In business writing, it is quite common to make words, terms or even whole sentences shorter. Moreover, FYI, ETA, OTP or ASAP are abbreviations that may occur not only in business letters but also in everyday text messages. Our sample letter below helps you recognise some of the most frequent abbreviations. GUESS what they refer …
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Mar 02
Who’s who in the EU? – SCHULZ
Quite often, EU institutions and EU terms are hidden behind names, abbreviations or even word plays. So, if you do not know the key personalities of the EU (Schulz, Tusk, Juncker, Mogherini, etc.) and the main concepts under discussion, you can hardly guess, what is actually meant by a newspaper headline. Look at the headline …
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Feb 24
Who’s who in the EU? – JUNCKER
Quite often, EU institutions and EU terms are hidden behind names, abbreviations or even word plays. So, if you do not know the key personalities of the EU (Tusk, Juncker, Mogherini, etc.) and the main concepts under discussion, you can hardly guess, what is actually meant by a newspaper headline. Look at the headline below …
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Feb 03
Job Interview – What to do with your Hands? – JOB HUNT
Having a good resume, an effective cover letter or being dressed properly for a job interview is just the beginning. But how to manage your HANDS ?? As you could see in our previous post, your BODY LANGUAGE also shapes who your are! So, if you really want to nail your job interview, there are …
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Jan 25
The trickiest interview questions – The JOB HUNT Series
GOOGLE has a reputation for asking difficult BRAINTEASER JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS that challenge how you act under pressure. Most of them require you to think quantitatively and broadly, and test the way you tackle problems on the spot. Based on career website Glassdoor, UK Business Insider provides a selection of the types of brain-stumping …
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Jan 06
CEFR- Language activities explained – Now I Know
We frequently tend to divide language activities up into a set of four skills: two productive (speaking and writing) and two receptive (listening and reading) skills. However, the Council of Europe’s CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) suggests an alternative way of dividing up the use of language, according to the way people …
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Dec 30
How to Wish – a HAPPY NEW YEAR
Are you also bored with the usual NEW Year’s wishes? Now, as the New Year is approaching, it’s not always easy to find the right words, is it? So, what can you say instead of HAPPY?? And what can you say if you want to wish more than ‘A HAPPY NEW YEAR’? Here is our …
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Dec 28
Best of 2015 – Drone Photos
Can you recognise this picture? This is one of the 10 top photos users of the site Dronestagram have chosen as their favourite images. Check out the BBC’s website for a selection of photos chosen as being among the BEST of the YEAR 2015! Source: Donestagram/Alexandre Salem Some key terms and expressions of the article …
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Dec 23
Follow the Headlines DaybyDay – with Christmas Photos and Songs
On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar. —David Ogilvy Indeed, headlines are arguably more important than the article itself… They need to be tricky, unique, creative, super-clickable, irresistible and even sexy:) …
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Dec 23
18 Last-Minute Gifts That Will Help You Save Christmas
So you waited until the absolute last minute to do your shopping and now you’re here, reading this, wasting precious moments that should be filled with anxious, click-happy buying. Fear not: There are a variety of quick-shipping products and digital items that, despite your oversight, will be very appreciated by their recipients. Before you go …
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