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US employment growth ____ to a halt in August.

Ground or wound?

Time for Portuguese?

BRAZIL: Long regarded as an up-and-coming economic power, Brazil is starting to live up to its potential. Its economy grew by 7.5 per cent last year. For many Americans, Brazil is now the place to be.

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One hell of a ride

As the global financial crisis worsens, the reports get more dramatic. Would you be able to use the right kind of language to describe what's happening now? Take our short test to find out.

Cleaning up

Public anger over media corruption is bringing revolutionary change to Britain, writes The Guardian. In the US, the government is not reacting effectively to one of the worst consequences of the financial crisis, writes the Financial Times.

Job guarantee

EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGE: Not many universities would guarantee that their students will find jobs. But at least two Canadian universities give graduates a year’s free tuition if they fail to find employment at the end of their undergraduate programmes.

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What did Obama say, and why? "This is our generation's ___ moment."

Apollo 13, Explorer 1 or Sputnik?

Describe your team!

If your colleagues can work independently, what adjective would you use to describe them? If they are excited about the project that they are working on, what adjective would you use to describe them then?

What income would a company have to offer you for you to take up a job in another country?

How much?

Small talk — but job talk

Rearrange the words to create questions you could ask people about their jobs. We give you the answers that they could give.

How to ask questions in job interviews

More and more managers are interviewing across national borders — for recruitment, appraisals and exits. Would you know how to word job interview questions in English?

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