On October 17th, English Metas is inviting students and guests to a Live NBA basketball game. We are inviting you to this event because, like the dinner, we want to offer people a chance to practice their English in a variety of settings, have some fun, and (of course) expand their professional networks.
I know what [...]
I recently stumbled upon a website called www.bloggingheads.tv and I am fascinated by the concept. Basically, the website combines two streaming videos to show a pair of experts discussing any given topic. There is a diverse range of people and subjects, from politics, to science, to art.
Bloggingheads is a perfect example of how the internet [...]
This week the university classes began. One of the new subjects I have is “Business English”.
When I came to class I was surprised to see that it was full of people. Supposedly, all those students were there to learn or to perfect their English. After a few minutes of beginning, the teacher asked us [...]
It is generally expected that in the workplace your performance will not only be monitored by tracked as well. Typically you find yourself sitting down with the boss every three to six months to review your performance track record. In this meeting he or she asks how you are feeling about your work, the challenges, [...]
Some common expressions we use in English have interesting origins, here are a few:
- “To break the ice” means to relax a tense or formal social atmosphere. It also means to begin an endeavor. The phrase was first used in a poem by Lord Byron:
And your cold people [the British] are beyond all price,
When once [...]
Hello Everyone!
English Metas is pleased to invite you to our monthly dinner on Thursday, September 18th at 21:00 in the Lounge at the “Romeo and Juliet” Restaurant
*the address can be found in events on our website www.englishmetas.com
As you know, the events held by English Metas are an excellent opportunity to expand your personal and professional [...]
I am a woman (last time I checked). I am also Director of Operations and therefore a professional. My latest endeavor is being taken seriously by male professionals.
When I first entered the Barcelona business world I possessed a childlike innocence when it came to networking and general business interaction. When asked, “what do you do?” I generally [...]
“Academics…have yet to agree on what the knowledge economy is” says Edward Russell-Walling in 50 Management Ideas, but he says that however you define it, the world is rapidly becoming a knowledge economy. The author tells us that in today’s economy, labor and capital are no longer the only two important factors. Knowledge has actually [...]
Everybody knows that to read books in English helps to improve our vocabulary, but how many times you have said “the work, the task of house… I do not have free time to practise English “.
For those that end the week without forces to raise a book there goes another option: to see our favourite [...]
After spending 5 years in Barcelona and living amongst a culture slowly accepting English as another language, I have been surprised at a few idiosyncrasies. Just yesterday I was walking on Mallorca Street and looking for a restaurant called De Tapa Madre to meet a client of mine. Not sure how far I had to [...]