Sammy is 11 years old. She is young, healthy and attractive but for some reason, she is not happy with her looks. “When I grow up, I’m going to be a singer or dancer. It’s hard to get into show business. Looks are important and I’m going to do everything I can to become famous....
When writing a curriculum vitae, it’s important to include all the right information so the hiring manager can see, at first glance, why you are a strong candidate for the job.
So you want a day off. Let’s take a look at what you are asking for. There are 365 days per year available for work. There are 52 weeks per year, in which you already have 2 days off per week, leaving 261 days available for work.
When Tom left school he applied for a job in the accounts department of a local engineering company. They gave him a job as a trainee. Tom worked hard and his prospects looked good. After his first year, he got a good pay rise, and after two years he was promoted. After six years, he...
If you go into one of London’s most fashionable bars, there’s a good chance that you will see the most fashion-conscious drinkers with a curious blue-green drink in front of them. What is this new craze that everyone is talking about? Absinthe.
On January 8, Gladys Presley gave birth to twin boys, Elvis and Jessie, in Tupelo, Mississippi. Sadly, only Elvis survived and, when he was 13, he and his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he went on to graduate from High School in 1953.
Winter begins at the winter solstice when the Earth’s pole is pointing away from the Sun. Because the Earth’s pole is tilted about 22.5° away from the Sun, less sunlight is coming down on the hemisphere. By the time of the winter solstice, the weather has become decidedly cold – excluding the region between the...
Do devatenáctého ročníku soutěže, kterou pořádá Jednota tlumočníků a překladatelů, bylo přihlášeno celkem 62 titulů. Česko-slovenská porota složená ze zástupců překladatelských a tlumočnických organizací vybrala následující tituly.
Zu den schönsten Festtagen des Jahres gehört Weihnachten. Das ist das Fest von Christi Geburt. In Städten und Städtchen finden Weihnachtsmärkte statt, man kann dort Geschenke, Spielzeuge, Lebkuchen, Glühwein und verschiedene Süßigkeiten kaufen. Zu Hause stellen die Menschen den traditionellen Adventskranz mit vier dicken Kerzen auf den Tisch.
