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B2–C1 · Priorities and trade-offs · 4 patterns

Priorities and trade-offs

Name what matters most and what can wait.

01 · How to use this set

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Name what matters most and what can wait.

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

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

01Given that [X], our priority should be to reduce uncertaintyGiven that the team needs another day to decide, our priority should be to reduce uncertainty. · German parallel: Da [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht], sollte unsere Priorität darin liegen, Unsicherheit zu verringern.02We need to decide whether [X] before we add new tasksWe need to decide whether the team needs another day to decide before we add new tasks. · German parallel: Wir müssen entscheiden, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht], bevor wir neue Aufgaben hinzufügen.03The most urgent question is whether [X]The most urgent question is whether the team needs another day to decide. · German parallel: Die dringendste Frage ist, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].04Rather than trying to do everything, we should check whether [X]Rather than trying to do everything, we should check whether the team needs another day to decide. · German parallel: Statt alles zu versuchen, sollten wir prüfen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].

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01Given that [X], our priority should be to reduce uncertaintyFUNPRI001 · Given that [the team needs another day to decide], our priority should be to reduce uncertainty. / Da [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht], sollte unsere Priorität darin liegen, Unsicherheit zu verringern.02We need to decide whether [X] before we add new tasksFUNPRI011 · We need to decide whether [the team needs another day to decide] before we add new tasks. / Wir müssen entscheiden, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht], bevor wir neue Aufgaben hinzufügen.03The most urgent question is whether [X]FUNPRI021 · The most urgent question is whether [the team needs another day to decide]. / Die dringendste Frage ist, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].04Rather than trying to do everything, we should check whether [X]FUNPRI031 · Rather than trying to do everything, we should check whether [the team needs another day to decide]. / Statt alles zu versuchen, sollten wir prüfen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].

04 · Continue

Functional language

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01Goals and intentionsExpress what the work is meant to achieve.02Concession and contrastAcknowledge a point while keeping the main claim clear.03Examples and specificationMake an abstract point concrete and precise.04Summaries and conclusionsClose a discussion with a proportionate conclusion.

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Pattern PracticeFind a pattern you can reuseContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasGiven that [X], our priority should be to reduce uncertaintyContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.Pattern AtlasWe need to decide whether [X] before we add new tasksContinue through a canonical Metkagram learning surface already linked from this page.