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The summer is upon us and what a summer it is set to be! The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Euro 2012, the Olympic Games, magazine maybe the comeback of the Greek drachma, and the second is- sue of View Magazine. Let’s be honest though, the most impor- View – časopis za učenje tant event of the summer is your first appearance on the beach engleskog jezika and what to wear, and we have that covered in How To. Mihanovićeva 20, 10000 Zagreb Tel: 01 457 6639 Thank you for all your correspondence following the first issue. Fax: 01 457 6450 We really appreciate your comments and suggestions and take E-mail: [email protected] them seriously; as a result, you will find a section dedicated to Izdavač: music. We hope you enjoy it! Another new feature is the com- Lingua Media izdavaštvo d.o.o. petition page where you can win some great prizes to develop Tisak: your English further. Tiskara Velika Gorica d.o.o. Trg kralja Tomislava 38, 10410 Velika Gorica Developing and improving a language is no easy thing - there is no magic formula, no quick fix. Hard work is usually the key. Direktorica: Ivana Lieli However, reading in any language has been proven one of the [email protected] most effective ways of increasing vocabulary, improving spell- Glavni urednik: ing, and ingraining good grammar practice. This month’s View Conrad Kellett has articles to stimulate and invigorate you. [email protected]

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6 WHAT’S UP? 32 IN MOTION What’s up, what’s in and what’s just plain Beach volleyball: like it or love it crazy 35 BEN’S VIEW 8 COULD THIS BE Trans-Asia Express: part two YOU? Olympic Dreams: what does it take to 36 INSIDE VIEW become an Olympian? What’s your learning style? 10 HOW TO 39 MUSIC Life’s a beach: look good on the beach this Small country - great festivals summer 40 EXPERT VIEW 12 ON THE ROAD Psychometric testing: we know what you are The Royal Jubilee: what’s the big deal? thinking 16 LECTURE TIME 42 LECTURE TIME BUSINESS Improve your English - words and phrases E-mails - can you write a good one? 18 TOP STORY 44 A POSTCARD FROM Olympic Games: London 2012 - the Dubrovnik: the pearl of the Adriatic lowdown 47 WHAT’S NEW? 22 ENGLISH IN ACTION Mirror mirror - the latest fashion aid So, how good is your English? 48 FOOD FOR THOUGHT 24 ON THE SCREEN CLUB 27: people are just dying to get in What you should be watching and why 49 FUN PAGE 26 EUROPEAN VIEW Jokes, a word search, puzzles, and more Bloomsday 51 COMPETITIONS 28 NATIVE VIEW WIN WIN WIN - a chance to win some prizes The Holy Grail: the search for a perfect in our new competition accent 30 BUSINESS WISE Business jargon and clichés

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5 WHAT’S UP

What’s up, what’s in and what’s just plain crazy © Gunther von Hagens, Institute for Plastination, Heidelberg / Germany von Hagens, Institute for Plastination, © Gunther www.bodyworlds.com

WARNING - do not read over breakfast I’ve got you under my skin

ave you ever looked at an ani- reveal what goes on under the skin. I want to stress at this point none of the mal running effortlessly over the The exhibition brings together nearly animals were killed; they all died of natu- Hground, a bird soaring high above 100 plastinate and capillary specimens ral causes prior to being plastinated. in full flight, or a fish swimming grace- to guide visitors on a safari journey fully at breath-taking speed? If you have, through nature’s anatomy. From goats The process of plastination is a method you may have pondered: how they can to giraffes and octopuses to ostriches, of preservation that prevents decay and do that? What allows them to do stuff I visitors will see the body make up of allows different parts of specimens to can’t? What goes on under their skin? some of the world’s most impressive be seen in amazing detail. It is the same animals. Highlights of the Animal In- process as is used to plastinate the hu- An exhibition at the National History side Out exhibition include standing man bodies featured in other BODY Museum in London may not be able to face to face with an adult gorilla, peer- WORLDS exhibitions. answer all those questions, ing up at an entire Asian elephant and but it can witnessing a shark outlined entirely in Gunther von Hagens invented the pro- its dense network of blood vessels. cess at Heidelberg University in 1977. He Understanding anatomy is crucial to owns a number of patents relating to the discovering more about the evolu- techniques and has been continually re- tion of animals and the natural world. fining the method ever since. There are, This is a unique chance to explore however, always new challenges, such as the intricate biology and physiology the elephant, the largest specimen ever of some of the world’s most spec- plastinated and one of the stars of Animal tacular creatures. Animal Inside Inside Out. Out is from the same team behind Gunther von Hagens’ famous The result is that when viewing the ex- BODY WORLDS shows. It goes hibition you are not sure if you are in an more than skin deep, stripping art gallery, on the set of a sci-fi movie or away nature’s flesh to her bare in the Natural History Museum. Animals bones. with their skin stripped away to reveal their inner workings ought to make you All the animals in this exhibi- squirm, but somehow they don’t. The tion have been plastinated by animals with nothing left but their capil- the BODY WORLDS team at laries, such as the ostrich and the shark, the Institute for Plastination. are truly stunning. • ©Natural History Museum, London

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Free Hyde Park Concert

On the same night as the opening of the Olympic Games, a free concert will be held in Hyde Park, Lon- don to celebrate the Games. Each of the four nations of the UK will be represented by a band: Duran Duran, England; Paolo Nutini, Scotland; Snow Patrol, North- ern Ireland; and Stereophonics, Wales. There are, of course, many bands which could have been chosen to represent the four nations, but with the four bands billed, anyone attending the gig can be assured of an avalanche of hits. Check out the BBC I Radio Player nearer the time; there is a good chance they will be broadcasting the gig on one of their stations. • © Gunther von Hagens, Institute for Plastination, Heidelberg / Germany von Hagens, Institute for Plastination, © Gunther www.bodyworlds.com

Basketball is Hip Hop

The NBHHCM (National Basketball & Hip-Hop Culture Month) Foundation has announced that this year’s celebrations will take place in July. Yao Ming has become a Global Ambassador for the game. The expansion of the fusion between hoops and hip hop is most likely to come from Asian countries promoting the original “Four Elements” of hip hop (DJ-ing, rap(MC-ing), break dance, and graffiti art). Yao Ming is a global star and his presence can only fuel enthusiasm throughout the Asia re- You are never too old to gion. The hoops and hip hop culture trend that began in the U.S. during the early 1980s is entering its 4th decade with an learn English even wider audience. Internet and satellite feeds of basketball games, news, and hip hop music connect the world more Jirouemon Kimura of Japan turned 115 on April 19th. Born in than ever. A global study estimated that 11% of the population 1897, he is the oldest verified man alive in the world. Kimura plays basketball- an amazing 450 million people world-wide. still walks with the aid of a walker, eats three meals a day Most players are in the age range between 12 and 24. This age and reads a daily newspaper. In fact, he continues to try new group, male and female, is extremely influenced by hip hop things and has recently started learning English. How has he culture and music throughout the world. • lived so long? He says, “It is my own interpretation. But may- be this is due to some unknown forces of nature.”

However, he is not the oldest person alive; that honour goes to an American, Besse Cooper, who was born in August 1896.

In their lifetime, they have witnessed television, air condition- ing, tea bags, instant coffee, two world wars, the building and dismantling of the Berlin wall, space travel, the internet, and Big Brother on TV.

They both have some way to go to be the longest living peo- ple ever. The oldest verified living man was Shigechiyo Izumi from Japan who lived 120 years and 237 days. A French wom- an, Jeanne Calment, was the oldest person ever, living to the ripe old age of 122 years and 164 days. She is believed to have said, “I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I’m very lucky.” •

7 COULD THIS BE YOU?

If they row as well as they speak English, then no problem Olympic Dreams

ext month we will all be catching some perfect moment. Recently, we got a new boat of the Olympic Games; it’s one of those and it’s going better and better. The coach says it Noccasions where memories are im- sits better on the water; we can’t see it from our planted. As a young boy with an over active side, but the coach says it’s better, so it’s better! imagination, I would spend hours in the back garden re-enacting what I had seen on the screen. Technique? I would become Cuban Alberto Juantorena, known as `El Caballo’ (The Horse), 1.90 m tall, and famed for his 2.7 m stride length as well as the only man in history In rowing, technique is very important. Maybe you’ve to win both 400 m and 800 m gold medals in the same Games. looked at rowing thinking, “Oh, that’s easy, I could do that”, Until I was bowled over by Juantorina, I didn’t even know where but every day we work on our technique. But it’s even more than Cuba was! My point is, the games widen our horizons and inspire technique, you need to be mentally strong. When we are going us. I, like many, dreamt of being an Olympian; alas, dreams are not well in a race, it feels great, but you have to keep telling yourself, enough. A couple of weeks ago, I caught up with two guys, Valent “Don’t slow down, don’t do anything stupid”. In all honesty, the and Martin Sinkovic, who are living the dream; they will be in Lon- pain kicks in after 250 metres, and we’ve got another 1750 metres don competing for a medal. How had they done it? What does it to go. We push ourselves during training to replicate the pain, the take to stand on the shoulders of giants? situation. If you want to be first, you have to push through the pain barrier. Of course, we don’t win all the time. No one does. That’s something normal; you have to lose to be better. You start to think Valent and Martin, tell us about your rowing, about what you did wrong in the race so you can improve. We have yourselves and your aspirations? a psychologist and we have some sessions with her every week, to be mentally ready when the race comes. Before a race, it’s mentally Big questions! Our eldest brother started rowing after seeing it on TV very difficult. Because you know it’s going to come down to inches, and we followed. After about two years, we had some success at re- and you have to give 100% in every race, especially in the big com- gattas, and when we won some medals, we saw and thought: we can petitions. do this, we can be good at this. Being brothers definitely helps: you have someone to rely on, we know each other inside out; it helps. Goals for the year? We row in a quad with Damir Martin and David Šain where each rower has two oars. Valent is the stroke. Yes, I set the rhythm and Well, we believe we can get a medal, and that’s what we’re trying they all follow. I am also the cox: I steer the boat using my knees. to achieve. Yes, there’s pressure, but we have had pressure for two Our training schedule is pretty tough: we train twelve times a or three years now. week; each session is two to three hours. On the water, in the gym, and in winter, when the lake is frozen, we use rowing simula- tors, we go running and cross country skiing.

Food?

Well, we eat pretty much everything. We have to eat lot of vege- tables and have a varied diet. Nikola Bralić, our coach, has decided what our ideal weight should be. He is very important; he has to know how to show you the perfect rowing technique; he has to know how to prepare you physically so you are at your peak at the

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Lots of sportsmen and women seem to take pride in represent- Why do you do it? ing their country. Croatians are very proud to represent theirs. How important is it for you to wear the Croatian vest? We enjoy it. It’s a great sport, you need talent and technique. It’s a bit of both, you definitely need talent, but without hard work Maybe because of the war, Croatians are more patriotic, and it’s a and dedication, you won’t achieve anything. It’s wonderful rowing young country, and because of this we are proud. We are elated when everything’s in harmony, it’s a great feeling, and it’s great to to row wearing the Croatian vest. When I heard the national win. Of course, you feel better when you win. But even if you don’t anthem in the world championships and saw the flag, that was win, if you have given 100%, your all, your best, then you’re happy. something special. Not as happy as when you win, but happy.

Inspiration? There are a lot of guys out there on the water. How do they feel when you are faster than them? We get it mainly from ourselves, but we admire all athletes who have achieved many victories and good results. But, I always start I don’t know - you’d have to ask them. But it feels great to us! with myself - what I can do to be better. We also strive to beat the Actually, a couple of weeks ago, we beat some decent guys dur- best, like the Australians and the Germans. It’s always better when ing practice and they were very sporting, congratulating us. It’s you beat the best, it’s a better feeling. We are friends out of the that sort of sport; everyone who trains at any level knows the water, but on the water...! persistence needed in this sport. You know, after about 250 me- tres it starts to hurt! The last 500 m are the toughest, that’s when Superstitions? we need to dig deep. We have 10 really strong strokes and try to keep up the momentum, the rhythm, to the end. It’s why we keep training. One of the guys in the quad, who will remain nameless, likes to wear the same socks. Not the same socks the whole week; that would be gross even for rowers! No, but in every competition he What are the pluses and minuses of rowing? wants to wear the socks he was wearing when he won his first important race. You have to train a lot - it takes real dedication. One of the big pluses is that we burn so many calories rowing, we can pretty And finally, what does it take to become a world champion much eat what we want (they look at each other and laugh). rower, a potential Olympic medallist? We don’t socialise beyond the boat. You need a bit of space. My friends don’t even know Sonja. Of course, we go for the occasional Good health, a good body and good luck. row together, that’s normal. Usually, we keep quiet in the boat for a while, then we just get on with it. Actually, I believe it takes far more, so look out for Valent, Martin, Damir and David. They could become your or someone else’s he- Is there a leader in the boat? roes at London 2012, and if you ever get to meet them in person, you won’t be disappointed. Not really, although Sonja shouts instructions during training ses- sions, but we’re a team. If you asked me about Sonja’s best and worst qualities, I would say she talks a lot! But she is quite motiva- Girl power tional. I would say I know I can depend on Maja; she never gives up, I can It’s Friday night, dusk is just closing in, and there’s a slight nip in the trust her, and I know she is never going to stop. air. It is, after all, still April. I look to my left and see a long, narrow expanse of water. This is the National Rowing Centre in Zagreb, set within the Jarun complex - a huge park with open spaces for bar- becues, trees, cycle and rollerblading paths, lakes for swimming and Do you have time for relationships? rowing, and bars for the hip and trendy (Zagreb’s best kept secret). Yes, as long as they are rowers! Most young people are getting ready to go out onto the town, but the two young women I have come to talk to have no such What are your hopes for the future? thoughts. They have just clambered out of their rowing boat after another gruelling, two-hour session on the water. Sonja Kešerac Our immediate goal is to try to qualify for the Olympics. We have and Maja Anić are Olympic hopefuls, the current Croatian pairs to finish first or second - that will be tough. If we qualify, we will champions. The Olympic Games are only a few weeks away, but reassess our goals, but to get there would be amazing. As for the they must qualify in Switzerland to achieve the dream of compet- future, one day I would like to settle down, get married and have ing at London 2012. a family, but I wouldn’t encourage my kids to row. Well, perhaps if they really wanted to, sure, but it’s a tough life – building up your I wanted to know why two young women would put themselves physical condition, technical training and dedication. through this, what makes them tick and, after seeing them on and out of the water, why they do it. What struck me during our conversation was the dedication and sacrifices these athletes are putting in. I truly hope they achieve their goals. Their commitment is mirrored in every team trying to qualify and win in any sport. So, when we are sitting watching the Olym- pics, let’s remember the time, effort and commitment required just to be there. It really isn’t the winning, but the taking part that mat- ters. For the first time, I truly understand this statement. •

PS: Just prior going to press, Sonja and Maja missed out on getting to the Olympics, finishing one place (2.5 seconds) away from Lon- don. Big dreams require big hearts, and theirs are huge.

