Why give gifts?
My business partner doesn’t like the word ‘gratis’ in Spanish. She says that if something is free, people think it’s either a trap or can’t be worth much. As a native Spanish speaker, she usually wins the argument, but since it’s Christmas, I’d like to defend the...
How to Survive a British Pub
We give you some advices to survive a british pub. The noise and stress of a busy bar make life hard enough in your own language, and when everyone is speaking English, things can get stressful for a non-native speaker.Unless of course, you’re prepared… Getting Served...
Complaining with Restaurant English
So far in my overview of the English you need for Business lunches, I’ve focused mainly on the kind of mistakes that YOU might make. But what happens when it’s the restaurant’s fault? Even in the UK you can expect some standards… Be very afraid… When you launch...
False Flans and other Traps in Restaurant English
There are some traps in Restaurant English. I mentioned last time that you can always resort to your smartphone for the tricky English words on the menu at a business lunch (everyone does it, because no-one knows everything). However, you’ll often find that it’s the...
¿Quedamos para hablar?
Aprender un idioma nuevo es tarea difícil pero hay que practicar y mantener una motivación activa. Practicar su pronunciación, explorar más vocabulario y leer mucho para que la gramática nos sea cada vez más conocida. Esto puede provocarnos cierto estrés y acaba por...
The Dangers of Eating in English
If politics and religion are the biggest conversational taboos at business lunches, the safest and most obvious option is probably the food itself. But even here, there are enough linguistic traps in English to make eating out a hazardous experience for the...
Noun Combinations: Some “Issues”
How you do a noun combinations? Here you have some «issues». If you ever make mistakes using noun combinations like “training courses” in your business English, read on for a guide to the dangers and how to avoid them. “Noun + Noun” combinations like “business...
Importancia de la música en el aprendizaje de un idioma
¿Cómo aprender idiomas a través de la música? La Importancia de la música en el aprendizaje de un idioma es mucha, ¿sabes por qué?. La música nos ayuda a estimular más nuestro cerebro y por tanto a mejorar y aprender el idioma de una manera más sencilla y divertida....