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Travel problems

Many things can go wrong on a business trip. Would you know what to say if they did? Take our test and find out.

Vocabulary: Winter sports

It’s winter! I can’t wait to go to the mountains — to ski, snowboard or just play in the snow! So today, let’s go over the vocabulary for some cold-weather fun.

Read my lips

US: Guests at the hotel chain Affinia who find themselves too tired to talk may still be able to communicate — the hotel's employees have been given training in reading body language.

Hotelkette

When at an international event you might need the place name in English, as the common language of business. So let’s practise translating the place names of various cities and countries from German into English.

Coming home

For some people, going away is not the problem — returning is. It can be very serious for companies if people who have been on foreign assignments don’t find a suitable niche at work when they return to their home base.

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Heimatbasis

Intercultural Communication: Culture shock

It’s exciting to live in a foreign country and to experience a culture different to our own. But in truth, many people abroad suffer varying degrees of “culture shock”, and it can cause a range of psychological problems.

Packing might be the best part of your holiday.

That holiday feeling

NETHERLANDS: It's summer, and everyone is off enjoying their holidays. Right? Well, maybe not. According to a new study, holidays don't make us happy — not for long, anyway.

Speed across cultures

"I still struggle to write emails and text messages with the tiny keys on my BlackBerry, which forces me to communicate in a much simpler and more direct way than I normally do. Above all, it is a very slow process. This in itself isn’t bad, because slowness is 'in'."

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Just the essentials

TOURISM: Sometimes, all you really need from a hotel is a comfortable bed and a hot shower. Oh, you'd like a towel after that shower? At Tune Hotels, you'll pay extra for that.

Handtuch

Sitting and thinking

To misquote the French philosopher René Descartes, "I move, therefore I think." Or should that be "I am thinking about something moving"? Or maybe "I move, therefore I think I am thinking"? Whatever!

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