Written by: Conrad Kellett

9 HOW TO

How to look good on the beach this summer Life’sLife’s aa beachbeach

Swimwear This season fashion gurus highlight a few options

Swimwear with prints - for For her these outfits colour is not the only defining factor; you can play around with various slogans and especially with patterns from or some, going to the beach famous paintings. With this type of swim- means putting on a swimming Gold and sil- wear, choose a coquettish, flirtatious hat ver swimming Fcostume, throwing a towel over and light-coloured pumps. your shoulder and walking down costumes - these metallic fab- Tropical and animal prints dusty, stone covered paths towards rics give an additional - for those who are playful and the sea. For others, it is not such a shimmer in the hot high-spirited, bright colours simple algorithm. This group must summer sunshine, and floral print swimsuits await. take a trip to a larger newsagent, but if you feel this Animal prints beckon those buy a few fashion magazines (one is too much, try who are confident and slightly to find a costume dangerous. With these combi- or two of which might even be with at least gold nations a bronze glow on your Croatian), attend several fashion or silver threads. skin glistening with sun oil is shows and conduct a final consul- Striving for perfec- the right look, but your make tation with trusted fashion gurus tion, it is essential to top up should be light, and make (of course this excludes parents, everything off with striking shiny sandals sure you have stocked up on siblings and cousins. What do they or flip flops and a selection of thin metal thin bracelets. bracelets. After all you‘ve heard about know?). Finally, all this will have to bling %!/** a few choice words have Insider information - and, just be given the seal of approval by crossed your mind, but no, this season it is maybe, you should take more notice of googling until the early hours of the not considered vulgar. This year’s metallic what real men think of bikinis rather than morning. The purpose and ultimate shades are black! just taking into account the fashion experts’ goal is to compile an authoritative point of view! (A friend of mine told me men are not usually thinking about the sun- list of must-haves for an appear- Retro swimsuit - again this season set when they set off for the beach. Really?) ance on the beach, in order to shine it’s difficult to resist Statistics say that swimming costumes with and overshadow the rest of the tempting stripes, slightly fuller bikini briefs are ahead of pop- population, as they stroll across the dots, frills, ruffles ular string “triangles”, while padded, un- grains of sand. The carefree group and check patterns, derwired tops are a definite no. Men don’t is already on the beach, enjoying in an array of reds, want to see a woman in a monokini, and whites and blues. whilst a one-piece is never their favourite, themselves and nonchalantly relax- The vintage cut is the more fashionable can pass. ing. After all the compulsory read- in on the beach, They would also prefer their partner not ing has been digested, the verbal and you should to turn up in an extra-avant-garde cos- consultations have been completed use it to your tume. and an investigation of cyber space advantage to hide minor imperfections and help you project the concluded, group two can set off on image of a diva from the Hollywood a shopping mission. classics. If this is your choice, sunglasses covering half your face and elegant san- Finally, after all tasks have been dili- dals are a must. For him gently carried out, we are ready to Swim briefs - for this present the Top 5 beach must-haves Minimalist bikini - black and white or monochrome pieces are never out of model, you need to possess for the forthcoming season. fashion, and they make you look slimmer a body resembling the Greek (be careful when choosing the cut). Make god Apollo. If you don’t, it sure all other beachwear fashion accesso- might be prudent to avoid ries correspond in style. this style.

10 HOW TO Swimming Sun cream Beach Apparel trunks / boxer swimming Sun cream is the most useful item to have Pareos, kimonos, shawls, dresses, T-shirts to hand when an irresistible, suntanned – nothing should be left to chance be- - this style shorts hunk plonks himself down next to you. All cause this is the outfit in which you will favours a flatabdomen , you have to do is ask him to put cream on make your first appearance on the beach. although you can get your back! It never fails. In theory you guys After waking up, assess your mood and away with a slight belly. can ask the sun-kissed maiden next to you decide what message you want to send to put cream on your back too, however and choose an outfit, preferably one which your chances are about as good as Great complements your swimwear.

Board shorts Britain winning gold medals in both bas- - this style includes ketball and handball at London 2012. Sun a number of varia- Pets cream should also protect you against UVA tions and is there- and UVB rays. You should be careful when Honestly, your dog is this fore a good choice choosing sun cream: those who paid at- season’s compulsory for all. The advan- tention in chemistry lessons will be more fashion accessory. Not tage of these shorts able to choose a cream without harmful only can you have fun is you can wear ingredients!! I should also remind you that with it, but it can also them off the beach even on a cloudy day, the sun’s rays can act as a bait to attract too. Bear in mind penetrate the clouds and cause sunburn. attention! All right, it that for the fairer doesn’t necessarily have to sex, a perfectly be a dog. Other pets are also sculptured body is not crucial (yeah right!), Gadgets welcome. Just a word of caution! You must but statistics say that for men, the abs are Some might say these devices are surplus check whether you are allowed on the beach the most important part of the body (yeah to requirement, others that they are essen- with your pet - the fines can be pretty steep. right!). What, so you still haven’t put down tial. In our case, essential. Imagine that fate- this magazine to do sit-ups? ful encounter happening on your special We are almost done. There is just one more beach and you aren’t able to announce it thing to complete the list - don’t forget a Let’s assume you are blessed with good on your favourite social network. Unthink- pleasant mood and a contagious smile. fortune in choosing and purchasing your able. Now you are ready to join the first group ideal swimwear. Need more advice? Well, from the beginning of the story on the for the dos and don’ts of the beach, I P.S. If, as I believe, you were thinking ahead beach! Happy holidays! • would need to write a manual! But for now last winter, you probably asked Santa Claus let’s concentrate on looking good. for a new smart phone. Written by: Danijela Žura

IDIOMS AND PHRASES to give the seal of approval to accept something, especially officially odobriti to carry out to do something that needs to be organized and planned izvršiti, obaviti to strive for to make a great effort to achieve something težiti nečemu to top something off to complete something successfully by doing one last thing staviti točku na i check pattern pattern of squares, especially on cloth karirani uzorak to be in to be fashionable biti u modi to stock up on to buy a lot of something in order to keep it for when you need it later opskrbiti se to take notice to pay attention to something primjetiti to take something into to consider facts or details when making a decision about something uzeti u obzir account board shorts trousers that reach the knees, worn by men when swimming kratke hlače za kupanje to bear in mind to remember something that is important or could be useful in the imati na umu future to be blessed with something to have a special ability, good quality, etc imati sreće da to leave something to chance to not plan something but just hope everything will happen as prepustiti sudbini intended WORDS…WORDS…WORDS to overshadow to make someone or something else seem less important zasjeniti diligently hard working, and being careful and thorough vrijedno; marljiv(o) flip-flops open summer footwear with a V-shaped band across the front japanke pumps flat, light shoes balerinke coquettish trying to attract the attention of men without having sincere feelings koketni to glisten to shine and look wet or oily svjetlucati prudent sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks razborit abdomen the front part of your body between your chest and legs; belly trbuh hunk an attractive man with a strong body komad sunburn red and painful skin that you can get from spending too much time in opeklina od sunca the sun apparel clothes odjeća

11 ON THE ROAD The Royal Jubilee - what’s the big deal?

The approval rating among the British public for the Queen is a massive 75%, far higher than for the elected, democratic holders of power in the country. Why is that? What is so special about her? Is she more than mere flesh and blood?

Who needs The Royal Family?

he Brits seem to be suffering from an attack of retro-patri- otism. Although a year has passed since a glamorous couple Thad a gorgeous wedding, there is still a buzz in the air. Over an extended weekend at the beginning of June, the population of Great Britain will not only enjoy an extra holiday, but most of them will join in celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Eliza- beth II. As usual, whenever a royal event takes place, numbers will be boosted by hordes of tourists and packs of journalists, pho- tographers, camera crews and reporters from all over the world. The British Royal Family is one of the most famous families on the planet. The Queen is enormously popular and commands the respect and affection of millions. Yet she is also ananachro - nism, a representative of an institution which continues practices which have long been abandoned in modern society, in which the privilege of birth means more than merit, male heirs are more important than females, English Protestantism is the only religion allowed, and the breeding (gene) pool is restricted, excluding other ethnic groups. In this day and age, since the UK is a democratic, multicultural state, who needs the Royal Family?

A global brand

Look at any British newspaper or magazine; daily, weekly or monthly and you will probably find a report or article, most proba- bly with a photograph, about a member of the Royal Family. These days, it is taken for granted that newspapers sell better if they have a front page photograph of the Queen, William, Kate, or possibly even Charles or Camilla.

The Queen took the first steps towards creating a brand out of the House of Windsor by insisting, against the Government’s advice, on allowing her own coronation to be televised. It was a worldwide success. Since then, the role of counsellor has been gradually re- placed by the role of PR expert and the Royal Family has become one of the UK’s most successful exports. Diana was the individual who sent the brand rocketing, and she did it in spite of the anguish The Firm (the nickname of the Royal Family) caused her. She was blessed with photogenic looks, and her sad personal life made her take on tasks which the world loved, from holding hands with AIDS patients to wearing protective clothing in a mined area. When she died, the Royal Family came to its senses (tradition and protocol were overridden at the last minute) and gave her a send-off which

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combined a decorous funeral with a cathartic happening, acces- FOR sible to all. The PR machine continues to churn out magnificent products and achieve delicate, impossible feats, such as reinvent- 60• They bring economic benefits to the UK, mostly through tourism. ing Camilla (The Doberman), who used to be universally despised, Foreign visitors flock to royal palaces, castles and parks and any- as the Duchess of Cornwall, who is now generally acceptable. All thing else with a royal connection the stops were pulled out for William and Catherine’s wedding last • They are a ‘national treasure’, not only in the metaphoric sense; year. It was watched by 2 billion people worldwide (that is almost a the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton cost third of the planet!) Consumers want more and they must be fed. £20 million (how shocking!), but generated over £1 billion (how The minor royals (Andrew, Camilla, Beatrice, Eugenie, Zara) visit amazing!) film sets, hang out with movie stars, train with sporting heroes, go • They provide a link with history, pride for which most British clubbing with rap artists, and generally give people what they want people have flowing through their veins, and which is a con- – glamour and excitement, spiced with the odd comic turn. Will stant source of fascination, envy and adulation on the part of and Kate invited their brand pals to their brand wedding – Victoria foreigners and David Beckham, Elton John and David Furnish, Joss Stone, • They provide reasons for pageantry, which the British do so well, Guy Ritchie, Rowan Atkinson, and others. Where wealth is new, the and which has others (particularly Americans) swooning in admira- need to belong to something enduring is strong. tion • They are ambassadors, promoting the image of the UK abroad In the constellation of royal stars, the Queen, William and Kate during their frequent official travels take the leading roles. Together, they represent the magic which is • They boost morale at home and abroad, catalysing the ‘feel-good behind the Windsor combination brand– tradition and modernity. factor’, whether visiting British troops on dangerous assignments, The twinkle of ancient jewels and lustre of formal gowns, repre- or visiting the victims of natural disasters senting heritage, is cleverly offset by the shiny sparkle of the young • They carry out an enormous amount of charitable work, couple, with their sharp clothes, big hair (well, Kate’s, at least) and helping raise money for a wide range of good causes and good looks, representing the cool heartbeat of Britain. needy people

Popular opinion

Today, 63% of the British public think the RECOMMENDED READING UK is better off with the monarchy. A whopping 67% think the monarchy is rel- evant to life. We obviously do it better than Alan Bennett. The Uncommon anyone else, as no other royal family even comes close. Reader, Faber and Faber Ltd and

Most people have an opinion about retain- Profile Books, 2007. ing or abolishing the monarchy. Many of them are not the Queen’s subjects, but If you want to read a short fictional account of how the Queen might react still feel they have a part in the discussion. in a particular situation, get hold of this little book. Alan Bennett has written Hardly any of them produce philosophical a gem, a perfectly formed book, in his inimitable style - droll, gently satirical, arguments or principles – most of them are and entertaining. The Queen discovers there is a mobile library outside Buck- subjective or topical. Here is a quick over- ingham Palace. One of her kitchen staff uses it regularly. She is intrigued, and view of some reasons for and against the British Royal Family. starts borrowing books she might otherwise never have read. As a result, her horizons are broadened and all sorts of interesting things begin to happen…

