by Christine Burgmer | Jul 11, 2014 | Allgemein |
Here’s a little quiz I found on the spiegel.de website. Do you know the vocabulary and grammar you need when presenting yourself? Just follow the link to get started. Please note that you’ll need to understand German to do the quiz though.
by Christine Burgmer | Jul 10, 2014 | Allgemein |
The person who works in the kitchen of a hotel or restaurant is called a ‘chef’ and not a ‘cooker’! A ‘cooker’ is the appliance used for cooking food (ein Herd). Oh, and by the way, remember that the German word...
by Christine Burgmer | Jul 9, 2014 | Allgemein |
20 Rules for Selling Ideas to Your Boss from Bruce Kasanoff Do you want to learn how to get on with your boss? This slideshow might be able to help you! 😉 There are lots of good tips. One of my favourites? Rule #17: “Keep your cool. Anger causes...
by Christine Burgmer | Jul 8, 2014 | Allgemein |
Do you remember that we’ve already spoken about this before? Your writing will be much clearer if you cut the wordy phrases and use just one word. Instead of … write … I would appreciate it if you would ...
by Christine Burgmer | Jul 7, 2014 | Allgemein |
“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” Mahatma Gandhi So who was Mahatma Gandhi? Read this short article on the BBC Learning English website to find out.
by Christine Burgmer | Jul 6, 2014 | Allgemein |
‘Queuing’ means ‘standing in line’ and it’s something that the British feel they invented. In his 1946 book ‘How to be an Alien’ George Mikes wrote that “an Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of...
