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Continuity and change in Cracow

On a recent trip to Poland, Robert Gibson is required to move hotels — by the Polish government.

Heroes wanted

USA: The US government’s budget deficit and rising debt recently resulted in a downgrade of the country's credit rating. Do you think you could do a better job managing the budget? Here is your chance to try.

Haushaltsdefizit

Schulden(last)

Herabstufung

Bonitätsnote

Green words in business

Did you know you could use your "green" vocabulary to talk about business activities, as well as talking about green lifestyles?

What are David Cameron's plans? Photo: wef

Are you ready for the Big Society?

In this exercise, we look at the language used to discuss the UK government’s idea for a Big Society. What are Prime Minister David Cameron's plans really about?

Back to work — or else

UK: Britain's government has a new plan to get unemployed people back to work. They will have to take unpaid jobs or risk losing their welfare payments.

Sozialhilfezahlungen

Cycling across Europe

Many European cities have introduced cycling schemes. You can learn about the latest ones in the UK and about the effect they are having on the local community. The vocabulary we focus on is useful for talking about many types of new projects.

Fahrradprojekte

hier: Gemeindewesen

Quiz: "drain" or "train"?

"You may think the investment would be money down the ___, but I disagree."

Quiz: "loggerheads" or "knuckleheads"?

"Management are at ___ over the proposed reforms."

What's the big idea?

The word “big” has good and bad connotations. When I hear "big", I think of “brother”, as in George Orwell's 1948 dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. David Cameron, the British prime minister, would like me to think of something else.

Assoziationen

dystopisch (anti-utopisch)

EFA (46): Aggregate demand

Economics, as my pet parrot and brilliant economic advisor Maynard knows all too well, is all about supply and demand. And “aggregate demand” is the subject of the 46th item in our series, Economics for Amateurs (EFA).

Haus-Papagei

Berater(in)

gesamtwirtschaftliche Nachfrage

hier: Folge

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