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AGAINST WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT • They are undemocratic; none of them was elected and they are who they are by accidents of birth or marriage THE ROYALS • They are elitist and prop up the Establishment • They are religiously discriminatory, since Christians who are members of other Churches apart from the Church of England, let “Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl, but she doesn’t have a lot alone other world religions, cannot inherit the throne to say.” (The Beatles) • They are funded (to a certain extent) by the British taxpayer “I do seriously believe that they are benefit scroungers, • They have become a sort of live soap opera, providing voyeuristic nothing else.” (Morrissey) entertainment for people with nothing better to watch • They are an old-fashioned institution which deliberately sup- “She is impatient of the attitude towards her to treat her presses the personalities of individuals (if they pop up, they tend to like a film star.” (Harold Macmillan) make fools of themselves) • They appeal to snobs and promote snobbery, particularly among “A morose bat-eared and chinless man, prematurely aged, those who fancy themselves as the recipients of awards and hon- and with the most abysmal taste in royal consorts.” ( Chris- ours topher Hitchens about Prince Charles) • They are not really British at all, but German by ancestry, and “I know it’s just a job they have to do, but sometimes I do rather inbred wish they wouldn’t.” (Diana, Princess of Wales, about the Having said all that, the approval rating among the British public for Royal Family) the Queen is a massive 75%, far higher than for the elected, demo- “The laws of genetics apply even if you refuse to learn cratic holders of power in the country. Why is that? What is so spe- them.” (Allison Plowden) cial about her? Is she more than mere flesh and blood? “You never actually get to know who is cooking for the Who is Elizabeth II? Queen - but I wouldn’t employ him because the food was s**t.” (Gordon Ramsay) Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in February 1952 at the tender age of 21, following the death of her father. She was young and beautiful, a fairytale princess with a handsome husband. From the very start, she embraced her destiny with great determination, courage, and above all, dedication. She has a high sense of calling to serve her people, and it is this, above anything else, which has endeared her to generation after generation throughout her long reign. When she celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1977, she said this, WHAT THEY SAID ABOUT “When I was 21, I pledged my life to the service of our people and I asked God’s help to make good that vow. Although that vow was THEMSELVES not made in my salad days, when I was green in judgment, I do not regret nor retract one word of it”. She has submitted her personal life, actions and words selflessly to the needs of the role. She has “I’m just a bloody amoeba. I’m the only man in the country experienced great joys and borne difficulties with fortitude. During not allowed to give his name to his children.” (Prince Philip) the Second World War, as a young princess, she set an example by “Do you seriously expect me to be the first Prince of Wales learning to drive an ambulance and following the example of her in history not to have a mistress?” (Prince Charles) parents, showed compassion for the suffering of the British people, particularly Londoners. She has coped with personal and national “I wanted to work; it’s not right for a princess of the royal tragedies, family scandals, and even personal attacks (she has been house to be commercial, so Andrew and I decided to make shot at, while riding in a parade, and has even had an intruder in the divorce official so I could go off and get a job.” (Sarah her bedroom at Buckingham Palace). She loves horses and dogs – Ferguson) her favourite corgi, Susan, went on honeymoon with her and the Duke of Edinburgh. “My children are not royal; they just happen to have the Queen for their aunt.” (Princess Margaret) Perhaps one of the reasons she is so greatly admired is the fact that she does not divulge details of her personal life. She never “We are never tired, and we all love hospitals.” (Queen gives interviews. Nor do we read libellous articles about her in the Mary) press. Some would say she is too impersonal, but most agree that “I am and always will be an HRH. But out of personal by adopting firm rules, she has avoided making the kind of silly choice I like to be called William because that is my name mistakes to which most of her children and grandchildren seem and I want people to call me William - for now.” (Prince prone. Yet she has pioneered two major changes to tradition. One is the ‘Royal Walkabout’, which she started, greeting and chatting William) briefly to people who have waited for hours in all sorts of weather “Being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.” (Diana, to see her. Another is her cautious, controlled use of television. Princess of Wales) Every year since her coronation, she has spoken to the British public in a carefully scripted Christmas message. For the past few “People say to me, would you like to swap your life with years, she has allowed the cameras to film her in her private apart- me for 24 hours? Your life must be very strange. But ments, wearing everyday clothes, often accompanied by one or of course I have not experienced any other life. It’s not more of her corgis. In 1992, when Prince Andrew, Princess Anne strange to me.” (Prince Andrew) and Prince Charles all announced the breakups of their marriages, and there was a catastrophic fire at one of her favourite residences, “When I appear in public people expect me to neigh, grind Windsor Castle, she allowed the mask to slip a little and admitted my teeth, paw the ground and swish my tail - none of that she had had a very hard time -an annus horribilis, as she called which is easy.” (Princess Anne)

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At the age of 85, she is strong and healthy, and continues to shoul- der a punishing workload. Her concentration, efficiency, thorough- ness and self-discipline have not wavered. She continues to be patron of over 600 charities. There is a legendary quality about her, which is enhanced by the fact that she shares the same name as an- other feisty English queen, Elizabeth I, whose reign has gone down in history as a Golden Age. She is only the second monarch in the history of the kings and queens of England to have a Diamond Jubi- lee (the first was Victoria, also a woman…). She is the only monarch ever to have experienced her Diamond Wedding Anniversary.

So far this year, she has travelled to Leicester, Liverpool, Manches- ter and York on official visits. Glancing through the Court Circular, which lists her official engagements, we can see she has held sev- eral investitures, one of which was for Gurkha officers at Windsor it. But she did not project weakness, and the overall result was a Castle, and Councils with the Prime Minister and government min- surge in sympathy and support from the British people. isters, received in audience several newly appointed ambassadors, received many individuals and held receptions for many groups, What does she actually do? attended funerals, memorial services and other church services, unveiled plaques and officiated at opening ceremonies, spoken Well, since the UK is a democracy, she has no real power. She at a multi-faith reception at Lambeth Palace, attended concerts opens Parliament, when she delivers a speech prepared by the and theatre performances, visited schools, community centres, an Government, she meets with the Prime Minister once a week, air-force base, and even been on an official visit to Fortnum and even if she cannot stand them (Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair Masons, the upmarket grocer. Later this year, the Queen will open come to mind), she grants a whole series of traditional, historical the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. honours, she is the Head of State of 16 independent states, in- cluding Australia and Canada and she is the Supreme Governor of In short, the popularity of Queen Elizabeth II is partly due to her the Church of England. Certain things go with the job, and she has role, but also due to her own hard work. Her character, reputa- never tried to evade them. From day to day, and week to week, tion and diligence have thwarted anti-monarchists over and over her schedule is filled with public and charitable functions. She was again. But the whole can of worms about abolishing the monarchy the first reigning monarch to visit Australia and Canada and is the is bound to be opened up again when she dies and Prince Charles most widely travelled head of state in the world. In 1977, she and succeeds to the throne (assuming he does). What will happen Prince Philip toured 36 countries in three months to mark the Sil- when she goes…? • ver Jubilee. Written by: Janet Berkovic

IDIOMS AND PHRASES buzz (in the air) a strong feeling of excitement, pleasure uzbuđenje u zraku to command respect to be respected ulijevati poštovanje to churn something out to produce large quantities of something (not caring about quality) izbacivati, proizvoditi to go clubbing to go to nightclubs izlaziti u noćne klubove to boost morale to improve the level of confidence and positive feelings in people dizati moral charitable work giving help to the poor dobrotvorni rad to fancy yourself (as) to believe, usually wrongly, that you are a particular type of person imati visoko mišljenje o sebi to ascend the throne to become king or queen postati kralj ili kraljica to make a vow to make a serious promise zavjetovati se to be green to be young and lacking experience biti zelen, nezreo can of worms a very complicated situation that causes a lot of problems when you osinje gnijezdo start to deal with it (something) is not all it’s something is not as good as people say it is nije baš tako idealno cracked up to be WORDS…WORDS…WORDS merit (of) an advantage or good feature of something zasluga heir person who has the legal right to receive the title of another person nasljednik when they die anguish mental or physical suffering caused by extreme pain or worry bol, tjeskoba anachronism someone or something that seems to belong to the past zaostalost, anakronizam whopping very large ogroman soap opera a television story about the daily lives and relationships of the same sapunica group of people libellous containing untrue written statements about someone which could klevetnički make other people have a bad opinion of them to pioneer to be the first person to do, invent, or use something predvoditi, utirati putove feisty having a strong determined character and being willing to argue with borben people upmarket made for or used by people who have a lot of money za ekskluzivne kupce

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UNLUCKY FOR SOME!

Find 13 mistakes in the text. The underlined words and phrases all appear in the glossary on page 17.

Let’s face it, it isn’t easy to speak on English. I am in London for two weeks now and I’m still struggling with some basic things. I’m never sure what of these things are wrong: in Monday, in 5 pm, in June, at home, on work... How can I memorize all these things? I strive to perfection but am constantly hindered! I hope I won’t fall my final exam. However, if my teacher penalises me for do- ing spelling mistakes, I think I’m doomed. She said me she won’t, and I can only count on her mercy. And now, instead of cramming all those rules, I’m going to chill in the streets of London. I might come across a handsome Cockney wide

boy who would be confused with my Received Pronunciation anyway!

said/told she won’t/wouldn’t with/by won’t/wouldn’t she said/told on/in English am/have been in London what/which of these things in/on Monday in/at 5 p.m. on/at work !/? I strive to/ or perfection I won’t fall/fail my final exam doing/making mistakes she she mistakes doing/making exam final my fall/fail won’t I perfection or to/ strive I !/? work on/at p.m. 5 in/at Monday in/on things these of what/which London in been am/have English on/in

Find pairs of words with the same/similar meaning WORDS 2 GO

1. pastime a) notorious These words are virtually the 2. hammered b) profitable same in English and Croa- 3. captivating c) honest tian. The pronunciation may 4. hip d) drunk be slightly different, but you 5. apparel e) cool know what they mean! 6. boom box f) relax 7. sulk g) clothes 8. geek h) hobby typical – tipičan 9. lucrative i) enchanting empathy – empatija 10. straightforward j) mope illegal – ilegalan 11. chill k) ghetto blaster 12. frock l) nerd gel – gel infamous dress

13. m) frustrated – frustriran Answer key: 1h, 2d, 3i, 4e, 5g, 6k, 7j, 8l, 9b, 10c, 11f, 12m, 13a 12m, 11f, 10c, 9b, 8l, 7j, 6k, 5g, 4e, 3i, 2d, 1h, key: Answer

Lecture16 Time LECTURE TIME

How well can you use some of the phrases from the glossaries?

1. I’ve never tried paragliding before but I’ll ______.

A) give it a shot B) give it shot C) give a shot to it

2. Some athletes ______which are virtually impossible to break.

A) make records B) accomplish records C) set records

3. Have you ever made a speech ______?

A) in publicity B) publicly C) in public

4. Tom seems to me a ______kind of guy.

A) happy-go-lucky B) lucky-go-happy C) happy-and-lucky

5. Could you please tidy up your room? You always leave things ______.

A) scattered around B) messed around C) scurried around

6. You can’t fool me, I ______.

A) know you in and out B) I know you inside out C) met you in and out

7. Every day I add something to my ______.­­­­­­­­­­­­ Even if I lived a hundred years, I wouldn’t have time to do it all.

A) bucket list B) pocket list C) do list

8. I know the situation seems hopeless, but there’s ______. Be a bit more optimistic!

A) a good side to each coin B) a positive side to each coin C) a flip side to each coin

9. I like Jeff a lot, but when I saw the mess he lived in I was______. ­

A) very off B) turned off C) set off

9. Every time we need to go and see my parents you ­______. You have a headache, or a toothache, or you feel sick. If you don’t want to go, say so!

A) put on a show B) put on a play C) do a drama

10. Before you decide to take a new job, you have ______. Don’t rush into anything!

A) to give many things account B) to take many things into account C) to have many things into account

11. I know it sounds stupid now, but ______what I’ve told you.

A) bear in mind B) set in mind C) put in mind Key: 1 A, 2 C, 3 C, 4 A, 5 B, 6 B, 7 c, 8 b, 9 a, 10 b, 11 c 11 b, 10 a, 9 b, 8 c, 7 B, 6 B, 5 A, 4 C, 3 C, 2 A, 1 Key: LectureTime 17 TOP STORY

London 2012 has thought of everything London Olympics

London 2012

momentous occasion is sprinting For me and so many of the people that towards the folk of the British Isles I know and love, this is a once-in-a- Athis year and – assuming that you lifetime opportunity to see the Olympics don’t live in a cave buried deep in the hosted in my home country. By the time Dinaric Alps – you might just have heard the next one comes around, we’ll all be something about it. The 2012 Summer long dead. I don’t mean to be morbid. Olympics are to be hosted in London, the Okay, perhaps a little bit. I simply looked beautiful, history-rich capital of the Unit- at the facts, then did the maths. The first ed Kingdom. I’m here to tell you more modern Olympic Games to be hosted in about why hosting the Olympic Games London took place in the year 1908, and means so much to us Brits. the second in 1948. That means it has been sixty-four years since the last time we hosted the event.

In 1906, Rome had been preparing to host the 1908 games, when a freak act of nature struck the country. Mount Ve- suvius blew its top, erupting and devas- tating the city of Naples. Volcanoes are among the more inconsiderate natural disasters, never really paying much at- tention to how poor their timing can be. The money that Italy had set aside for the Olympics had to be diverted to the rescue and clean-up mission. A new host was needed and good old London stepped up to the plate. But – unless you believe in fate – it wasn’t London 2012 really our turn.

