B2–C1 · Storytelling and reflection · 1 patterns

Storytelling and reflection

Narrate events and draw a lesson from them.

01 · How to use this set

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Narrate events and draw a lesson from them.

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 1 patterns in this study set.

01Looking back, [X] was the moment when [Y]Looking back, the first customer demo was the moment when we realised the roadmap solved the wrong problem. · German parallel: Rückblickend war [X] der Moment, in dem [Y].

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01Looking back, [X] was the moment when [Y]C1STO001 · Looking back, [X] was the moment when [Y]. / Rückblickend war [X] der Moment, in dem [Y].
01Advanced connectorsCreate coherent, well-signposted discourse.02Conditionals and counterfactualsReason through possibilities and alternatives.03Modality and obligationExpress necessity, permission, and recommendation.04Passive and impersonal styleUse formal, process-focused language.

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