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Dear email,
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How do you like to spend your free time? My other half (MOH) likes, for example, to watch football. Having played the beautiful game for years, he’s much more than an armchair expert (see below for the explanation). I, on the other hand, love the written word. MOH can’t quite understand it, but I’ll read just about anything: books, newspapers, magazines, you name it. I’d probably read a telephone directory if there were still such a thing.
Most of all, though, I like to write – by hand. So, I was dismayed to find out about the demise of handwriting. MOH is a computer-man, so there’s no point in my complaining to him. Instead, dear reader, you’ll have to listen to my tirade. How can this be? Handwriting is such an intensely personal thing. Does your writing lean forward or back? Do your g's swoop down? And do you press hard on the paper or just skim the surface? I may have to start a Save Handwriting Society. Any takers?
That’s all from me. Next week, Judith Gilbert, editor-in-chief of Business Spotlight, will be back with more stories from around the English-speaking world.
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Inez Sharp
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Editor-in-chief, Spotlight
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my other half (ifml.): meine bessere Hälfte, Partner(in) | on the other hand: andererseits | you name it: was auch immer | telephone directory: Telefonbuch | dismayed: entsetzt, bestürzt | demise: Niedergang | tirade: Schimpftirade | intensely: ungemein | swoop down: sich abwärts stürzen | skim sth.: etw. flüchtig berühren | Any takers?: Wer ist dabei?
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Word of the Week
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armchair expert
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Did you know...? Armchairs are comfortable. It’s understandable why some people don’t want to leave them. Armchairs, however, are not the best places to gain practical experience about the world. That’s why armchair experts usually aren’t experts at all, but just people with lots of theoretical knowledge and too much enthusiasm for sharing it with others.
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armchair: Sessel | gain: hier: sammeln
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Malta: win an English course in the sun!
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There are many places to learn English, but only one where you can do it in the sun, surrounded by history, hospitality and the sound of the sea. Don’t miss your chance to discover Malta – and bring your English to life!
Take part in this competition and, with a bit of luck, you could win a one-week intensive English course on Malta, including accommodation.
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hospitality: Gastfreundschaft
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© Image: VisitMalta, dreambeachmedia, shutterstock, Martin Strmiska
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Education
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Small but special
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How many pupils do you need to keep a school open? In the village of Duror, in the Scottish Highlands, it’s currently just two! Locals have campaigned to keep Duror Primary School open, despite its low numbers. Its two pupils – Shannon and Molly, both nine – described themselves to the BBC as “best friends.” Their teacher, Holly Graves, said the school’s size allows for more flexibility, freedom and “a really special teacher-pupil relationship.”
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campaign: sich einsetzen
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© Image: DM
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Skills
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Are we forgetting how to write by hand?
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Handwriting is very personal and human – and yet when was the last time you wrote a letter by hand? People under a certain age have probably never done that.
Is it a problem if we forget how to write by hand? Handwriting is a sign of individuality, which is why it’s not always easy to read. However, writing is also associated with thinking. Researchers say students who take notes by hand remember the information better than those who type. The slower process of writing makes people think and write in their own words, instead of just copying verbatim.
In several countries, including Finland and the US, children no longer learn cursive handwriting. However, children who can’t write cursive also can’t read it. Will we one day not be able to read the old, handwritten texts from history? Handwriting is often seen as unnecessary today, but many people worry that losing it could have unexpected consequences. In China, too, increasing use of technology is causing concern that people won’t be able to write correct characters any more. One survey there showed that four per cent of young Chinese already live without handwriting.
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researcher: Forscher(in) | type: tippen, mit Tastatur schreiben | verbatim: Wort für Wort | cursive (handwriting): Schreibschrift | cause sth.: etw. verursachen, bereiten | character: hier: Schriftzeichen | survey: Umfrage
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© Image iStock.com
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Podcast
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Brits don’t cry?
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Have you ever heard of the “stiff upper lip”? The idiom refers to the ability to keep your feelings to yourself – and it’s traditionally associated with the British. But have Brits become more open about their feelings in recent years? In the latest episode of our podcast English, please?, Inez Sharp and Nadia Lawrence explore the emotionality of their compatriots. They’re joined by Owen Connors from Ireland and Mae McCreary from the US to discuss how differently feelings are shown across the English-speaking world.
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compatriots: Landsleute
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© Image: JohnnyGreig via Canva.com
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Listening Comprehension
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Underwater photographer
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Rebecca Douglas started off as a wedding photographer. Today, she travels around the globe, diving under the sea to take photos of the ocean and its inhabitants. What’s it like to work as an underwater photographer? Find out and test your listening comprehension skills with three exercises.
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© Image: Rebecca Douglas
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Technology
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Who’s afraid of AI?
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Is AI here to take over the world – or just some unpopular tasks? In our roundtable, the Business Spotlight team discuss the anxiety that artificial intelligence creates, and whether it is justified.
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AI (artificial intelligence): KI (künstliche Intelligenz) | justified: gerechtfertigt
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© Image: Valeriya Simantovskaya / Stocksy
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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Are you a good tourist?
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Improve your manners on the move | Driving Route 66 | The gardens of Sissinghurst | A candidate that could make Trump tremble
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Quiz
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A new level of intelligence?
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What do you know about chatbots, image generators and other “intelligent” software? Test yourself with five questions.
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© Image: Georg Lechner
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immerse oneself in sth.: in etw. eintauchen | contemporary: Zeitgenosse/-genossin
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