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Noting the forty-year gap between host- – has been an active advocate of the up- to see, we need to look back at the last ing the 1908 and 1948 Olympics, it’s not coming London Olympics. He has been time London hosted, in 1948. Thanks to the slightest bit accurate to assume that quoted as saying, “The London 2012 the Second World War, the Olympics had this is the average. The original home of Olympic and Paralympic Games will be taken a twelve-year break. The last time the Ancient Olympics – Greece – hosted an astonishing event, and it’s only right it had happened was in Adolf Hitler’s Nazi in 1896 and then did not see the games that we use the opportunity to showcase Germany, in 1936. on its soil again for another one hundred our world leading arts and culture when and eight years. If London hosted again the eyes of the world are on us”. In 1948, although World War II was over, in another sixty-four years, I would be many areas of Europe were still devastat- ninety years old. I hope I’ll live past this I agree with everything he says, but to ed. When it was announced the Olympic age but you can never be sure about understand better why this has got to Games would be restarted, many peo- these things. If I did make it, then I would be a spectacular event for all the world ple debated whether it was sensible to need hearing aids turned up to maximum stage a festival, when so many European volume and a cataract operation in order countries were struggling and people did to see and hear the television in my nurs- London 2012 not have enough food. So, it was agreed ing home. So this is why I say it’s a once- that the athletes would all bring their in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch, cele- own food. Surplus food brought into the brate and feel proud of the 2012 London country was donated to British hospitals. Olympics while I’m relatively young and healthy. Now, I wonder if any of the bars No new stadiums or swimming pools will be showing it on TV where I live, in were built for these Games. Wembley South Korea? Stadium had survived the war and was big enough for many of the events. No Opportunity knocks Olympic Village was erected. Instead, the male athletes were housed in an army Englishman Stephen Fry – famous for camp and the women in school dormito- a multitude of reasons, including being ries. Germany and Japan, the aggressors an actor, screenwriter, author, journalist, of World War II, were not invited to the poet, comedian and television presenter Games.

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Imagine for a second what it must have been like to be a spectator at those Lon- don Olympics sixty-four years ago. The Second World War had ended three years before – a global conflict which had left more than seventy million people dead. Food rationing was still being imple- mented, even more strictly than during the war. Bread was rationed, potatoes were rationed, sweets were rationed and meat was rationed. This continued into the nineteen-fifties.

So imagine a modern-day Olympic sta- dium, with cheering fans, happy families and as much delicious food as you can possibly eat. Now compare it to what it must have been like in London 1948. Perhaps you might have found some fish sustainability. When London’s Olympic die of starvation and AIDS in Africa. But and chips somewhere, but you would Committee bid to host the 2012 Games, mainly it was for her. have had to hand over a ration card – they made a proposal to the Interna- and not even thought about ordering an tional Organising Committee. They A bunch of hardcore anarchists blocked extra-large portion. promised not only to put on a spectacu- the camp entrance so the police couldn’t lar show for all the world to see, but also enter. I soon realised that our group of Now think of the crowd in the 1948 to hold the world’s first truly sustainable peaceful young students had failed to stadium. So many people in the audi- Olympic and Paralympic Games. I’m notify the police that we were there too. ence would have lost one or more family sure this helped London win the bid. It What followed was a week of twenty- members to the war. Might they have also set a very high standard for future four hour surveillance, which reached a seen their country’s flag flying in the host countries. With over four billion climax on the night before the G8 Sum- breeze at Wembley and shed a tear for a people watching and over 200 countries mit (an important meeting between the fallen brother, sister, son or daughter? involved, everyone will be able to see leaders of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, London’s examples of sustainability. It is Japan, USA, Canada and Russia). We The stark contrast between what it was hoped that this will inspire governments wanted to wake up early and take the like then and what it will be like this sum- and people around the world to change. train to Auchterarder – the Scottish vil- mer is something I think British people London 2012 has thought of everything, lage where the summit was to be held at need to remember, if only to remind us from encouraging people to walk and a famous hotel. At 3am, Chloe and I lay to be grateful that things are better now. cycle on newly available walking and cy- huddled together in our tent, with a po- If the event goes successfully, we will be cle paths, to making sure all food served lice helicopter hovering only ten metres able to say we’ve done the Olympics jus- in the venues is ethically and sustainably above our tent. They shone bright lights tice, done ourselves proud and made up sourced, and ensuring no waste produce through the canvas and shouted through for the relatively destitute show last time. goes into landfill sites. megaphones. We were scared. “Come on”, I said, “they’re not going to stop. If On your mark, get set Terrorist threat we wait until daylight, they’ll either fol- low us or have the camp blockaded so Now let’s look at some of the big is- Another major cause for concern this we can’t leave”. Chloe was shaking. We sues surrounding preparations for the summer is the threat of terrorism. I have left the tent and wrapped up in warm London 2012 Olympics. Something that a story to demonstrate the importance clothes. The familiar sound of a helicop- everyone is talking about these days is of this. When I was nineteen years old, I ter appeared behind us. The force from spent ten days living in Scotland for the the blades blew the trees and nettles Make Poverty History march through the around us. “RETURN TO YOUR TENT. I streets of Edinburgh. My girlfriend and REPEAT, RETURN TO YOUR TENT. YOUR I then moved on to the city of Stirling, CAMP HAS BEEN BLOCKADED.” We where we spent a week on an eco-camp looked at each other and ran under the with a student activist group called Peo- biggest tree we could find. “What should ple & Planet. Little did we know that we we do?” I asked. were sharing a camp site with the UK’s most notorious anarchist group. As you can see, we had a wonderful, exciting and scary time that week in I was there because I had a beautiful, Scotland. But on one particular sunny hippy girlfriend named Chloe, who felt afternoon – July 7th 2005 – we stood passionately about the issues. I was also around a solar-powered radio to listen to

London 2012 there because I liked the environment the news from breaking London. What I and I didn’t want millions more people to heard brought tears to my eyes.

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“Co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks ers to support Olympic security; 12,500 hockey, Judo or Taekwondo... there’s went off in London this morning at police officers and 13,500 members of sure to be something you for everyone. I around 8:50am. At least fifty people are the armed forces will be involved in the really hope that you turn on the TV, tune thought to have been killed and a great Games. It’s not clear how many police of- in to the London 2012 Olympics and many more have been injured.” ficers on the ground will be carrying guns. get a taste of world class sport, British culture and London’s fascinating history. Islamic extremist terrorists had set off Whatever happens this summer, we can Better yet, why not jump on one of the bombs on underground trains just out- be sure of one thing; it’s going to be budget airlines to London and see the side Liverpool Street and Edgware Road an incredible event. Whether you enjoy Games in person? • stations, and on another travelling be- watching boxing or diving, football or Written by: Ben McKechnie tween King’s Cross and Russell Square. The final explosion was around an hour later on a double-decker bus in Tavistock IDIOMS AND PHRASES Square, not far from King’s Cross station. to do the maths to figure something out zbrojiti dva i dva While we Brits don’t like to think that this to take place to happen; especially for events održavati se might happen again, we have got to con- planned or already happened sider that hosting the Olympics presents act of nature an event caused by nature sila prirode terrorists with a major opportunity to to set something aside to keep something, like money, time, izdvojiti za cause great damage and spread maxi- for for a special purpose mum terror, at a time when the whole to step up to the plate to agree to help someone or to be preuzeti world is watching London, and thou- responsible for doing something odgovornost sands of journalists and photographers to make it to succeed in getting somewhere in uspjeti are there. Sixteen years ago, during the time for something 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, a man named hearing aid a small object which fits into or slušno pomagalo Eric Rudolph set off a bomb that killed behind your ear to make sounds two people and injured two hundred. It louder, for people who cannot hear well is for these reasons that the UK govern- ment has created a group to deal specifi- nursing home a place where people who are old starački dom and ill can live and be looked after cally with the prevention of terrorist at- tacks during the Olympics this summer. to shed a tear to cry pustiti suzu I’ve recently read some news stories re- to do somebody proud to make people feel proud of you by iskazati se lated to this subject online. One says that doing something well an apartment building in East London, to set a standard to be very good, and so show how postaviti standard near to one of the Olympic venues, is good other things should be to have rooftop surface-to-air missiles landfill site a place where waste is buried under odlagalište placed by the British Army. The Brit- the ground ish government has spent one billion to tune in to watch to a broadcast on television uključiti se u pounds on its Olympics security plan. prijenos Soon we will see RAF Typhoon jets and to get a taste of to experience something that shows doživjeti military helicopters operating in the something you what it is like nešto;okusiti skies above London. The missiles would WORDS…WORDS…WORDS be used to target any large aircraft sus- momentous very important because it will have a važan, značajan pected of being used in a terrorist attack. great influence on the future th Before September 11 2001, this would cave a large natural hole in the side of a spilja have been unthinkable. Now the whole cliff, or under the ground world knows what is possible when ter- to host to provide the place and everything biti domaćin rorists hijack a plane. that is needed for an organised event timing the skill of doing something at tempiranje; Another form of aerial defence comes exactly the right time tajming in the form of helicopters carrying spe- advocate (of) someone who publicly supports zagovarač cially trained snipers. The idea is that they someone or something would target low-flying small aircraft dormitory a large building at a college or studentski dom believed to be involved in a terrorist at- university where students live tack. The sniper would shoot the pilot in to ration to control the supply of something ograničiti količinu mid flight. And then what? I don’t know. because there is not enough nečega Hopefully, there would be no bombs on to cheer to shout as a way of showing navijati board and the plane would crash into a happiness, praise, or support of river. But as you can see, the UK govern- someone or something ment is taking the threat very seriously sustainability the quality of not being harmful to održivost and isn’t sparing any expense in provid- the environment ing the best security possible. Overall, 51 to hijack to use violence or threats to take oteti different police forces are sending offic- control of a plane, vehicle, or ship

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Photos courtesy of UMNA

ood enough to perform a play in English while a theatre full of people Gare staring at you, not to mention three esteemed judges, sitting American Idol style, only feet away from you? So, how good is your English?

Good enough to stand up in front of a roomful of people and talk without any Director and judge for the competition, Rijeka. It’s something they really want to notes for five minutes, persuading them to held a warm-up session. Then it was time do. I’m happy that people came from dif- agree with your argument? for action, the lights dimmed, and the judg- ferent parts of Croatia. The standard was es, Ivan Verunica, Anna Niland and Katarina surprisingly good, starting with the young- Good enough to spell words correctly, Kolega, took their places. Each school per- est: they were very young, about 10 or 11 standing in the spotlight, while hundreds of formed, their play, and after each play the and they spoke tremendous English, going pairs of ears listen for every mistake? judges gave some feedback (just like on X through to the 18 year olds who took on Well, that’s exactly what around 100 stu- Factor, some of it was constructive). I guess some challenging texts. The kids that I have dents from different parts of Croatia did an honest appraisal of their work was a spoken to seem happy, they want to do it in the first English in Action competition new experience for many of the competi- every month.” organised by UMNA (The Association for tors, how would they cope with it? the Promotion of Multimedia Education). And what about the feedback? Armando Chapin Rodríguez and Jadranka So what did the judges think about the Vuković Rodríguez initiated this exciting drama weekend? Ivan: “I think the Croatian mentality is one event. Their mission is simple: to give stu- in which you want to excel, you always dents a chance to use English whilst having Anna Niland: “What I find extraordinary want to do your best. Unless you’re really fun and at the same time developing ad- is how well English is spoken in Croatia, I superb, unless everyone says you were ditional skills. think it’s amazing, and the standard of the absolutely amazing and if there is just a Competitions were held for high and pri- work has been really high across the board, little thing that’s wrong that’s what’s go- mary school students in three categories. the choices of texts and the choice of style ing to stick with you. It’s a very self-critical of performance. I’ve been really impressed culture and this can be a problem. You try to give criticism that is constructive, but Read on if you dare! and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am impressed with how able everyone was, the level of kids will be kids, they will feel disappointed knowledge of the texts seems to be thriv- that either they underperformed or the Drama competition - up to four ing, some seniors, for example, looking at judges were unfair towards them. I hope actors perform an English script Hemingway. The level of ambition is high. our criticism didn’t turn off too many kids. lasting up to 10 minutes I have really enjoyed seeing people create If they were disappointed, hopefully it will their own work.” be temporary, a couple of days of sulking All the schools performed their pieces in a and then they say, “Let’s make things bet- packed, very hot theatre, which certainly Ivan Verunica: “I think this is something ter, let’s show that stupid judge, I can do didn’t help to settle the nerves. Anna Ni- Croatia badly needs. In Rijeka, I have 60 this better.” land, English National Theatre Associate kids doing drama in English and that’s just Anna: “We don’t want them to go away disheartened, it’s very useful to them but it has to be framed well. A way to develop this is to get students to give feedback on each other, discuss what is positive feed- back, what’s negative feedback and what’s constructive feedback. Talk about what worked well, what could be improved and that’s why this type of language and rheto- ric is used throughout rehearsals.

To be honest all the kids I spoke to seemed to enjoy it and took everything in their stride. They were keen to come back. The winners from the Drama sections echoed the comments of others.

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Winners

ANAMARIJA RUPČIĆ (IV Grammar School, Zagreb): “I love speaking in public so it was a real pleasure for me to stand in front of an audience and argue about a topic. I would encourage others to get involved in this type of activity as it builds confidence for life. I think con- fidence is even more important than preparation.”

