B2–C1 · Negotiation questions · 4 patterns

Negotiation questions

Open room for concessions, pauses and workable compromise.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Open room for concessions, pauses and workable compromise.

Read the frame, try to complete your own sentence before opening an example, then compare the English structure with its German parallel. The point is retrieval and choice, not passive list reading.

02 · Representative patterns

Start with these reusable frames

A compact sample from the 4 patterns in this study set.

01How could we proceed if [X]?How could we proceed if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wie könnten wir vorgehen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02What concession would be possible if [X]?What concession would be possible if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welche Zugeständnisse wären möglich, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Would it help to pause if [X]?Would it help to pause if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Würde es helfen zu pausieren, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04Which compromise could work if [X]?Which compromise could work if the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welcher Kompromiss könnte funktionieren, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?

03 · Complete set

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01How could we proceed if [X]?QSTQNGT001 · How could we proceed if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wie könnten wir vorgehen, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02What concession would be possible if [X]?QSTQNGT011 · What concession would be possible if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welche Zugeständnisse wären möglich, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Would it help to pause if [X]?QSTQNGT021 · Would it help to pause if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Würde es helfen zu pausieren, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04Which compromise could work if [X]?QSTQNGT031 · Which compromise could work if [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welcher Kompromiss könnte funktionieren, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?
01Reported questionsReport what was asked without losing the question's meaning.02Discourse-management questionsUse questions to steer a conversation with care.03Question forms and auxiliariesControl tense, auxiliary verbs and question formation.04Yes/no questionsCheck a fact, possibility or condition.

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