ the vs. no the)
Active vs. Passive Speech
adjectives vs. adverbs: -ly or no: -ly
-al vs. No: -al ending - aesthetic / graphic vs. graphical
(Use mainly with plural nouns) all vs. whole (Use mainly with singular nouns)
Apostrophe
ago(vor) vs. for(eine Zeit lang / für)
as…as(so…wie) vs. than(als)
ate vs. No: -ate ending; to configure, to evaporate,
(Milliarde) vs. trillion(Billion)
billion
(leihen von jemandem)
borrow vs. lend(leihen an jemandem)
(bis spätestens)
by vs. until(die ganze Zeit bis)
(Korrelation)
Capitalization correlation vs. causation(Kausaliät)
(Zement)
cement vs. mortar(Mörtel) vs. concrete(Beton)
Conditionals: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
Comparative: bad – worse – the worst / easier / more expensive / Not: more higher
countable vs. uncountable nouns: advice, information, etc.
European nationalities: Swiss vs. Switzerland / Greek vs. Greece
fluent (“fließend” im sprachlichen Sinne) vs. flowing(fließend)
fun(Spaß) vs. funny(witzig/komisch)
(bekommen / werden) vs. become(werden)
get
(geben) vs. to put(hin tun / hineintun)
to give
good vs. well
(großartig/groß) vs. large / big(groß)
great
Greek & Latin Plurals
hard(hart/schwer) vs. hardly(kaum)
(adj.) impressive(beeindruckend ) vs. impressing(beeindrucken ) to impress (verb)
Irregular verbs: catch – caught / buy – bought / choose - chose - chosen / fall - fell - fallen / feel - felt
(Usually for a change of state) to let vs. to leave (Usually for when the state stays the same)
“The store is open.” “It is -10 degrees!” is/are vs. have/has
little(wenig) vs. less(weniger: unzählbar) fewer(weniger: zählbar)
make vs. do, take, go, etc.
(uncountable nouns) much vs. many (countable nouns)
Numbered Nouns: 2-hour parking = no –s on hour
Past vs. Present Perfect

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 Possessive pronouns: “employee of ours” (not: us)
Prepositions: influence on, focus on, depend on, affected by, react to, to aim for / at
Pronunciation
Reflexive pronouns: -selves / himself, herself, ourselves
to prove(beweisen) vs. proof(Beweis) vs. to check(prüfen) / -proof(-sicher/ -dicht)
to remind(sich an etwas erinnern) vs. to remember(sich erinnern)
(passenger, horse, motorcycle) ride vs. drive (in control of a car, train, motorcycle)
to rise vs. to raise
( rise is an intransitive verb which means it takes no object) ( raise is a transitive verb which means it needs an object)
-s vs. no: -s
Simple Present vs. Present Progressive
(so + adjective) so vs. such + ( a ) + ( 0 or more adjectives ) + noun
Use in positive statements & questions: some vs. any: Use in negative statements & questions
space(Raum: unbestimmt) vs. place(Platz: bestimmt)
stadium(Stadion) vs. stage(Stadium / Bühne) vs. state(Zustand)
to stay(bleiben) vs. to stand(stehen)
stripe(Streifenmuster) vs. strip(Streifenstück)
technique(Methode) vs. technology(Technik / die Technologie)
The more..., the more...(Je..., desto...) “The earlier I wake up, the less sleep I get!”
titanium(Titan) vs. titan(der Riese / der Titan)
tub(Wanne) vs. tube(Rohr (eher flexible und aus Kunststoff))
bathtub(Badewanne) pipe(Rohr (eher steif und aus Metall) hose(Schlauch)
(stattfinden) vs. to take part in(teilnehmen an)
to take place
(Drehmoment / Drehkraft) vs. torsion(Verdrehung)
torque
which vs. who
-y to –i-: early – earlier
Presentation Vocabulary

audience (Publikum) vs. public (Öffentlichkeit / öffentlich) 


projector (Beamer)
vs. Beamer (slang: BMW) / beamer (Star Trek: Gerät zum Beamen) 


equipment (die Technik) hardware 
vs. technique (die Technik) technology (die Technik) 


audience (Publikum) vs. auditorium (Audi Max) vs. public (öffentlich/Öffentlichkeit)

nervousness (Nervosität)

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 Short Answer Questions
Be prepared to express your thoughts on presentation technique, your self-presentation and First

Impression, your 10-minute presentation, your elevator pitch, and the following points:

• External feedback

• Self-evaluation

• Feedback on feedback

• Feed forward: Where do you go from here with your presentation technique?

• Strong start and clear end

• Message and story, flow, pacing, pauses, and emphasis

• Body language, stage presence, aura

• Take-home messages: summary, conclusion, perspectives for the future, applications

• Humor in a talk

• Q&A: Questions and answers

• Dealing with interruptions, hecklers, killer phrases, criticism, and questions you don’t know the answer to.

• Preparation and practice

• Breaking the rules

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Elevator Pitch
Situation: Imagine you are stepping into an elevator with someone you would like to do business with,
a decision maker, who could make your entrepreneurial dreams possible.

Directions: You have 1 minute to introduce yourself, your company, share your ideas, to make a sale,
and leave a lasting impression:

• How will you break the ice to get this person to want to listen to you?

• Sell yourself! Who are you?

• What is the product, project, or service you offer?

• What are the benefits of what you are selling?

• Why will you succeed?

• Communicate your USP: Unique Selling Position

Your elevator pitch should catch their attention, make them visualize what you are pitching, capture
their imagination, have name recognition, and give them a reason to contact you.

Example elevator pitches:

• Invention / product
• Offering a service
• Project proposal
• Request for funding / grant
• Asking a professor if he/she will be your thesis advisor.
• Applying for a position
• Recruiting someone to your group / organization

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