MISLAV MATIĆ (“Vladimir Becić” Pri- mary School, Osijek): “It was very terrifying at first, and then I thought, what the heck, I am already here. I didn’t really think I was that good. I thought many people were even better than me, like my friends. When you stand in front of so many people you have to just forget about So, how good is your English? everything and just talk.”

Emma, Julia, Filipa (Osijek): “It was a won- similar or opposite point of view. No pres- Spelling Bee - test your derful experience, we had a great time. A sure then, just make it good and memora- spelling ability against the great time rehearsing. If we weren’t in our ble, and, oh yes, ignore the nerves and the other competitors, only one final year for sure we would be back. We audience. What about the judges? Don’t can be left standing! were joking around how we weren’t satis- worry about them, what do they know? fied, that we were disappointed with the And they are: Seth D. Halvorson from If you have ever imagined what a guys in our school, our town, in the whole Columbia University, who happens to rabbit feels like when transfixed by country actually! We all love the musi- have a Ph.D., and is acknowledged as one headlights as the car speeds towards cal Chicago, we took inspiration from the of the top 15 speakers in the USA; Bojan it, then you have some idea of what scene where they sing about their unsuc- Marjanović, Croatian public speaking guru it’s like to be a contestant in a Spell- cessful relationships.” and leader of the Croatian Debating Soci- ing Bee. Why these kids do this I don’t ety, and Iva Bihler from Ciceron. know; I think a trip to the dentist when Ivan, Valentina, Tia, Fran (Sisak): “It was the anaesthetist is sick would be more thrilling, great, fantastic; we came here to One by one, the speakers stood up, some fun. But, all said, it was fun. show our talent, but most of all we came more nervous than others and tried to con- to have fun and we did especially when we vince us. I changed my opinion after every Winner, TVRTKO CVENIĆ (IV Grammar were told we were the winners! We have speech. But what did the judges think? School, Zagreb): been working since March. Our teacher told “It was interesting and exhilarating. We us about English in Action and we decided Seth: “I was impressed by quality of the were really excited during the actual to try it out and have some fun. As time pro- overall compositions. Language ability im- Spelling Bee and scared of making a gressed we became more serious. We had pressed me, but I was more impressed by a mistake. We had to go slow and really no idea we were going to be the winners.” certain theme running through many of the concentrate. I practised a lot of spell- speeches; a theme important for Croatia, ing exercises. I found a list for the 50 Persuasive speaking - give a Europe and the world that was the value most commonly misspelt words on of speech in the service of democracy and speech on one of three topics, spe- line. That was useful. It was fun and in- human rights. I was really moved by the teresting I hope to be back next year.” aking for three to five minutes. The sensitivity on the part of the students to the most persuasive will be chosen as role that public speech, public argument And finally what did Seth think of the winner. Simple! Yeah, right. has in a democracy and how critical it is Croatia? that citizens have a voice and are able to The contestants were given three topics use that voice persuasively and reasonably, “I’m absolutely in love with the place, I two weeks earlier and each had prepared as opposed to shouting or invective, there think it’s great. The people have been a speech. Their competitors could argue a was a common understanding of speech so warm, so welcoming. There is in a democracy, that’s something that we something very special about Zagreb. I in the United States forget. I was impressed haven’t had the chance to go anywhere by the balance between strong content else yet, but there is something very and strong presentation.” special about the people here. There’s a warmth and honesty, an energy that I Bojan: “The quality of speakers was good, I REALLY APPRECIATE, and I’ve lived in a didn’t expect the language to be so good, number of places, most recently New basically the only thing we had to judge York, where I’m from, but there’s an was the construction, quality and delivery interest and an engagement here that of the speech. Yes, they were nervous but I find refreshing. People have a good they all overcame this and did well. It’s a sense of humour.” great experience if you look from the per- spective of future life experience. I would struggle to find a single position today where persuasive speaking isn’t necessary.”

23 ON THE SCREEN

CINEMA The Dictator

Comedy, 2012; dir. Larry Charles; cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Far- ris, Ben Kingsley,

2011 was the year we saw the deaths of Muammar Gaddafi, Kim Jong- il and Osama bin Laden. But all is not lost for oppressors of the world! 2012 is set to be the year of – The Dictator. Admiral General Hafez Aladeen is here to save the day!

General Aladeen (Sacha Baron Cohen) is the leader of the fictional African republic of Wadiya. He lives in a huge palace, surrounded by sexy female bodyguards. He spends his nights sleeping with the most Mass Effect of beautiful girls in the world, such as Megan Fox and Halle Berry. In his spare time, he competes in the Wadiyan Games and awards himself gold medals, stars in movies (When Harry Kidnapped Sally, You’ve Got The Dictator Mailbomb, The Planet of the Rapes) and is pushing his scientists to de- velop nuclear weapons because (hey!) all his dictator friends already have them. Oh yes, he’s the great dictator (sung to the tune of Freddie leaves you in Mercury’s “The great pretender“). He is the idol of “all child labourers and slaves from Vietnam to Zimbabwe”. Limbo Until, that is, a fatal visit to the US, when his Uncle Tamir (Ben Kingsley) orders his assassination, replaces him with a double, and declares he is going to bring democracy to Wadiya. Luckily, Aladeen, es- capes the attempt on his life but since his beard has been shaved off during a torture session, he ends up in the streets where no one recognises him.

The Dictator is a good movie and the only reason I can think of for someone not liking it is that they might expect more, considering Cohen’s previous work. The fact is, Cohen is get- ting older, a little softer, and is not as brash and impudent as before. I would say this is the closest to mainstream that he has come so far (even with all the scatological jokes). The movie is very funny, but I would have said that even if it wasn’t (Aladeen prefers to have his critics ex- ecuted). In Wadiya, he changed 300 words (including positive and nega- tive, up and down) to Aladeen. So, it is only right that we rate the movie as - two thumbs Aladeen!

INFO PLUS: Some of the best comedies ever, such as the Marx Broth- ers’ Duck Soup (1933) and Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940), were parodies of famous dictators. Duck Soup was banned in Italy when Mussolini realised it was him that Chaplin was making fun of. Like The Dictator, The Great Dictator is also based on mistaken identities, which is a typical Hollywood motif, as old as Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper.

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GAMES MASS EFFECT 3

Manufacturer: Bioware, 2012 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), Publisher: Electronic Arts, System Requirements: Processor 1.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU), Memory 2 GB RAM, Video Card NVIDIA 7900 or better (ATI X1800 or better)

The final part of this epic third person RPG space opera, prob- ably the most important contemporary video game franchise, is more polished than the previous instalments. There is noth- ing revolutionary about Mass Effect 3; it brings a little more of everything we are already used to– great characters, simultane- ously good and evil in their intentions, great dialogues, better skills and weapons upgrades (25 upgrades), beautiful science- fiction graphics, spectacular action and a lot more. As earlier, Biowar is gradually improving its winning formula towards (as LIMBO yet unreached?) perfection. Although the controversial ending has been the subject of heated debates on internet forums for Playdead, 2010 (Xbox Live), 2011 (PC, PS3, MAC), System Re- months now, you should form your own opinion once you get quirements: Processor 2 Ghz, Memory 512 MB RAM, Video to the end with your own Shepard. Card 5 years old or younger (Shader Model 3.0 required) The cover shooting system, familiar from other games like Gears of War, is more seamless and tactically demanding, with new Indie video game with dark atmosphere and lots of challeng- capabilities (improved movement, grenades, melee kills). Certain ing, yet intuitive puzzles in a 2D platform adventure that puts AI (artificial intelligence) imperfections, however, still remain. you in the skin of an unknown boy pushing his way through Emotional involvement with the a black-and-white world to rescue a captured girl. Dreamlike characters is more intense, as you adventure is experienced through the veil created by the play of stand together facing the immi- light, shadows and grainy film photography, first in rainy forests, nent extinction of all life. Although then in a threatening urban industrial landscape. LIMBO will you and your buddies are aware make you feel threatened by a variety of hostiles (spiders, in- that cooperation is the only path sects, pressing machines, bear traps, cannibals, worms that suck to salvation, character flaws inher- brains...) and the limited abilities of your hero. The legendary ent in all humanoids still surface, Prince of Persia might come to the minds of older players, but even in the face of the disaster of our hero is a puny lad - he can hardly jump, and his feet are like war, and distract you from fight- lead – just like in a nightmare. Unlike in the Persian fairy-tale, we ing. Individual destinies are now tied to the destinies of whole are not familiar with the wider framework of events. It is not that races, so the visits to the home planets of Salarians, Turians, there is no story, just that it relies more on visual and auditory Asari, Quarians, Krogans and others are more interesting than experiences than on more conventional narrative procedures. the alien encounters in the first two games. It is still possible to build intimate relationships with other characters, with all the The developer of the game has predicted the frequent deaths concern for their lives that goes with that. of the protagonist at first passage, so the spatial-logical puzzles With old buddies, old enemies also return, such as Cerberus. are solved using the trial-and-error method. Each death is por- The new classes of Reaper-occupied husks of all races are big- trayed as distant and cold, but losing lives is not at all frustrating, ger and more dangerous and require more firepower to be since the game does not take you far back. Our nameless hero eliminated. Just remember all the hell you went through to han- can lose a limb or get decapitated on the way, so the game is dle one Reaper in the first game – now the fight is constantly occasionally distressing, but not scary. The game encourages carried on in the shadow of hundreds of huge machines. Better emotional involvement by leaving out any instructions or indi- side quests are also worth mentioning. cators on the screen, so you get the feeling you “fell asleep” as The mechanics of space exploration have undergone changes, well. The name reveals a lot about the aesthetics of the game but can still be a bit tiresome, as the immediate goal of the - you will feel in limbo, lost between life and death, thrown game has become raising the combat readiness of the galaxy without explanation into “hopeless longing” from which you are before the final showdown. Repeat value, with options like New trying to escape, feeling proud after each puzzle solved. Their Game +, remains extremely high; we have the encyclopaedia of diversity is truly fascinating, considering the limited possibili- Mass Effect universe again, but those who spent ages listening ties of 2D, and is achieved through the creative use of physical to the dulcet tones of its speaker in the earlier instalments will force, electricity, water, various devices and natural phenomena. find hardly anything new. Besides many eye-candy moments, we should point out that The extremely appropriate ambient sounds and soundtrack will Mass Effect 3 is a well optimised piece of code that will run make even a short (3- or 4-hour) gameplay an unforgettable smoothly even on weaker configurations, so it is difficult to experience. Some may be disappointed by the abrupt and not object to delayed textures loading. The total length of the cut very rewarding ending, but its openness to interpretation will scenes is the length of a feature film. Jack Wall’s soundtrack be appreciated by others, who might find this memorable and from the first game is impossible to beat, but the music and am- highly creative adventure a great contribution to the claim that bient sounds are spectacular enough to push your audio equip- video games can be art. ment to its limits. So, to wrap up, the Mass Effect trilogy has so perfected some INFO PLUS: Arnt Jensen’s monochromatic style was inspired aspects of computer games, such as multiple choice dialogues by film noir and German film expressionism. The atmosphere with NPCs (non-playable characters) or cover shooting, that you was also influenced by the works of Swedish director Ingmar might (wrongly) think that it actually invented them. But the real Bergman. Although this is a small 2D adventure, with its creative asset of the game is its colossal universe inhabited by realisti- spatial puzzles it compares to the more handsomely budgeted cally motivated characters the player cares about. It is because Portal 2 (probably the best video game in 2011) which, though of them and the stunning graphics that even the clichéd story of dystopian and humorous in style, makes the same creative use saving the universe will be remembered for a long time.. of 3D possibilities.

25 EUROPEAN VIEW

Bloomsday

Every year, hundreds of Dubliners dress up as characters from the book, excerpts from the novel are read in public, food the characters ate in the novel is served and, as with all Irish Warholian visual for Bloomsday Zagreb 2012 by American visual artist Robert Berry. celebrations, there is a great deal of drinking.

events in the novel. It was organised by a Last year, in Zagreb, Bloomsday festivities What is Bloomsday? group of writers who travelled around the included a reading from Wandering Rocks city visiting the sites where events from by a group of students at “Octogon”, Ilica 5, he day when all the flowers in the the novel took place. Today, the day is lectures were held on the impact of Ulysses garden are at their peak? A new rock celebrated all over the word, especially in on the visual arts at the Faculty of Humani- Tband? The day when we officially parts of the world that are in some way ties and Social Sciences, and an evening recognise all pregnant women? The answer connected to Joyce or the novel: in the reading was given from The Cyclops epi- is: none of the above. Bloomsday is a cel- Hungarian town of Szombathely, the fic- sode by the actor Rene Medvešek at the ebration of the life of James Joyce and his tional birthplace of Leopold Bloom’s father; “20 000 milja” bar, followed by a singing most famous novel, Ulysses. It is observed in Trieste, where Joyce spent much of and drinking session. every year on 16 June, the day he firstwent his life, and in Philadelphia, USA, where a out with his future wife, Nora Barnacle, and handwritten manuscript of Ulysses is kept Bloomsday is unique because it is probably the day during which the novel takes place. in a museum. The Dublin festivities, “the the only international celebration dedicated Thanks to that, the date has since become a main event” of the worldwide celebration, to a single literary work. But in the course sort of a Valentine’s Day for bookworms; the are hosted by the James Joyce Centre. of time, with its romantic background and famous poet couple Ted Hughes and Sylvia Every year, hundreds of Dubliners dress Irish pub-loving mentality, it has become Plath got married on the same date in 1956, up as characters from the book, excerpts much more than that. It has become a cel- and Before Sunrise, Richard Linklater’s 1995 from the novel are read in public, food the ebration of the 4 Ls: life, love, literature and romantic drama film, takes place on 16 June. characters ate in the novel is served and, as liquor, not necessarily in that order. with all Irish celebrations, there is a great The first Bloomsday celebration took place deal of drinking. “Ireland sober is Ireland in 1954, on the 50th anniversary of the stiff”, Joyce once said. Ulysses - what’s the crack?

