by Mark Brislin | Oct 27, 2021 | Allgemein
Halloween The history of Halloween goes all the way back to a pagan festival called Samhain. The word “Halloween” comes from All Hallows’ Eve and means “hallowed evening.” Hundreds of years ago, people dressed up as saints and went...
by Mark Brislin | Oct 18, 2021 | Allgemein
Do and Make grammar rules “You will just have to MAKE DO.” Make do is an idiom. Grammatically, it is a verb phrase, and it means to use what one has on hand or to persevere through non-ideal circumstances. For example, “We’ve lost a lot of supplies, but...
by Mark Brislin | Sep 27, 2021 | Allgemein
Business English word of the Week Geschäftsenglisch Branch The noun branch refers to the local office or shop of a company. Sample sentence: “Our bank will be opening a new branch in Oberbobritzsch next month.” Dress code The phrase dress code...
by Mark Brislin | Sep 20, 2021 | Allgemein
Translate the Text: Übersetzen Faten, Rico, Heike, Simone and Frank. das Zeug das Feuer das Fahrzeug das Feuerzeug der Flug das Flugzeug das Spiel das Spielzeug das Werkzeug Ich mag keine Feuerzeuge Mein Feuerzeug ist neu Die Frauen mögen die Werkzeuge Das ist mein...
by Mark Brislin | Sep 14, 2021 | Allgemein
Business English word of the Week Geschäftsenglisch Estimate The noun estimate refers to a general idea about the value, size or cost of something based on a rough calculation. Estimate can also be used as a verb, but the pronunciation is a bit different; click here...
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