10 trend words you may not have come across before.
1. The share prices plummeted to an all time low. to plummet = to plunge = (stürzen) 2. Unemployment has soared to 20%. to soar = to rocket = (sprunghaft …
GYG 23. Past present (PP) for news(paper) readers.
Have you ever read news articles and wondered why they often start with the past present aka present perfect form? Check this out. “Two 15 year olds have been arrested …
Mail Mastery: helfen
Writing mails in English brings a whole bunch of difficulties with it, register (formal/informal), grammar, intercultural aspects. In the Mini Mail dictionary (German-English) part of the Working English Toolkit (WET) …
GYG Day 34: Too short.
Too short, if only I’d had more time”, is a common answer to the question “What was your weekend like”? During the working week, you never get around to doing …
7 things I had never seen before I came to Germany
Fun on Friday. I don’t know about you but I think half the pleasure of visiting a new country is experiencing those “Ooh!!”, “What ???” (as in what on earth/the …