A German critic once said that Ulysses is one of the most talked about and least read works of world literature - this is hardly surprising considering it is 800 Ulysses on Twitter pages long (more than 260,000 words). The novel takes place between 8 p.m. on We are increasingly transposing more and more of our lives to social media, 16 June 1904 and 3 p.m. the following and last year’s celebration of Ulysses was no exception to the trend. The crea- day. The story revolves around three main protagonists: Leopold Bloom, a Jewish tor of the experiment and several dozen other collaborators staged a 24-hour advertising agent, his wife Molly Bloom, Wtweadingt of Ulysses on Twitter. The huge novel was cut up into a series of and Stephen Dedalus, a character who 140-character-long tweets and then tweeted at 15-minute intervals through- also appears in Joyce’s Portrait of the Art- out the day. It was staged at the @11ysses Twitter account, which for the pur- ist as a Young Man. The novel borrows its poses of this year’s celebration has been renamed @2lysses. This year, the Lib- name from Greek mythology. Ulysses is erate Ulysses project goes a step further: they are encouraging Joyce lovers the Latin name for Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s Odyssey. Joyce’s work is a parody everywhere to express their personal vision of Ulysses with whatever medium of Homer’s epic poem: Homer’s characters they have at hand, be it social or not.”

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Molly Bloom’s famous internal monologue Example of in the last chapter of the novel is a pioneer- Bloomsday Croatia ing example of the stream-of-conscious- stream of ness narrative technique, a technique that Schedule attempts to imitate a character’s thought processes by using sentences free of gram- 16 June 2012 (Saturday) Zagreb consciousness mar rules (see frame 3). This, most often, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences: includes leaving out punctuation marks. 09:00 - Screening of Joseph Strick’s Ulysses technique So the whole monologue consists of eight (1967) mammoth sentences, one of which, at 11:00 - Official welcome 4,391 words, was at the time of the writ- “...I was a Flower of the mountain 11:15 - The Devil reJoyced: Tomislav Torjanac ing the longest sentence ever written in yes when I put the rose in my hair on illustrating James Joyce’s The Cat and the English. like the Andalusian girls used or Devil shall I wear a red yes and how he 11:45 - Opening of Tomislav Torjanac’s exhibi- kissed me under the Moorish wall James Joyce tion of paintings from The Cat and the Devil 12:15 - “Joyce’s tropes and narrative strate- and I thought well as well him gies: gnomon, epiphany, montage and hy- James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an as another and then I asked him permnesia” - Professor Ljiljana Ina Gjurgjan Irish novelist, poet and dramatist. His most with my eyes to ask again yes and 13:15 - “The Possibilities for Translating Ul- famous works, however, are his novels: then he asked me would I yes to ysses into Film” Igor Jurilj Ulysses, Finnegan’s Wake, Portrait of the 13:45 - “The Female Ulysses – James Joyce say yes my mountain flower and Artist as a Young Man, and a collection of and Queer Melancholia In Emma Donoghue’s first I put my arms around him yes short stories Dubliners. Joyce left Ireland in Hood” – Ana Tomčić and drew him down to me so he 1904 at the age of 22 and never returned (he died in Zurich, Switzerland in 1941), but could feel my breasts all perfume Main Square: he remained forever faithful to his home- yes and his heart was going like 16:00 - Reading of Ithaca (episode 17 of Ul- land in his works, all of which take place in ysses) – Main Square mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.“ Ireland. In 1904, the year the story in Ulyss- 16:30 - Walking tour - “With The Book Around es takes place, Joyce was living in Pula. His Zagreb” desire was to work in Trieste, but the deal 21:00 - Reading of Penelope (ep 18 of Ul- went sour at the last minute and he had to ysses) relocate to Pula instead. He did not like his 21:30 - Singing and Drinking (location TBA) new home and complained about the cold; he referred to Pula as “the naval Siberia” 17 June 2012 (Sunday) Pula and incidents are set in modern Dublin, (either the winter that year was unusually 15:00 - Reading of Wandering Rocks at Pula so that Penelope becomes Molly, Ulysses cold or he was extremely sensitive). But we Arena (AKA Odysseus) is Leopold, and Stephen is should not take this personally - Joyce was 15:30 - Walking tour - In Joyce’s footsteps Telemachus. But there is a lot more to the not really a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. around Pula novel than that; it is filled withpuns , allu- In Pula he spent six long months teach- sions and narrative experiments. Joyce had ing English to Austro-Hungarian officers Ulysses Cafe a good sense of what makes for a book’s in a school of foreign languages. He had 18:00 - Joyce and writing Dubliners in Pula - long shelf-life. In one letter he wrote, “I’ve to leave Pula when the Austrians expelled Claire Culleton put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it all aliens from the city under suspicion of 20:00 – Reading of Calypso (episode 4 of will keep the professors busy for centuries espionage. Not that he was sorry to go; he Ulysses) arguing over what I meant, and that’s the finally managed to arrange a job in Trieste, only way of ensuring one’s immortality.” where he stayed for the next 16 years. •

IDIOMS AND PHRASES to go out with to have a romantic relationship with someone izlaziti sa in public where anyone can see u javnosti a great deal of something a large quantity of something puno in the course of time after some or enough time has passed; eventually s vremenom to revolve around something/somebody to have something as a main subject or purpose vrtiti se oko to make for something to cause a particular result or situation pridonositi punctuation mark a sign, such as a comma or question mark, used to divide a interpunkcijski znak piece of writing into sentences, phrases happy-go-lucky enjoying life and not worrying about things; easy-going bezbrižan comic book A magazine for children that tells a story using comic strips strip to scatter around to throw something over a wide area razbacati WORDS…WORDS…WORDS bookworm someone who likes reading very much knjiški moljac pun an amusing use of a word/phrase that has two meanings; play igra riječi on words shelf-life the length of time that a product, can be kept in a shop before trajnost it becomes too old to sell alien someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are stranac living or working in espionage the activity of secretly finding out secret information and giving špijunaža it to a country’s enemies or a company’s competitors

27 NATIVE VIEW

“When we first sold theWallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear American voices on them, and we held out.” Nick Park The Holy Grail: searching for the perfect accent

Does it matter what accent we use What is the difference between students will not be penalised if they do to speak English? accent and dialect? not use RP.

he answer to this would appear to An accent is the way you pronounce Does the BBC still use RP ? be a straightforward “Yes, of course words, whereas dialect uses variant gram- Tit does, I want my English to sound matical structures and vocabulary. Dialect There are some speakers on the BBC who perfect”. But what does that actually mean? can be written or recited in the form of use RP but there has been a significant shift prose or poetry. towards the promotion of regional accents. Let’s face it, if you travel around the world American TV and news channels appear to you will come across many different ac- So, does everyone in school have be going in the opposite direction, often cents, which isn’t really earth-shattering to speak like the Queen? preferring English speakers who can use news. But as you travel throughout the UK RP. you will come across a variety of accents. The Queen’s English, or Received Pro- If it’s your first visit to the UK, this experi- nunciation (RP) is believed by many to be ence may feel like First Contact; in fact, Estuary English the correct way of speaking English. It is you may think you are talking to aliens! The the English all BBC announcers spoke in English you hear could be totally different Received Pronunciation has connota- the early days of the BBC and the one you from the English you have been striving to tions of elitism and an aura of superior- would have heard on the World Service. emulate in the classroom. No, your teacher Whenever you see a character in a film ity, and while some still fervently believe hasn’t been misguiding you, so don’t panic. appearing to be posh, they are likely to be it is the only way to speak, others have The truth is that there is a much healthier speaking with a Received Pronunciation modified their pronunciation to sound less appreciation and acceptance of accents accent. Hermione Granger in Harry Potter, posh. This has led to an increase in what these days in the UK; regional accents are and Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in is termed Estuary English, which devel- celebrated rather than belittled as they Atonement are good examples. oped around the Thames Estuary and has were in the past. spread mainly in the south east of Eng- Received Pronunciation was and still is to land. David Beckham, Jamie Oliver and It is quite possible to speak Standard Eng- some extent the accent of the Establish- Lily Allen have Estuary accents. lish in a variety of accents. Varieties of ment, promoted in public schools (private, Standard English varieties are spoken in fee-paying schools) and spoken by the Estuary English has features of Cockney England, Scotland, America, Canada, South ‘upper classes’. and RP, such as the intrusive /r/ inserted Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Within between consecutive vowel sounds. In these countries, regional variations in ac- Today, however, you will hear teachers the phrase law and order, you hear an cents occur to a greater or lesser degree. in schools using a variety of accents and /r/ sound after law - “law-r-and-order”

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/ ˈlɔ [r] ənd ˈɔrdər/. There is no dropping the voice are as important as the indi- * The voice of Wallace in Wallace and of the /h/ as there is in Cockney so you vidual sounds. Gromit is the Yorkshire accent of actor hear the /h/ in hat. Estuary English uses L Peter Sallis. Alex Tunner of the Arctic Mon- vocalisation, in which a /w/ sound is heard So don’t be alarmed if you come across keys has a strong South Yorkshire accent. instead of an /l/ in some final consonant different accents when you’re in the UK. clusters - milk is prounounced /miwk/. Here are some you might encounter: * Estuary English speakers include Lily Al- len, Jamie Oliver and David Beckham. Estuary English also appears (although some * A Scouse accent from Liverpool. The would disagree) to be adopting th fronting Beatles, footballers Wayne Rooney and You will be understood by them all and from Cockney, in which /θ/ becomes /f/ , Steven Gerard are all Scousers. In fact, they will understand you. However, if so Thursday is pronounced [ˈfɜːzdi] and /ð/ foreigners playing for Liverpool often pick you are looking for someone British becomes /v/, so father and brother are pro- up the Scouse accent - the Danish inter- rather than American to model your ac- nounced [ˈfɑːvə] and [ˈbrʌvə]. Additionally, it national Jan Molby was renowned for it. cent on, my tip would be to check out uses fillers likebasically and like. “I was like Fortunately for Luka Modrić, he doesn’t interviews (when they speak with their walking down the road and basically this play for Liverpool! own accents) with Keira Knightley, Emma guy came out of nowhere.” Watson, Helena Bonham Carter or Hugh * Scottish accents. Ewan Mc Gregor or Grant. Or if you would like a more re- Why are accents important? Alex Ferguson (Glaswegian). As Shrek, fined northern accent, try Jeremy Clark- Mike Myers pulled off an impressive Scot- son (Top Gear) or Patrick Stewart (X-MEN When you hear someone speak, you sub- tish accent, unlike Mel Gibson in Brave- and Star Trek). consciously form an opinion about them heart, who was pretty dire. based on many things, their accent being So there you have it, strive for a good ac- one. Sometimes, a regional accent can be * Robbie Williams has a Potteries accent cent, but don’t beat yourself up trying to perceived as clever/uneducated, dishon- (Stoke on Trent) perfect one. As we have seen with the est/honest, or even friendly/unfriendly. A emergence of Estuary English, accents strong Yorkshire or Cornish accent may * Liam and Noel Gallagher have Mancu- are fluid. Add to that the exposure we all make others think you are less educated, nian (Manchester) accents. get to American accents, and throw into the melee some Australian words and pronunciation, and you will see that there is no longer such a thing as a perfect ac- cent. The Holy Grail: searching for the perfect accent If you would like to check out how some accents sound, the University of Edin- burgh has a great site where you can hear the individual sounds of English accents from all over the world. and definitely not public school educated. http://www.soundcomparisons.com/ A Cockney accent might be associated * Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses has with the character of a wide boy (Del Boy). probably the best known Cockney accent. Written by: Conrad Kellett Such irrational prejudice can motivate us to change our accents to fit in with our surroundings. You will probably find you IDIOMS AND PHRASES pronounce words in a similar way to the company you are in. let’s face it used to say that one must accept an suočimo se s unpleasant situation činjenicama Advertising agencies have started to ma- to come across to meet, find, discover someone or naletjeti na nipulate our perceptions by using, say, someone/something something by chance nekoga/nešto an Irish or Northern accent to convey to strive to do to make a great effort to achieve težiti nečemu reliability and honesty. If you have access something something to Sky News, listen to Eamonn Holmes to penalise somebody to punish someone or treat them unfairly kažnjavati speaking with a Northern Irish accent. His for (doing) something words perhaps sound more sincere than wide boy a man who makes money in dishonest mutikaša they would if spoken using RP. ways and uses it to buy expensive clothes, cars etc Some high profile people have modified to model something to copy another system or way of doing učiniti po uzoru their accents to become more appealing. on something na David Cameron and Tony Blair have modi- fied their pronunciation and sound closer WORDS…WORDS…WORDS to Estuary than RP. Even Prince William straightforward simple and easy to understand izravan and Prince Harry have evolved an accent announcer someone who reads news or information spiker that could not really be described as RP. on the television or radio posh expensive and looks as if it is used or otmjen The truth is, everybody has an accent and owned by rich people as long as it doesn’t hinder communica- estuary the wide part of a river where it goes into ušće rijeke tion or understanding, we shouldn’t be so the sea bothered about it. True, Slavic speakers Cockney a way of speaking English that is typical of Cockney sometimes have problems with th, but working-class people in the east part of (londonsko so do Cockneys. The pronunciation of London narječje) v and w can be intrusive, but intonation to hinder to make it difficult for something to ometati is a major factor in sounding better. The develop or succeed rhythm of speech and the rise and fall of bothered worried or upset uznemiravan

