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Dear email,
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All eyes are on the presidential race in the US: a country that’s deeply divided, but with global influence. How could we not want to follow events across the pond? In the most recent episode of our podcast, English, please!, three American colleagues living in Germany share their thoughts on the situation stateside. Find out more in “I have hopes for America”.
On a lighter note, I like to think of myself as a craftsperson. I can sew, knit and embroider. Sadly, the results don’t often look very professional. Nothing will relegate a garment to the back of my cupboard faster than the comment: “Ooh, that looks nice, Inez. Did you make it yourself?” So if anyone ever asks me to do some yarn bombing (see below), I’ll have to decline. I fear there would be a mass pile-up, with motorists trying to identify what the design on that postbox/bollard/tree actually is. I am, though, a fan of the trend.
Cooking is definitely not a strength of mine and I only do it grudgingly. But I do like to read about food and was fascinated to find out about the butter-chicken war. I checked out the recipe and it sounds simple and delicious. I’ll give it a go. Bon appetit to you all!
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Inez Sharp
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Editor-in-chief, Spotlight
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pond: Teich; hier: Atlantik | episode: hier: Folge | stateside: in den USA | craftsperson: hier: Handarbeiter(in) | sew: nähen | knit: stricken | embroider: sticken | garment: Kleidungsstück | yarn-bombing: Guerilla-Häkeln, -Stricken | decline: ablehnen | mass pile-up: Massenkarambolage | bollard (UK): Poller | grudgingly: ungern, widerwillig | give sth. a go: etw. ausprobieren
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Word of the Week
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yarn bombing
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Did you know? You love knitting and crocheting but nobody wants to wear your creations in the summer heat? Then you should try yarn bombing! Trees, postboxes or bollards might not be in desperate need of woollen hats. But, as Spotlight columnist Colin Beaven puts it, yarn bombing makes towns look “delightfully bonkers”.
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yarn: (Strick-)Garn, Faden | knit: stricken | crochet: häkeln | yarn bombing: Guerilla-Häkeln/Stricken | bollard: Poller | bonkers (ifml.): bekloppt
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Ihr Gutschein für Spotlight
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Sie erhalten die erste Ausgabe unseres Abonnements gratis
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Listening Comprehension
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The London tour guide
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Jack Chesher started exploring the empty streets of London during the Covid pandemic. The history lover began writing a blog about the city’s hidden charms, which attracted a large following, and people started requesting tours. Eventually, he was able to quit his job and become a full-time guide.
Listen to him talk about his work as a tour guide and test your listening comprehension with two exercises.
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quit: kündigen
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© Image: Jack Chesher
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Quiz
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Who’s the artist?
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London Calling by ..... is celebrated as one of the best albums in rock history.
A. The Calling
B. The Clash
C. The Cure
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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| Answer: London Calling is an album by the English rock band The Clash.
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Food
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Who owns butter chicken?
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Butter chicken is a classic Indian dish, but its origins are being hotly disputed at the High Court of Dehli, in India. The owners of the popular Moti Mahal restaurant chain say it was their founder who created butter chicken in the 1930s, and they want the competing Daryaganj restaurant chain to stop laying claim to the invention. Foodies around the world are following the story. For the rest of us, it might just be a good excuse to try this delicious dish.
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high court: Obergericht eines indischen Bundesstaates oder Unionsterritoriums | lay claim to sth.: auf etw. Anspruch erheben | foodie (ifml.): Feinschmecker(in)
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© Image: Shutterstock.com
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Start-up
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Paper from leaves
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Did you know that between four and eight billion trees are cut down worldwide every year for paper production? A start-up from Ukraine, now based in France, wants to offer an alternative. Releaf Paper doesn’t need to fell any trees. Instead, it uses a resource that falls off the trees all by itself: leaves.
As a special gift, our newsletter subscribers can read the online version of the article for free – but only for a week!
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billion: Milliarde(n) | fell: fällen, abholzen | subscriber: Abonnent(in)
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© Image: Releaf
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Vocabulary
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Big words for small companies
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A start-up is defined as a company between three to five years old. However, start-up culture (flat hierarchies, open communication and risk-taking, for example) can continue for years. Start-up vocabulary is even used in big, established companies. Here are some expressions you should know:
angel investor: a private investor that finances business ventures in exchange for equity
bootstrapping: funding start-ups using personal savings/money from friends and family
bridge loan: short-term loan provided by investors until the next round of financing is secured
cottage business: start-up that functions best as a small-scale business and has little potential for growth
iteration: repeatedly testing a product/service to optimize it
MVP (minimum viable product): the most basic and inexpensive version of a company’s product, released to consumers for testing
unicorn: privately owned company with a value of over $1 billion
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flat hierarchy: flache Hierarchie | business venture: unternehmerisches Vorhaben | equity: Gesellschafts-, Firmenkapital | fund sth.: etw. finanzieren | short-term loan: kurzfristiges Darlehen | small-scale: Klein- | viable: brauchbar, existenzfähig | release sth.: etw. (her)ausgeben | billion: Milliarde(n)
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© Image: Georg Lechner
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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In love with London
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An off-road tour through the City of Westminster | “London Calling” by The Clash | “Born loving animals”: Dr Jane Goodall | Understand the headlines of English tabloids!
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Podcast
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“I have hopes for America. But I’m not sure there’s anything making me hopeful.”
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This is what Business Spotlight’s editor-in-chief, Judith Gilbert, says about her home country. In the latest episode of our podcast, English, please!, three Americans living in Germany share their hopes and worries about the United States.
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© Image: Steven van Elk / Unsplash.com
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Quiz
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What do you know about Harris and her running mate?
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One month ago, US president Joe Biden announced that he’d end his candidacy for re-election. The latest polls suggest that this has proven to be a wise decision: the Democrats are gaining momentum. What do you know about the new presidential candidate and her running mate? Test yourself in our quiz!
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running mate: hier: Vizepräsidentschaftskandidat(in) | poll: Umfrage | momentum: Schwung
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© Image: Shutterstock.com
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Mitarbeit: Dennis Draber, Judith Gilbert, Susanne Krause, Nadia Lawrence, Mae McCreary, Richard Mote, Rachel Preece, Inez Sharp
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