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3. The professionals 
On the English for… pages (pp. 40–41), we pres-
ent useful expressions for renovation work. 
Complete these sentences with the English 
translation of the German words in brackets.
A. I had to call a(n)
(
Installateur(in)
) to fix my shower.
B. The
(
Schreiner(in)
) did a 
really good job on the kitchen cupboards. 
C. I’m glad we used a(n)
(
Innenarchitekt(in)
) to help us with the colour 
scheme. I would never have chosen that 
beautiful blue. 
D. What’s the name of the
(
Maler(in)
) you used last time? Was it Brian or 
Brandon? 
E. This rug is beautiful. You can see it has been 
crafted by a skilled
(
Kunsthandwerker(in)
).
F. Now that I’m a(n)
(
Hausbesitzer(in)
), I seem to spend all my
money on renovation work. Maybe I should 
have bought a new house. 
5. A Bavarian family in London 
Paul Wheatley describes the business jour-
ney of one Bavarian family in London, in
“A taste for Britain” (pp. 24–27). Choose the 
correct verbs to complete the statements be-
low, which are based on the article. 
A. I never thought we would ever