2009

Word up!

My boss will probably like the fact that “business” and “students” are my most frequently blogged words. If they had been “shopping” and “golf”, I might need to consider finding a new line of work.

Press language 2009 (2)

In this quiz, we take a look back at events that took place between June and December 2009. Test your knowledge of the language used in the commentary pages of the world's most popular media.

What's the best way to learn a language?

A killer

A killer app is a superior feature of a technology. It is so superior that people feel they have to have it. Can Business Spotlight offer a killer app for learning languages?

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großartig, hervorragend

Funktion, Feature

Over the past year, we have published press commentary on current events every week. In this quiz, we take a look back at events that took place between January and May. At the same time, you can test your knowledge of the language used in the commentary pages of the world's most popular media.

Top Ten Wise Words

You can’t avoid the top ten lists at this time of year. These are my favourite Wise Words that I focused on in 2009. Try to learn them — they’re bound to be useful in 2010, too.

bestimmt etw. sein

Who's naughty and who's nice?

It’s hard to miss the hundreds of top ten articles [iltt|circulating|in Umlauf sein] at this time of year. Here are my ten – make that 11 — top ten lists for the business English classroom.

White-knuckle

London and Munich are so very different, but they are my favourite cities. When I’m in one, I often can’t help comparing it to the other.

Bosses, bad news, good news

Which do you want first — the good news or the bad news? The bad news? OK, well the bad news is that the good news isn’t very good. I was reminded of that joke recently by a comment by Germany's [iltt|chancellor|Kanzler(in)] Angela Merkel.

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