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Bring some colour in your life!
"A picture is worth a thousand words." This saying means that a picture can often convey a message...
What do you know about your neighbours?
If you'd like to learn more about the Austrians, you might like the Kindle version of The...
My boomerang won’t come back
What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick?
Where do you normally stand?
It's really surprising what Richard Wiseman finds out in his research. We believe that people in...
Tricky to translate
Take a look at this slideshow on the thelocal.de website to see ten German words that we can't...
How to improve your business communication
Watch this short video to see how we can improve our communication using the SUCCESS model with...
“I refer to …
... your email dated 1st November 2013. This phrase that has been used for years and years and is...
An excellent piece of advice
"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." This proverb reminds us that we...
An absolute must for German history fans
Listen to a collection of programmes about Germany's history and culture from the BBC Radio 4's...
How to avoid work you don’t like
Smith goes to see his supervisor in the front office. "Boss," he says, "we're doing some heavy...
A great way to make our day special
We are often so busy that we forget to pause and to think about making our day a special one....
More differences …
The list of words with different meanings in American and British English goes on ... British ...
Fast and easy tips
Watch this short video with Carl Kwan showing us what to do with our hands when giving a...
We need each other
"No man is an island." This quotation written by John Donne means that we human beings should not...
10 things you must know
You've been invited to a restaurant in Germany and are not sure how to behave. Don't worry. Just...
Do you know the rather silly joke about …
the Italian car wash? Two men drive into a car wash. Which one is Italian? Clear, the one on the...
This can make you feel tired
In this 59-second YouTube video, Richard Wiseman (psychologist, author and magician) talks about...
How to stay wide awake in the afternoon
When I was younger, taking a nap (ein Nickerchen) was something only older people did. Well,...
When are you having a day off?
We don't normally say that someone has a 'free day' as in German. We say that 'he or she has got...
‘i’ or ‘I’?
We use a capital (large) letter at the beginning of a sentence. For example: "We thought it would...
Let’s join the Romans!
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Proverb This is one of my favourite proverbs, and means that...
Germany’s traditional dress
I learned a lot from the Deutsche Welle's slideshow on Germany's traditional dress. I wonder if...
A great trick to improve your memory
We've seen or heard of people who can memorise lists of numbers in telephone books and the order...
Very strange signs!
The Telegraph has collected a lot of strange signs - all to do with animals. Would you be able to...
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