WIRTSCHAFTSENGLISCH SS 2018
Lassen Sie bitte einen ausreichenden Korrekturrand frei (ca. 1/3- Blattbreite)!
Please write legibly. Do not use microscopic handwriting.
I Translate the following text into German. Do not give any variants.
Every theory, whether in the physical or biological or social sciences, distorts reality in
that it oversimplifies. But if it is good theory, what is omitted is outweighed by the beam of
light and understanding thrown over the diverse facts.
Properly understood, therefore, theory and observation, deduction and induction, will not
be in conflict. The test of a theory’s validity is its usefulness in illuminating observed reality.
Its logical elegance and finespun beauty are irrelevant.
(Paul A. Samuelson, Economics: 7)
II
1. What is the text about? Select one of the following answers:
a) The text is about theorization and the relationship between deduction and induction.
b) The text deals with the various ways in which reality is distorted by theoretical reasoning.
c) The text is about theories.
2. How does Samuelson set up a link between the two paragraphs? Select one of the following
answers:
a) Samuelson establishes a link between the two paragraphs by using the adverb properly.
b) The two paragraphs have been linked by means of the sentence connector therefore and the
noun theory.
c) The two paragraphs have been linked by means of the past participle understood.
3. Which of the following words could be substituted for distort?
a) distract
b) misrepresent
c) distrain
4. What does induction mean in this text? Select the correct definition:
a) Induction is the process of reasoning from the specific to the general.
b) Induction is the process of reasoning from the general to the specific.
III Translate the following sentences into English. Do not give any variants.
1. Trotz zahlreicher neuer Maßnahmen ist es uns bisher nicht gelungen, die Inflation ein-
zudämmen.
2. Der Umweltminister vertritt die Ansicht, dass wir mehr Geld in erneuerbare Energien
investieren sollten, anstatt weitere Kernkraftwerke zu bauen.
3. Wenn öffentliche Gelder von den Behörden verschwendet werden, werden die Wähler
höchst unzufrieden sein.
4. Obwohl die Wirtschaft derzeit in einer Rezession steckt, sind die meisten Branchen
immer noch wettbewerbsfähig.
5. Man kann Größenvorteile erzielen, wenn Produktionsanlagen von mehreren Unterneh-
mungen gemeinsam genutzt werden.
6. Bekannte Politiker haben Kapital in Tarnfirmen versteckt und Steuern hinterzogen.
7. Das Haushaltsdefizit wird außer Kontrolle geraten, wenn die Regierung weiterhin
Schulden anhäuft.
Lassen Sie bitte einen ausreichenden Korrekturrand frei (ca. 1/3- Blattbreite)!
Please write legibly. Do not use microscopic handwriting.
I Translate the following text into German. Do not give any variants.
Every theory, whether in the physical or biological or social sciences, distorts reality in
that it oversimplifies. But if it is good theory, what is omitted is outweighed by the beam of
light and understanding thrown over the diverse facts.
Properly understood, therefore, theory and observation, deduction and induction, will not
be in conflict. The test of a theory’s validity is its usefulness in illuminating observed reality.
Its logical elegance and finespun beauty are irrelevant.
(Paul A. Samuelson, Economics: 7)
II
1. What is the text about? Select one of the following answers:
a) The text is about theorization and the relationship between deduction and induction.
b) The text deals with the various ways in which reality is distorted by theoretical reasoning.
c) The text is about theories.
2. How does Samuelson set up a link between the two paragraphs? Select one of the following
answers:
a) Samuelson establishes a link between the two paragraphs by using the adverb properly.
b) The two paragraphs have been linked by means of the sentence connector therefore and the
noun theory.
c) The two paragraphs have been linked by means of the past participle understood.
3. Which of the following words could be substituted for distort?
a) distract
b) misrepresent
c) distrain
4. What does induction mean in this text? Select the correct definition:
a) Induction is the process of reasoning from the specific to the general.
b) Induction is the process of reasoning from the general to the specific.
III Translate the following sentences into English. Do not give any variants.
1. Trotz zahlreicher neuer Maßnahmen ist es uns bisher nicht gelungen, die Inflation ein-
zudämmen.
2. Der Umweltminister vertritt die Ansicht, dass wir mehr Geld in erneuerbare Energien
investieren sollten, anstatt weitere Kernkraftwerke zu bauen.
3. Wenn öffentliche Gelder von den Behörden verschwendet werden, werden die Wähler
höchst unzufrieden sein.
4. Obwohl die Wirtschaft derzeit in einer Rezession steckt, sind die meisten Branchen
immer noch wettbewerbsfähig.
5. Man kann Größenvorteile erzielen, wenn Produktionsanlagen von mehreren Unterneh-
mungen gemeinsam genutzt werden.
6. Bekannte Politiker haben Kapital in Tarnfirmen versteckt und Steuern hinterzogen.
7. Das Haushaltsdefizit wird außer Kontrolle geraten, wenn die Regierung weiterhin
Schulden anhäuft.
