Translate the following sentences containing foreign words. Which of the words come from the text?

bona fide [ˌbəʊnə ˈfaɪdi] quid pro quo [ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ] carte blanche [ˌkɑː(r)t ˈblɑːntʃ] par excellence [pɑː(r) ˈeksəˌlɑːns] ad hoc [ˌæd ˈhɒk]

raison d’etre [ˈreɪ zoʊn ˈdɛ trə] weltanschauung [ˈvɛltˌɑnˌʃaʊ ʊŋ] zeitgeist [ˈzaɪtˌɡaɪst] realpolitik [reɪˈɑːlpɒlɪˌtiːk] per se [ˌpɜː(r) ˈseɪ]

1) In our hospital, a good deal of the work is done in ad hoc teams as required by an individual patient's diagnosis and condition.

2) A nation’s motto is always a reflection of the current zeitgeist.

3) Our weltanschauung is the lens through which we interpret ourselves and our relationship to the world around us.

4) The policy of Realpolitik was formally introduced to the Nixon White House by Henry Kissinger. The policy meant dealing with other powerful nations in a practical manner rather than on the basis of political doctrine or ethics.

5) The Cold War was over, the Warsaw Pact was dissolved, and with the collapse of the Soviet Union NATO seemed to have lost its main raison d'etre.

6) If it is true that Britain has lost an empire but not yet found a role, Germany is a country with an identity crisis par excellence.

7) The museum curator verified that the newly discovered painting was a bona fide Picasso

8) German wunderkind FW Murnau was invited to Hollywood and given carte blanche to make whatever film he wanted.

9) There was a quid-pro-quo: Butler backed Lincoln for a second term, and Lincoln kept Butler in a job.

B.

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