29 BUSINESS WISE BusinessBusiness jargonjargon

What is hat exactly should you be invariably in tandem redundant? There is focusing on in your Business with a mission state- difficult to no simple answer, WEnglish class, or when flicking ment. When de- decide is which though we could through the pages of the Economist, or livering our pitch, avoid using clichés the Financial Times? There are, of course, our company and bits of jargon are and jargon alto- many answers; a lot depends on why you plans, we need to gether (not a bad are engaging in these activities, but one highlight the key current fads and option). However, area that is in constant flux is business players, mention which will stay there are occasions jargon. What is difficult to decide is which the benefits ofout - when using them bits of jargon are current fads and which sourcing, or downsiz- around conveys an image of will stay around. The last thing you want ing. Make sure we bring professionalism, or of to do is make a fool of yourself by using up core issues, but be wary of people in touch with current something that is out of vogue. This ap- encouraging the client to see the bigger practice. If our language is articulate plies to general English as well, but let’s picture. Team building is a great way to and of the moment, it follows that our be honest, even your hot new date will improve staff morale, or you could or- products and working systems will also allow the odd blunder. However, the cli- ganise a workshop. What about a work- be progressive. ent you’re persuading to think out of the ing lunch or stand up meeting that could box or push the envelope by investing clinch the deal? Some others phrases we might want to in your project in Croatia might be more avoid, or at least use with caution, in- inclined to invest if you don’t call it the Thinking outside the box has recently clude let’s touch base – it’s better to use real deal or the deal of the century. been voted the most over-used busi- the more old-fashioned, but perennial ness cliché in the UK. This is where the let’s get in touch. When discussing some- Let’s look at some jargon we could be problem lies – how can speakers, na- thing simple, please refrain from using it’s using (with caution). Quality and excel- tive or non-native, know when a phrase not rocket science, which will only make lence is one you will often come across, has become downsized, sorry, I mean the people who don’t get it feel even

actionable • axe • back burner • bait and switch • ballpark • bang for the buck • behind the eight ball • best practice • bean counter • bearish • brain dump • bullish • buzz • change agent • circular file • core competency • down and dirty • downsize • get your ducks in a row • gofer • golden handcuffs • face time • fall guy • food chain • free lunch • game changer • headcount • hired guns • in bed • in the black • in the loop • in the red • level the playing field • leverage • lost in the sauce • low-ball • low-hanging fruit • micromanage • mom and pop organization • not invented here • org chart • out of pocket •

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growth is followed by a slide back into deeper recession.

A gap analysis is what a company or in- BusinessBusiness jargonjargon dividual uses to access the gap between actual and potential performance. Some of the things covered are skills, products, distribution, and what is required to im- prove them. more stupid. Some jargon has grammar- instances, the purchasing company’s ians seething (not a bad thing). The verb cash flow is improved. A money spinner is a scheme or prod- to ask is commonly used throughout the uct that generates a lot of money. Life business world as a noun, as in it’s a big Marketing objectives are vital for a cam- coaches spring to mind. ask. This one, though, is not confined to paign to succeed. You should first decide the business sector; it is also a common exactly what you are trying to achieve. Beware of jargon (even if you are a expression among footballers. “Well, it Do you want to increase brand aware- native speaker) was a big ask, but football’s a game of ness? Is a sales drive the deciding factor? two halves and it’s never over till the fat Your exposure to Business English will lady sings”. This latter cliché means that A cooling-off period allows a purchaser depend primarily on your company’s it’s not over until everything has been to change their mind within a set time activities. It may be that you spend most done. It originates in the idea that you limit (e.g. 14 days) and cancel a contract of your time conversing with fellow sec- only know the opera has finished when without penalties, usually with the return ond-language users. In this scenario, you the diva has sung her finale. of any deposit. are more likely to be on an even footing with your fellow interlocutor (the person Useful jargon Direct marketing is how companies build you are in conversation with). Native up databases of potential customers. speakers are a different breed all togeth- Useful jargon includes just-in-time stock Customers can be contacted directly via er, as they use colloquialisms and jargon control, often abbreviated to JIT. This is a phone, email, or snail mail. Such lists are with gay abandon, paying no regard to system by which a company either deliv- often first generated when you provide the second-language user’s needs. How- ers or receives goods or raw materials them with information - for example, ever, they too need to keep an eye on exactly when they are needed. This cuts answering a questionnaire on the street. what is in and what is out. Here are some down on the need for storage space. In of my favourites: manufacturing, it reduces the need to Double-dip recession happens during outlay lots of finance for stock. In both a recession, when a fleeting period of • There’s an elephant in the room means there is a problem which no one wants to discuss. • The moose on the table (note moose, not mouse), means the same thing as actionable • axe • back burner • bait and switch • ballpark • bang the above. • Swallow the frog means dealing with for the buck • behind the eight ball • best practice • bean counter • the biggest problem first. • Step up to the plate means take re- sponsibility for doing, or taking charge bearish • brain dump • bullish • buzz • change agent • circular file • of something.

In a similar vein, when you have to deal core competency • down and dirty • downsize • get your ducks in a with something and take decisive action, three phrases are worthy of mention: row • gofer • golden handcuffs • face time • fall guy • food chain • free • In third place - Grasp the nettles • In second place - Grab the bull by the horns lunch • game changer • headcount • hired guns • in bed • in the black • In first place -Shoot the puppy

A great place to hear jargon in action • in the loop • in the red • level the playing field • leverage • lost in the is any episode of The Office TV series. Like most aspects of language, business sauce • low-ball • low-hanging fruit • micromanage • mom and pop jargon is fluid, probably more so than other areas, because in business we want to make and leave an impression. Let’s organization • not invented here • org chart • out of pocket • make sure it’s the right one! • Written by: Conrad Kellett

31 IN MOTION Beach volleyball in Croatia

Beach volleyball tournaments exist in Croatia, although Croatian players have not yet achieved any notable international results. The first tournaments were held in 1992. The Centre for Beach Volleyball in Croatia was built in Zagreb in 1997. In 1994, the first Open State Cham- pionship was held in Umag. The tournaments that have popularised beach volleyball in Croatia most are the VIP TOUR (formerly VIPme TOUR) and Zagreb Swatch FIVB World Tour, held at Lake Jarun, in BeachBeach VolleyballVolleyball Zagreb. Beach volleyball is growing in popularity, so many tournaments, both national and international, are planned to be held in Croatia. If you - like it or love it :) are interested, you can find more than enough information at Partying on the beach after a game is more of a must than a maybe odbojkanapijesku.com.

hat’s the first thing that comes to are going to become sore and stiff after competitions yield any significant win- mind when you think of beach just one outing’’. One big reason is the soft nings. By the 1960s, the first professional Wvolleyball? The sand? Summer? sand, which is tough to play on. It’s gentle beach volleyball league was attempted The players? Or more importantly, the and non-resistant, so it’s hard to run fast in Santa Monica. It failed, but a success- “playettes”? Probably all these things and or jump high, as opposed to indoor vol- ful tournament was held in France for a many more, I’m sure, but to each his own. leyball. prize of 30,000 francs. In 1960, the first Essentially, beach volleyball is an activity organised American tournament was held and sport (an Olympic one, as a matter of on Manhattan Beach in Southern Califor- fact) which is both fun and attractive to The history of beach volleyball nia. It was a huge success, labelled the watch. Wherever you are, whether Cali- ‘Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball’. Within fornia, the place where beach volleyball So, as you can probably imagine, beach ten years, professional tournaments in was invented, or the far, far away, freezing volleyball was invented in an all-year- Santa Monica found sponsors in beer and tundra of Siberia, watching beach vol- round warm place with, well… a lot of cigarette companies, thereby increasing leyball will take you somewhere summery, sand! Not Alaska, but California. Santa the prize money, which in turn resulted warm and filled with fun, at least in your Monica in California is the home of beach in an increase in teams and spectators. mind. It might even motivate you to go volleyball. Initially it was just a fun pastime, In 1974, the San Diego Open had its first out and give it a try. But take it easy - the not very different from indoor volleyball, commercial sponsor, Winston Cigarettes, game is harder than it seems, especially and with just a small following. But as time with prize money of $1,500. More and for recreational athletes. When you’re went on, it spread to other cities, states more competitions emerged, players chillin’ at home, watching TV, a great foot- and eventually to other continents. In moved on from being recreational athletes ball player will make what he does look 1920, the first permanent nets began to to professionals, and by the 1980s, the easy. And what about golfers? They just hit appear, and people soon began playing game had grown exponentially in popular- a small white ball with a stick, right? Yeah, recreational games on public beaches and ity. International competitions took root, but of course, there’s much more to it. in private beach clubs. Eleven such beach and three heavyweight nations of the The same applies to beach volleyball. As clubs appeared in the Santa Monica area, sport emerged: the United States, Brazil Sinjin Smith, one of the Association of Vol- beginning in late 1922. The first inter-club and Australia. European countries, as well leyball Professionals top stars says, ‘’They competitions were staged in 1924. Beach as China, also became interested in this volleyball arrived in Europe in 1930. Most summer sport and it became increasingly early matches were played with at least six popular among women. In 1992, beach players per team, much like indoor vol- volleyball was exhibited during the Sum- leyball, while the modern form of beach mer Olympics in Barcelona, and in 1996 volleyball was credited to Paul “Pablo” it was declared an official Olympic sport. Johnson. In the summer of 1930, John- Since then, each of the three giants has son was waiting for two six-a-side teams won gold medals in the women’s com- to assemble for a match. He decided to petition. Unfortunately, it has not all been try playing with the only people who had smooth sailing. In early 1998, the Ameri- showed up so far, which resulted in a can women’s professional tour (WVPA) two-a-side game. This was the beginning went bankrupt and was cancelled. Later of the first big change which would distin- the same year, the American professional guish beach volleyball from indoor volley- men’s tour also filed for bankruptcy, due ball (well, apart from the sand of course.) to it being a player-run organisation, with Early game of beach volleyball in Hawaii, In the beginning, players played for fun the problems associated with that model. around 1915 and respect. They were not paid, nor did In 2001, the AVP re-appeared as a profit

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net with your body (in this case, it seems to have been the greatest beach volleyball Beach volleyball hair is not part of your body), hitting the player ever. ball in the space above the opponent’s in Croatia court (blocking in such a manner is how- As in most sports, men are predominant ever allowed), etc. The ball can only be as competitors; but there are outstanding Beach volleyball tournaments touched three times before it must cross women, too. Miki McFadden made a name exist in Croatia, although Croatian the net. The match is won when one of the for herself and was an early example for players have not yet achieved any teams wins two sets. A set is won by reach- future generations. In a successful streak notable international results. The ing 21 points, with a two-point advantage. that included 14 Open victories in just 15 first tournaments were held in 1992. If both teams win a set, then a third set is attempts, McFadden defined the possibili- played to 15 points. Teams switch sides ties for the women’s game. The Centre for Beach Volleyball in every 7 points, or every 5 in the third set. Croatia was built in Zagreb in 1997. Players can also use hand signals behind Female players allowed to “drop” In 1994, the first Open State Cham- their backs to help their partner on the bikins pionship was held in Umag. The court know what type of play they intend tournaments that have popularised to make after the serve, which can often There are not many controversial situations beach volleyball in Croatia most make all the difference to the outcome of regarding beach volleyball. Countries have the point. are the VIP TOUR (formerly VIPme not been to war over it, or anything like TOUR) and Zagreb Swatch FIVB that. But women’s volleyball has recently World Tour, held at Lake Jarun, in Stars of beach volleyball come to the attention of the wider public, Zagreb. Beach volleyball is growing primarily due to the clothing which is of- in popularity, so many tournaments, Considering its humble beginnings, beach ficially allowed. A distinguishing feature of both national and international, are volleyball has come a long way. In some the beach volleyball culture is the clothing. planned to be held in Croatia. If you countries it looms as large as football or Among male players, this means strictly are interested, you can find more basketball, with players whose names are knee length board shorts, with a Hawaiian than enough information at known world-wide, such as Sinjin Smith design. During the winter months, players can be seen wearing several layers on their odbojkanapijesku.com. (born in 1957), a true California boy who won one US championship and two World torsos and only their signature shorts below championships, and Randy Stoklos (born in their waists. , But women wear much more 1960), the first player to earn $1,000,000 in “skimpy” clothing; to be more specific – beach volleyball. Smith has been a tireless bikinis. Now, you have to admit, there is a based, public company, which included promoter of beach volleyball in many dif- “small” percentage of spectators who watch both the men’s and women’s tours, but ferent organisations: the Association of Vol- beach volleyball specifically because of this! once again went bankrupt in 2010. leyball Professionals (AVP), USA Volleyball I myself admit that I do not absolutely hate Rules and differences between (USAV) and the Federation Internationale the sight of a fit young woman playing vol- beach and indoor volleyball de Volleyball (FIVB). Stoklos has achieved leyball in a bikini! But if you think I’m going 122 career wins, which places him the third to talk about how sexist the clothing is, you are wrong. It’s actually more of a cultural Sand! Beach volleyball is played on sand, in best of all time. Another notable player is question. Most female players say that they rain or shine, snow or sleet. Okay, maybe Karch Kiraly (born in 1960), the only person feel just fine wearing bikinis, while only a not in snow. You might associate the word to have won Olympic gold medals in both small percentage regard the clothing as beach with sand, but if you’ve spent your beach and indoor volleyball. An especially discriminatory. After the Beijing Olympics, life going to the Croatian seaside, you talented player in the earliest days of the an attempt to broaden diversity in the sport know very well that beach equals sharp sport, was Duke Kahanamoku. Or if you was attempted, for at the moment, it is rocks and pebbles (if you’re lucky), which like, Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola dominated by athletes from Europe, Brazil, aren’t the best places to play the sport Kahanamoku! Born in Haleakalā, Honolulu, Cuba and the United States, all of whom are (the only worse places being the top of a on August 24, 1890, he was quite a remark- generally comfortable with their outfits. But volcano and Hell). The basic rules are very able athlete. He was a swimmer (three for countries with more moderate cultural similar to those used in standard indoor Olympic gold and two silver medals), actor, traditions, wearing such scanty clothing is volleyball. Each team has only two players, businessman, volleyball player and surfer, not acceptable and prevents them from with no substitutes or coaches. They score credited with popularising the sport. competing internationally. The new rules points by forcing the ball to the ground in allow shorts and sleeved tops. Hopefully, their opponents’ court. A point can also be Another great player was Ron Von Hagen, now the bikinis might have to worry about scored when the opposing team commits nicknamed “The Legend”. Described as unexpected competition from scarves and a fault – an error or illegal action. Actually, the Babe Ruth of beach volleyball, he set long sleeves! I would also love to see a the list of possible faults is quite long, but several records while beach volleyball was match between women and men. I would the most common ones are: touching the still in its infancy and, with his chiselled truly be uncertain of the outcome! ball more than three times before returning physique, surely popularised the sport it over the net, the same player touching among women. He won 62 out of 100 the ball twice in succession, touching the tournaments and is considered by many Who we are, what we do, and which beer is the best?

