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Hörverständnis und korrekte Aussprache sind neben einem umfangreichen Wortschatz und sicherer Grammatik die Grundlagen für ein erfolgreiches Englisch. Daher bieten wir Ihnen hier Hörproben zu ausgewählten Artikeln aus engine, vorgelesen von Muttersprachlern. Die Audio-Dateien zum Anhören, Mitlesen und Nachsprechen können Sie sich hier herunterladen.

(Juni 2010)

Konrad Who? This is many people’s response when they hear the name Konrad Zuse. Rather strange given the fact that they usually sit next to one of his inventions, a freely programmable calculating machine with fl oating-point arithmetic based on the binary system - or computer for short. The inventor of the computer would have been 100 years old this year.

(März 2010)

Some people start a company and want to stay small. Skilled craftspeople may be happy making astrolabes for a specialist clientele, for example, or making custom-made furniture. Others want their furniture to be available all over the world and be a household name, as is the case with IKEA. But how do you get from being an individual to a global player?

(Dezember 2009)

Every engineer knows and loves those classic illustrations of over-complicated machinery which employ many steps to perform a simple action like pushing a button or delivering a slice of toast. The names of their creators have become household names - except for Germany.

(Juni 2009)

Everyone wants to enjoy their job and, given the percentage of our lives spent at work, it is important that we do so. But what makes work enjoyable? And how can you make sure that your staff or colleagues give their best, and get the best from their work.

(März 2009)

Neumayer III will be Germany's first research station in the Antarctica which is built on top of the ice. To stay there in spite of massive annual snow and ice deposits, engineers had to come up with a design that took inspiration from a cold man in the snow.