B2–C1 · Risk and precautions · 4 patterns

Risk and precautions

Name uncertainty and choose a proportionate safeguard.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Name uncertainty and choose a proportionate safeguard.

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.

01There is a risk that [X]There is a risk that the team needs another day to decide. · German parallel: Es besteht das Risiko, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].02To reduce the risk, we should check whether [X]To reduce the risk, we should check whether the team needs another day to decide. · German parallel: Um das Risiko zu verringern, sollten wir prüfen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].03We should not assume that [X]We should not assume that the team needs another day to decide. · German parallel: Wir sollten nicht annehmen, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].04A contingency plan is needed if [X]A contingency plan is needed if the team needs another day to decide. · German parallel: Ein Notfallplan wird benötigt, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].

03 · Complete set

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01There is a risk that [X]FUNRSK001 · There is a risk that [the team needs another day to decide]. / Es besteht das Risiko, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].02To reduce the risk, we should check whether [X]FUNRSK011 · To reduce the risk, we should check whether [the team needs another day to decide]. / Um das Risiko zu verringern, sollten wir prüfen, ob [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].03We should not assume that [X]FUNRSK021 · We should not assume that [the team needs another day to decide]. / Wir sollten nicht annehmen, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].04A contingency plan is needed if [X]FUNRSK031 · A contingency plan is needed if [the team needs another day to decide]. / Ein Notfallplan wird benötigt, wenn [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht].
01Persuasion and influenceMake the case for action without forcing agreement.02Social interactionHandle invitations, thanks and shared plans naturally.03Spoken grammarUse compact spoken frames that organise an idea naturally in conversation.04Interaction movesEnter, hold, redirect and close a turn without losing the thread.

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