B2–C1 · STO · 40 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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01Looking back, [a funding proposal] was the moment when the situation changed.Looking back, a funding proposal was the moment when the situation changed. · German parallel: Rückblickend war [einen Förderantrag] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.02Looking back, [a delayed product launch] was the moment when the situation changed.Looking back, a delayed product launch was the moment when the situation changed. · German parallel: Rückblickend war [eine verspätete Produkteinführung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.03Looking back, [the team’s research findings] was the moment when the situation changed.Looking back, the team’s research findings was the moment when the situation changed. · German parallel: Rückblickend war [die Forschungsergebnisse des Teams] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.04Looking back, [a customer complaint] was the moment when the situation changed.Looking back, a customer complaint was the moment when the situation changed. · German parallel: Rückblickend war [eine Kundenbeschwerde] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.05Looking back, [a public-transport plan] was the moment when the situation changed.Looking back, a public-transport plan was the moment when the situation changed. · German parallel: Rückblickend war [einen Plan für den Nahverkehr] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.06Looking back, [a difficult staffing decision] was the moment when the situation changed.Looking back, a difficult staffing decision was the moment when the situation changed. · German parallel: Rückblickend war [eine schwierige Personalentscheidung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.

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01Looking back, [a funding proposal] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO001 · Looking back, [a funding proposal] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen Förderantrag] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.02Looking back, [a delayed product launch] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO002 · Looking back, [a delayed product launch] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine verspätete Produkteinführung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.03Looking back, [the team’s research findings] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO003 · Looking back, [the team’s research findings] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [die Forschungsergebnisse des Teams] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.04Looking back, [a customer complaint] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO004 · Looking back, [a customer complaint] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Kundenbeschwerde] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.05Looking back, [a public-transport plan] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO005 · Looking back, [a public-transport plan] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen Plan für den Nahverkehr] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.06Looking back, [a difficult staffing decision] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO006 · Looking back, [a difficult staffing decision] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine schwierige Personalentscheidung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.07Looking back, [the revised budget] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO007 · Looking back, [the revised budget] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [das überarbeitete Budget] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.08Looking back, [an accessibility requirement] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO008 · Looking back, [an accessibility requirement] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Anforderung an Barrierefreiheit] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.09Looking back, [a cross-border partnership] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO009 · Looking back, [a cross-border partnership] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine grenzüberschreitende Partnerschaft] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.10Looking back, [the first pilot results] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO010 · Looking back, [the first pilot results] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [die ersten Ergebnisse des Pilotprojekts] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.11Looking back, [a neighbourhood meeting] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO011 · Looking back, [a neighbourhood meeting] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [ein Treffen im Stadtteil] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.12Looking back, [a climate-adaptation project] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO012 · Looking back, [a climate-adaptation project] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [ein Klimaanpassungsprojekt] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.13Looking back, [a sensitive policy change] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO013 · Looking back, [a sensitive policy change] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine sensible Regeländerung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.14Looking back, [the quarterly forecast] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO014 · Looking back, [the quarterly forecast] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [die Quartalsprognose] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.15Looking back, [a mentoring conversation] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO015 · Looking back, [a mentoring conversation] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [ein Mentoring-Gespräch] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.16Looking back, [a data-security review] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO016 · Looking back, [a data-security review] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Datenschutzprüfung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.17Looking back, [a conference presentation] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO017 · Looking back, [a conference presentation] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen Konferenzvortrag] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.18Looking back, [a supplier contract] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO018 · Looking back, [a supplier contract] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen Lieferantenvertrag] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.19Looking back, [a community health initiative] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO019 · Looking back, [a community health initiative] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Gesundheitsinitiative im Quartier] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.20Looking back, [a university curriculum] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO020 · Looking back, [a university curriculum] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [ein Hochschulcurriculum] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.21Looking back, [a housing-development plan] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO021 · Looking back, [a housing-development plan] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen Wohnungsbauplan] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.22Looking back, [a service outage] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO022 · Looking back, [a service outage] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen Dienstausfall] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.23Looking back, [a museum exhibition] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO023 · Looking back, [a museum exhibition] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Museumsausstellung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.24Looking back, [a volunteer programme] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO024 · Looking back, [a volunteer programme] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [ein Freiwilligenprogramm] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.25Looking back, [a language-learning project] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO025 · Looking back, [a language-learning project] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [ein Sprachlernprojekt] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.26Looking back, [a new reporting process] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO026 · Looking back, [a new reporting process] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen neuen Berichtsprozess] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.27Looking back, [a workplace conflict] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO027 · Looking back, [a workplace conflict] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen Konflikt am Arbeitsplatz] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.28Looking back, [an environmental impact assessment] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO028 · Looking back, [an environmental impact assessment] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.29Looking back, [a remote-work arrangement] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO029 · Looking back, [a remote-work arrangement] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Regelung zur Telearbeit] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.30Looking back, [a healthcare appointment system] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO030 · Looking back, [a healthcare appointment system] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [ein Terminvergabesystem im Gesundheitswesen] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.31Looking back, [a local election debate] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO031 · Looking back, [a local election debate] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine kommunale Wahldebatte] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.32Looking back, [a software migration] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO032 · Looking back, [a software migration] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Softwaremigration] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.33Looking back, [a research collaboration] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO033 · Looking back, [a research collaboration] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Forschungskooperation] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.34Looking back, [a training workshop] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO034 · Looking back, [a training workshop] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen Fortbildungsworkshop] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.35Looking back, [a press statement] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO035 · Looking back, [a press statement] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Presseerklärung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.36Looking back, [a proposed timetable] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO036 · Looking back, [a proposed timetable] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen vorgeschlagenen Zeitplan] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.37Looking back, [a family-care arrangement] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO037 · Looking back, [a family-care arrangement] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Regelung zur Familienpflege] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.38Looking back, [a grant evaluation] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO038 · Looking back, [a grant evaluation] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Fördermittelbewertung] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.39Looking back, [a library modernisation] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO039 · Looking back, [a library modernisation] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [eine Modernisierung der Bibliothek] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.40Looking back, [an emergency response plan] was the moment when the situation changed.C1STO040 · Looking back, [an emergency response plan] was the moment when the situation changed. / Rückblickend war [einen Notfallplan] der Moment, in dem sich die Situation änderte.

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.