Ausgabe März 2006

Up close and Personal with David Beckham

How to write effective E-Mails [advanced]

With the advance of technology, new communication media have come to the forefront of international business. Electronic mail is now almost a must in global business. Learn how to write them effectively in English.
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Rolando Villazon – a tenor star for whom the sky is the limit [easy]

Almost everyone has heard of Rolando Villazon, the young Mexican tenor who is often seen singing duets with the beautiful Russian soprano Anna Netrebko. This profile tells his amazing story.
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DVD Learning [easy]

Here at LbT-languages, we believe that learning should be fun.  Using a DVD for your studies, you can effectively combine education and entertainment, which makes it the perfect edu-tain-ment tool.

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Table Manners in the English-speaking world [advanced]

There are a lot of differences in table manners between Germany and the Anglophone world. Even there, they differ to various degrees between the individual countries.  Make your life easier by knowing the most important points to keep in mind when eating with business partners from abroad.
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Lancashire Hotpot

How about a traditional Anglophone recipe to impress your friends and colleagues? Why not make yourself a nice evening at home, eating British? Find out how to make a traditional Lancashire Hot Pot and surprise your loved ones!
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A hearty welcome to the next issue of our newsletter! All of us here at LbT–languages wish to thank the many readers who wrote in with encouraging feedback after the last newsletter.

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Preview – next issue

By June, summer will be on our doorstep and we have some great tips prepared for you, where to spend your summer vacation and freshen up your English as well: we will inform you about the options of whale-watching and nature hiking in Canada’s Vancouver island, or walking in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia in and around the picturesque Lulworth Cove of Dorset, England. 

As usual, there will also be a mystery celebrity interview, so you are in for a big and exciting surprise!

Our study tip is about how to learn effectively with newspapers and magazines, while the business section will introduce you to telephone etiquette in the Anglophone world.  You will also be informed about the unique telephone etiquette courses here at LbT-languages. In the Arts and Culture section, we will have a profile of the British writer, linguist and language professor Anthony Burgess, author of “A Clockwork Orange”.  Finally, you will meet and get to know another great LbT-languages trainer from the United States

See you in three months - if you like!