by Christine Burgmer | Aug 22, 2014 | Allgemein |
We all know that we should be sitting less and moving more. However, how is that possible in our day-to-day business? Do you workout at your place of work? Or are your worried about what your colleagues and boss would think about you? Take a look at what workplace...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 21, 2014 | Allgemein |
A lot of people tell me that they were in the city over the weekend when they often mean the ‘town centre’. Of course, if they visited Cologne or Düsseldorf, then they probably would have also been in the ‘city centre’. The difference between a...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 20, 2014 | Allgemein |
26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Known at 20 from Etienne Garbugli @egarbugli If you find it difficult to manage your time, you might like some of these helpful time management tips. I particularly like the idea of setting deadlines for everything. And I...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 19, 2014 | Allgemein |
The phrase ‘in order to’ is rather formal and a bit old-fashioned. It can be shortened by removing the first two words. It’s quite enough to say ‘to’. Let’s look at some examples: I worked until 5 to finish the project. I worked...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 18, 2014 | Allgemein |
If you’re interested in finding out who Lao Tzu was, you might like to read this very short article which I found on the BBC Learning English website. It’s always good to learn something new, isn’t it?
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 17, 2014 | Allgemein |
‘Magnificent men in their Chinese machines’ is the name of one of China Daily’s photo galleries – with a self-made ice-chair, submarine, walking robot, helicopter and more – and easy-to-read captions. Now this is what I call being...
