by Christine Burgmer | Aug 10, 2014 | Allgemein |
It’s a game that I’ve never really understood, but that’s wonderful to watch. I’m talking about the bat-and-ball game of ‘cricket’. If you are interested in following a game one day, read the rules of cricket here beforehand (link...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 9, 2014 | Allgemein |
You read in the newspaper: “Some overtime required.” So what does that mean? It might mean that the company is looking for someone to work some time each night and some time each weekend! 😉 (Please do not take too seriously!)
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 8, 2014 | Allgemein |
So what kind of thinker are you? Are you more an interpersonal thinker, logical-mathematical thinker, linguistic thinker, intrapersonal thinker, naturalist thinker, existential thinker, musical thinker, spatial thinker or kinaesthetic thinker? Get to know yourself a...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 7, 2014 | Allgemein |
In English we say that we live near a lake or a town or whatever. We do not translate ‘in der Nähe von’ as ‘in the near of’. That phrase just doesn’t exist (although I hear it again and again)! I live near a supermarket, some small shops...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 6, 2014 | Allgemein |
Starting a presentation can be tricky. Carl Kwan tells us to start a presentation using an attention grabbing question or statement (such as ‘How can I/we/you …?). Now I think that this is an excellent way to get started. Watch the video clip for more good...
by Christine Burgmer | Aug 5, 2014 | Allgemein |
Someone asked me to other day to explain the difference between ‘further’ and ‘farther’. So here we go … ‘Farther’ (with the word ‘far’ in it) refers to physical distance. “My office is farther away from the...
