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Dear email,
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On my bookshelf is a large hardback tome with photos of the American fashion icon Iris Apfel (1921–2024). While maximalist fashion (see below) may be having a moment on social media, Iris was the queen of maximalism, dedicated to an extravagantly opulent style, and looking at photos of her wild outfits always lifts my spirits.
Also dedicated to their craft are the artisans we present in the article Crafting a culture. Meet a company of globemakers whose products are very much in demand, and the lace-makers who created lace for the wedding dress of the Princess of Wales. The joy and satisfaction these craftspeople bring to their work shines throughout this story.
Finally, hats off to Sophia Park, who recently qualified as a lawyer aged just 17! May she have a long and successful career ahead of her.
Next week, my co-host Judith Gilbert will have more entertaining stories for you from around the English-speaking world.
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Inez Sharp
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Editor-in-chief, Spotlight
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tome: dicker Wälzer | spirits: lift so.'s ∼: jmdn. aufheitern | dedicate oneself to sth.: sich einer Sache verschreiben | craft: (Kunst)Handwerk | artisan: Kunsthandwerker(in) | globemaker: Globushersteller(in) | lace: Spitze | throughout: durch | Hats off!: Hut ab! Alle Achtung | co-host: Co-Moderator(in)
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Word of the Week
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maximalist fashion
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Did you know...? “Maximalist fashion” is all about being as extreme and theatrical as possible, by wearing contrasting colours and patterns and lots of accessories. It’s been around for many years. Now, it’s being popularized on social media, with #maximalists posting photos of their eccentric outfits.
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pattern: Muster | accessory: Accessoire | popularize sth.: etw. populär machen
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Society
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Crafting a culture
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Handmade globes, the finest lace and customized wool creations: in a world of global mass production, traditional crafts have a hard time. We present British craftspeople who impress their customers with care, skill and passion.
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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globe: Globus | lace: Spitze | customize: speziell anfertigen | craft: (Kunst)Handwerk | subscriber: Abonnent(in)
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© Illustration: Kimisa.H for Bellerby
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Podcast
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Arts, crafts and “bonkbusters”
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In this week’s episode of English, please!, you’ll get to know the Spotlight team’s creative side. Inez Sharp and Nadia Lawrence, from the UK, and Mae McCreary, from the US, talk about sewing, knitting and cardboard installations in the kitchen.
In our book tip, we introduce you to a different creative genre: “bonkbusters”. Don’t worry if you’ve never heard the word before. Our word nerd Owen Connors will explain what this frivolous variation of the word “blockbuster” means.
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arts: Kunst | craft: (Kunst)Handwerk (arts and crafts: Kunsthandwerk) | sewing: Nähen | knitting: Stricken | frivolous: belanglos
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© Image: francescomoufotografo via Canva.com
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Vocabulary
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Kitchen utensils
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Can you match these things from your kitchen drawers to their English names?
ladle | potato masher | slotted spoon | spatula
You’ll find the answer below. For more exercises on the vocabulary of kitchen tools, click the link below.
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© Image: gresei via Canva.com
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Answer: A. ladle (Kelle) B. slotted spoon (Schöpflöffel) C. potato masher (Kartoffelstampfer) D. spatula (Pfannenwender)
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Career Coach
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The story of your project
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Project updates can be terribly boring. But they don’t have to be! Our career coach Frank Peters offers tips on how you can use storytelling to get everyone on board – without anyone falling asleep!
1. Warm-up
People can’t always be creative on command, so warm-up improvisation exercises might help.
2. Project stories
Divide your team into groups. Each group chooses a hero: a project team or team member, the company, a customer... The hero should be at the heart of the story and experience a transformation.
For ongoing projects, groups can imagine future events. Encourage vivid descriptions and concrete examples – illustrations and a bit of exaggeration are allowed.
3. Present the stories
Encourage theatrical presentations that include role-plays or props, for example. The key is to have fun and engage the audience.
4. Reflection
Each group should reflect on what they’ve learned about their project, themselves and their team. You might be surprised by their insights. Discuss these together.
5. Finish
Ask everyone to write down their key takeaway or favourite quote on a sticky note and place it on a wall. This creates a visual memory of the workshop and the lively project reports.
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hero: Held(in) | heart: hier: Mittelpunkt | ongoing: laufend | vivid: lebhaft | exaggeration: Übertreibung | prop: Requisite | engage sb.: hier: jmdn. ansprechen, abholen | insight: hier: Erkenntnis | takeaway: hier: Gelerntes | quote (ifml.): Zitat, Spruch | sticky note: Haftnotiz, Klebezettel
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© Image: 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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Profile
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Teenage lawyer
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Being a lawyer is a desirable profession. Especially, in the US, lawyers have a lot of opportunities and can earn high salaries. To become a practising lawyer, one must not only study law but also gain a licence from the state – known as the bar. State bar exams are notoriously difficult. In California, the pass rate is under 54 per cent.
In November 2024, Sophia Park, a teenager from Orange County, became the youngest person ever to pass California’s state bar exam, aged 17 years and eight months. In doing so, she beat the previous record, set a year earlier by her own brother. “I don’t think it was extremely difficult,” she told the news channel Fox40.
Park began studying law when she was 13 and still in junior high school, taking advantage of a state rule that allows students to qualify through the College Level Examination Program, even without a high-school diploma. Leah Wilson, the State Bar of California’s executive director, told ABC News: “Passing the state bar exam at any age is a tremendous accomplishment, and to do so at 17 is truly exceptional.”
Now that she’s a qualified lawyer, Park says she wants to work for the prosecution. “I like the idea that I get to represent the people of the state of California, keep our community safe and make sure that justice is served,” she told The Sun-Gazette.
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notoriously: berüchtigt; hier: bekanntermaßen | pass rate: Bestehensquote | previous: vorherig | take advantage of sth.: sich etw. zunutze machen | tremendous: enorm, Riesen- | accomplishment: Leistung, Errungenschaft | prosecution: Staatsanwaltschaft | justice: serve ~: der Gerechtigkeit Genüge tun
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© Image: Tulare County District Attorney's Office
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Im E-Mail-Kurs der ZEIT Akademie verrät Ihnen die ZEIT- und Bestseller-Autorin Heike Faller, wie Sie bessere Texte schreiben – egal ob Buch, Rede, E-Mail oder Geburtstagskarte.
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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New York Highlights
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Highlights and downtime: 10 amazing places in New York | New Yorkers under Trump | How to conquer your fears of speaking | Crafting a culture: artisans in Great Britain | The life and work of David Attenborough
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Quiz
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Capitals of the English-speaking world
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This image shows the capital of New Zealand. Do you know its name? And how much do you know about the capitals of other English-speaking countries? Test yourself with this geography quiz!
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© Image: João Marcelo Martins / Unsplash.com
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From the ZEIT SPRACHEN App
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May the 4th be with you!
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Celebrate Star Wars Day (this Sunday) with us – and expand your vocabulary on all things science fiction! From spaceships to aliens and futuristic worlds: our new word list will get you ready for any sci-fi adventure.
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spaceship: Raumschiff
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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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