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| Ihre 10 Minuten Englisch pro Woche |
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Dear email,
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In my opinion, this newsletter is bursting with happy and positive topics. Let’s begin with the wonderful word serendipity, which is explained below. It’s one of my favourite words in the English language – a word where sound and meaning are both delightful. Sometimes photos just grab me and that is true of the image for our Viking story below. The light, the landscape and running girl together create a kind of magic, don’t you think?
Finally, our piece on praising people at work is wonderfully positive. In my book, we don’t praise people enough. I’m not talking about the kind of empty, pointless praise that people feel they ought to dish out. I’m talking about those moments, ones we often miss in our busy lives, where praise really makes a difference to someone.
You can look forward to more excellent stories from around the English-speaking world next week, when you’ll be hearing from my colleague, Judith Gilbert, editor-in-chief of Business Spotlight.
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Inez Sharp
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Editor-in-chief, Spotlight
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burst with sth.: vor etw. nur so strotzen | grab sb.: jmdn. fesseln | praise sb.: jmdn. loben | in my book: meiner Meinung nach | dish out: austeilen | make a difference: etw. ausmachen, bewirken | editor-in-chief: Chefredakteur(in)
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Word of the Week
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serendipity
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Did you know...? Many interesting discoveries happen by pure chance. The English language has a beautiful word for this principle: serendipity.
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Opinions
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Warrior islands
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A squad dressed as Vikings gathers as night falls on the cold Shetland Islands. They are preparing for their yearly fire festival, which begins with a torchlit procession and ends with the burning of a Viking ship replica.
This is the Up Helly Aa – a Shetland tradition celebrating the archipelago’s Viking heritage. The fire festival dates back to 1881, but this is only the third year that women are allowed to take part in the procession.
Up Helly Aa is celebrated in various Shetland communities between January and March. This year, the main festival begins on 27 January in Lerwick, Shetland’s capital.
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warrior: Krieger(in) | squad: Gruppe, Trupp | torchlit procession: Fackelzug | replica: Nachbau | archipelago: Inselgruppe | heritage: Erbe, Kultur
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© Image: Emmanuelle Eyles / Madame Figaro / laif
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Podcast
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“I've travelled around London with an armchair on the back of my bicycle”
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Sports equipment, a means of transport, travel companion... Bicycles can be all of these things! In the latest issue of English, please!, the Spotlight team talks about the joy of exploring the world on two wheels (as long as you don’t fall off...).
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armchair: Sessel | means of transport: Transportmittel
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© Image: preechatoy via Canva.com
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Language
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Polish up your English in ten minutes a day!
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This newsletter is a great way to improve your English in ten minutes. We’ve collected some other ideas for how you can train your language skills even if your schedule is very busy.
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© Image: Alamy Stock Photo
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Communication
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Call you by your name?
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English has only one “you” – it doesn’t distinguish between formal and informal forms of address. But you still have to decide whether to address someone by their first name, or with Mr or Ms. But how?
Often, English-speaking environments are more informal in terms of address than German ones are, and you’ll probably find yourself on a first-name basis with people much quicker than you would in a German context. But you have to know when the time is appropriate. When in doubt, err on the side of caution and use Mr or Ms rather than first names.
In your first correspondence with someone you don’t know, for example, start by writing “Dear Mr Zuckerberg” or “Dear Ms Streep”. If Mark or Meryl write back addressing you by your first name, and sign off with theirs, then you’re on a first-name basis.
If you are having a personal conversation with someone you have just been introduced to, especially if they are older or in a more senior position than you, it’s also well advised to address them with Mr or Ms. Then, they may say, “No, please call me Oprah.”
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in terms of: bezüglich | on a first-name basis: per Du | err on the side of caution: auf Nummer sicher gehen
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© Image: iStock.com
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Ihr Gutschein für Spotlight
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Sie erhalten die erste Ausgabe unseres Abonnements gratis
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Roundtable
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Forms of address
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It's not always easy to know how to address people correctly. This goes for English learners as well as native English speakers. In our roundtable, members of the Business Spotlight and Spotlight teams share their experiences.
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© Image: Shutterstock.com
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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Learn quickly and effectively!
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Improve your English in just 10 minutes a day | Biking along New Zealand’s wilderness trail | How will the weight-loss revolution will change us all?
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Quiz
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English for work
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See how much you know about English at work, from famous managers to useful phrases.
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© Image: 2H Media / Unsplash.com
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From the ZEIT SPRACHEN App
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Compliment Day
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National Compliment Day is celebrated in the US on 24 January. Let's take this opportunity to prepare some positive feedback to give your colleagues after the weekend.
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Mitarbeit: Dennis Draber, Judith Gilbert, Susanne Krause, Mae McCreary, Richard Mote, Rachel Preece, Inez Sharp.
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