Business Skills

The best business idioms at work (11): what are you on?

Kirstie Crail — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:21:08 +0100

These short idioms are the easiest to remember — and most useful to know.

The best business idioms at work (11): four short and useful ones

Kirstie Crail — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:56:38 +0100

Four sentences, four idioms and four different situations. Test your knowledge of idiomatic language in this short test.

The best business idioms at work (10): with dogs and cats!

Kirstie Crail — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:21:12 +0100

Dogs and cats are used in many English idioms, but don't mix up the two. For example, when a place is tiny, would you say it's too small to swing a cat or a dog? Think about it...

Computer basics

Kirstie Crail — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:04:04 +0100

Do you know the terms for all the parts to your computer? What are you looking at now? And what will you use to type the correct answers in our exercise?

A look back — a look forward

Deborah Capras — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:03:25 +0100

Throughout 2011, we have provided you with language exercises on a wide range of topics. The end of the year is a chance to reflect on our work — and your interests. Here are the most popular exercises that have appeared on our site in 2011.

Words at Christmas for the New Year

Deborah Capras — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:48:36 +0100

In this quiz, we've created questions around the topic of Christmas. Learn 12 expressions that can be used all the year round.

Thema

Human resources: a new year — a new career?

Deborah Capras — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:53:24 +0100

If you've decided that 2012 is the year you start a career in an English-speaking country, you will need to understand the vocabulary of recruitment. Our test focuses on the language you will need to talk about this topic.

Anwerbung, Einstellung

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Executive pay

Kirstie Crail — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:51:55 +0100

Despite the global financial crisis, some executives are still laughing all the way to the bank. Are they earning too much money? What do you think? Could you talk about this topic in English?

Führungskräfte

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Management terms and jargon

Deborah Capras — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:46:56 +0100

Science, puzzles, showers and fruit. Do they have anything to do with management? Learn the correct expressions — and find out what managers wouldn’t say — in this short test.

The games supermarkets play

Kirstie Crail — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:51:52 +0100

The UK supermarket industry is worth £120 billion, so it’s understandable that every supermarket is doing its best to attract the maximum number of UK customers. We look at the language used to describe the various initiatives.

Milliarde(n)

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