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This week, we look at media comment on the latest response to the euro crisis, and on efforts in Britain to make sure that doctors speak English.

If you always sit at your desk when you learn vocabulary, you could be missing out. Studies have shown that if people focus on the same topic or vocabulary that they want to learn in different places, they tend to learn more.

To have a positive experience, you may need to "reframe" the situation and see it from a different perspective.

The Munich beer festival starts next week and there will be many native speakers of English in the city experiencing just one side of German culture. There are, however, many English speakers who have made Munich their home. The following case study provides an example of one Englishman’s experience of working in Germany.

Every Wednesday, we send out a newsletter that starts with a mini business English quiz. If you save every one, you can turn your email inbox into a mini series of tests!

In the real world of business, sentences are often ungrammatical — even the ones spoken by native speakers of English. So, does this mean we should ignore grammar rules?

What can you do to improve your spelling in English? Try a modern dictation. They're less stressful than the ones you did in school. 

What can you do to improve your business English? Learn words in context. In our news items, we give you the translations in context — we've done the hard part for you already!