Test your Business English
The Süddeutsche has 15 questions to test your business English. So do you know these typical phrases? Or is it all “double Dutch” to you?
Surprise your customers
Is customer service in Germany really as bad as people say? I’m not sure, however I do know that customer service can always be improved. No ideas? Read Peter Economy’s article (link to inc.com) and learn how to delight your customer. My favourite advice? “Be easy to do business with.” It sounds so easy, but some people can make it so difficult! 😉
Irregular verbs made easy
Is there anyone who actually enjoys learning irregular verbs by heart? I would say probably not.
Now here’s a tool you might like: the irregular verb wheel game. And who knows, you might even have fun while playing the game! 😉 Well, I think it’s a great way to learn …
On inspiration
When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk you’ll end up as the pope. ‘Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.
Pablo Picasso
The perfect gentleman
So what do you think makes a perfect gentleman? ITV’s Good Morning Britain wanted to find out and invited etiquette expert William Hanson to tell them.
Can you guess the longest word?
What is the longest word in the English language? “Smiles”. Because there’s a mile between its first and last letters! 🙂