Well, what is there to say about the lifestyle associated with beach volleyball? If you like the beach and sand, summer and exercise, girls in bikinis and other scanty clothing, then being a professional beach volleyball player must be nothing short of a taste of heaven. It is also a marketing magnate’s dream: fit, young, tanned athletes wearing trunks, bikinis, sun glasses and designer caps. So these days the game is a profes- sion, lucrative and glamorous, with an impressive following and an easy sell to sponsors and television networks. But of

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course, it has not always been like this “When I started playing 17 years ago, nobody played for the money, there was none,” said Sinjin Smith, the veteran whose name is synonymous with beach volleyball. “You played for the prestige, to be King of the Beach. It was driving with your partner up and down the coast from Santa Cruz to San Diego. Staying in a hotel was a luxury. Guys would figure out a way to spend the night -- some slept in their cars, some even on the beach. Some would try to meet someone that night. It was a little crazy, but it was fun.”

Players say that there is something quite addictive about running in the sand, your body targeted by the blazing sun, in wildly high temperatures. After the sun goes down, whether you won or lost the match, the day is not over, as it reputedly is for professional footballers who are supposed to live a Spartan life. People like Mario Balotelli and Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne have acted otherwise and been punished for their behaviour. But for beach volleyball players, partying on the beach after a game is more of a must than a maybe. How could it be otherwise? Girls with more curves than the Nürburgring are everywhere in this culture, sunbathing, tanning and keep- ing an eye open for coveted volleyball players.

A few beach balls, a pump, a net, a cooler, plenty of beer, a jug of water for the “senior” players, a boom box (Jack Johnson, please) and one shady tree will keep a beach volleyball group content for an entire day. Players rotate in and out. Losers sit and watch while the winning team holds the court. The great thing about this game is that no two points ever play out the same way. Beach purists will challenge this law until sunset and love every sandy second of it!

I don’t know how I have had the strength to write an article on beach volleyball without entirely concentrating on certain curvaceous aspects which are a major reason for its popularity. But there you have it, folks! If you’ve never played the game, give it a shot, because you don’t know what you’re missing! At least join the beach after party! • Sweet tea Written by: Benjamin Berkovic he dining car smells of body odour, sweet Turkish tea and a rogue ciga- IDIOMS AND PHRASES Trette. I crane my neck around to in- vestigate the source and spot it hanging to each his/their used to say that we all have different svakom po guštu from the barman’s mouth. He’s making a own ideas about how to do things, what we like etc, especially when you do sandwich, hopefully for himself. I’m glad not agree with someone else’s choice to have found three new companions for the journey ahead. Together we’re playing to give it a try/ to attempt to do something pokušati cards and drinking tea so strong and sweet shot that people are starting to tick and drum to take root to get established uhvatiti se on the table. I wonder where this next cup smooth sailing happening successfully, without teći glatko will take me. A bizarre palpitating armpit, problems perhaps? in succession happening one after the other, više puta za redom without anything happening in Ankara behind us, the train is now well on between its way to Kayseri; a mountain-fringed city to set a record to achieve something for the first time postaviti rekord of one million in the Capadoccia region. to make a name to become famous for something proslaviti se Despite the impressive scenery, my at- for yourself tention is firmly on the 6’ 7” (2.5 m) giant to be nothing used to emphasise that something or ništa manje od bouncing off each table on his way down short of someone seems to be something the dining car towards us. He’s wearing an something experimental combination of suit jacket and trousers with a polo shirt and Converse WORDS…WORDS…WORDS All-Stars. Stopping by our table, he leans to chill to relax completely opuštati se low and takes an over-the-top bow. With- sore painful bolan out stopping for a chat, he straightens his back and walks backwards. With the grace outing a short trip that a group of people izlet of a drunken ballerina, he takes another take for pleasure bow and exits the carriage. pastime hobby razbibriga to yield to produce results, profits imati rezultata “Okay then. He’s hammered”. sleet half-frozen rain that falls when it is susnježica very cold Five minutes pass and the goofy gent re- referee someone who makes sure that the sudac turns to kneel at our table. rules of a sport such as football, boxing, are followed “Helllooo! I am Sylvester, from Iran. I, uh, I chiselled having a strong, clear shape isklesan speaker the English!” skimpy very short and does not cover very oskudan much of the body All of the signs point to Sylvester being drunk, but it’s 11am and I can’t smell any lucrative profitable unosan alcohol fumes on him. boom box a large CD player that can be carried radio-CD player around, often played very loudly in “I see. You play card. I know a card games. public places Show you? It’s hard”.

34 BEN’S VIEW The Trans-Asia Express - part 2

My attention is firmly on the 6’ 7” (2.5 m) giant bouncing off each table

The late morning sun is casting few shad- ows and occasionally I’m blinded by the Tea and card games aboard the Trans-Asia Express / Photograph Copyright © Ben McKechnie 2010 glare. Outside looking south, the pale grass is crying out for rain to fall. In the distance I spy a raging river meandering across the “Okay, Sylvester. Teach us a new one. We again, then one by one at each of us. His plain. Across the aisle, a dark-haired man need it. Nutter is getting too easy”. wide smile fades slowly, but before it disap- sits at a table with what might be his wife. pears completely his face erupts into won- They look so peaceful. She alternates her Grinning, he grabs the deck and shuffles derful laughter. I want to shout at everyone gaze between the scenery and the man. sloppily in slow motion. Looking around to laugh with him, not at him. He’s busy with a thick, leather-bound book. the table, I think I speak for everyone when The pages look like thick sheets of cream I say we feel guilty for assuming Sylvester “I am so sorry! I forget the game!” canvas. Spread out on the table are cal- was drunk. The signs now point in the ligraphy pens and pots of coloured ink. I go direction of brain damage from a head And just like that, he’s gone again. Go forth, over and ask what he’s doing. injury. Smiling away to himself, he deals to Sylvester. I hope you find whatever it is us clockwise until his hands are empty. He you’re looking for. “A good conversation starter, isn’t it? It’s looks from the table to his hands and back how I document our travels. On each page there’s an illustration of what I can see and some lines of poetry or quotes. Whatever IDIOMS AND PHRASES seems appropriate at the time”. body odour the natural smell of someone’s body, miris tijela(često especially unpleasant neugodan) “It’s beautiful. Are you hoping to publish it?” to crane (one’s neck) to look around or over something by izvijati vrat around stretching or leaning “Thanks! I’d never even thought about pub- lishing. Too personal. Maybe I’ll pass it on to my children one day. Not that we have mountain-fringed surrounded by mountains okružen any children yet”. planinama over-the-top extreme or unreasonable pretjeran I take a stroll through the train. In The to take a bow to bend the top part of your body nakloniti se Great Railway Bazaar, Paul Theroux forward as a way of thanking an wrote about his time aboard the Lake audience Van Express. Same tracks, different train, leather-bound book book covered on the outside with knjiga s kožnim some thirty-five years ago. Back then leather koricama this was part of the Hippy Trail. The route began in Istanbul and travelled across glazed eyes eyes that show no expression, because beživotni pogled pre-revolutionary Iran, Afghanistan and you are very bored or tired Pakistan before reaching India. Theroux I’ll bet/I bet used to say that you are fairly sure that kladim se encountered hairy chiefs at the windows something is true of these corridors, staring out into the dis- WORDS…WORDS…WORDS tance with glazed eyes. Some smoked and talked mysticism while others meditated, hammered very drunk pijan ko bačva played guitars or stared into the eyes of goofy stupid or silly blesav their squaws. Theroux’s train was alive and to blind to make someone lose their good zaslijepiti packed with travellers anticipating the glo- judgment and be unable to see the ry of Persia, the fields of cannabis fluttering truth in the warm breeze of Afghani Badakhshan to spy to suddenly see something, especially ugledati, spaziti and the welcoming embrace of Goa. How after searching for it times have changed. The travellers aboard infamous well known for being bad or evil zloglasni this train number ten at a push. We still pass the time with tea and cards – and uneasiness a worried feeling because you think nemir, tjeskoba we’re excited – but there’s an air of un- that something bad might happen easiness I’ll bet was absent in 1975. •

35 INSIDE VIEW Learning Styles ave you ever tried describing your friends in just a few words? You Hhave probably noticed how some of them can fix just about anything for you, some can put on a show pretend- ing to be Irish, while others can mix and match the most conflicting colours and Not what, patterns and still look good. But you can’t. Although you admire your friends, you think you’re hopeless since you think you don’t possess any magi- cal powers. You do! Just ask them to but describe YOU in a few words. You might how have an uncanny ability to drive a point home. Or people like confiding in you. Or there is something else you probably are not aware of.

to learn In the classroom, these differences are rather obvious, because all students are usually given the same tasks. But the problem is that not all students are the same. What you find easy may be too complicated for your classmate. You might even think him an idiot at some point. Until he solves Rubik’s cube.

This classmate of yours is probably a ki- naesthetic learner. He can’t spell to save his life, and definitely can’t sit still for long, which has earned him detention more often than not. But he likes building models and doing laboratory experiments and is good at sports. Kinaesthetic learn- ers learn through experiencing and doing.

Visual learners, on the other hand, learn through seeing. They can spell, but don’t feel insulted if they forget your name. They have vivid, colourful dreams and need a quiet place to study.

Auditory learners will not forget your name, but won’t be able to shut up once they start talking. They enjoy being on stage, easily repeat whatever they have heard on the radio or TV, and are able to mimic an accent to a tee.

As with many things in life, learning styles are not as black and white as they might appear and you should appreciate that you cannot be labelled exclusively as a one particular type of learner. However, your characteristics might fall predomi- nantly within one category. That is why pop quizzes should be taken as a guide- line, not a measure. They are meant to help you with your studies, but it doesn’t mean you will study effortlessly once you realise which learning style suits you best. No pain, no gain still applies.

36 INSIDE VIEW

VISUAL LEARNER AUDITORY LEARNER KINAESTHETIC LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS • dreams in colour • talkative, not afraid to speak CHARACTERISTICS • likes colour and fashion perform in public • is good at sports and dancing • is good at spelling because misspelt • remembers names • can’t sit still for long words look rong (wrong) • easily picks up phrases they hear • studies with loud music on • is good at grammar somewhere (e.g. song lyrics) • forgets names • notices sound effects in movies HOW TO LEARN • needs peace and quiet to study • has good conversational skills • take breaks when studying • understands maps/charts HOW TO LEARN • use flash cards and role play • don’t skip field trips (for HOW TO LEARN • read aloud to yourself • watch movies with subtitles • repeat facts with eyes closed example, museum visits) • use mind maps, timelines, • explain what you have learnt flowcharts to organize ideas to somebody else, maybe your DON’T BE FAZED IF • • use flashcards parents - make them suffer as well you don’t have the neatest • use highlighters to mark key • study in groups, take part in group handwriting • information in the text discussions you don’t score well on essays and long tests DON’T BE FAZED IF • record lectures and listen to them afterwards • you score badly on listening tests DON’T BE FAZED IF • you need more time to read something • you score badly on timed reading comprehension tests

Learning styles are a reflection of peo- Crib notes final exams require more preparation and ple’s personalities and intelligences. skill. This is the right time to get friends to Yes, intelligences, plural. You can be Discover your learning style and make help you out. If one of them is a kinaes- people-smart, music-smart, self-smart, your strengths work for you. If you’re a thetic learner, he or she might be able to logic-smart, picture-smart, nature-smart, visual learner, you should definitely try put together a more refined contraption body-smart, or word-smart. The theory making a crib sheet. The trick is to get all that will allow you to access a whole se- of multiple intelligences is just another the relevant information on a tiny piece mester’s worth of data discreetly during way of saying that everyone has a certain of paper, skin or clothes. You might need exams. Your auditory friend might compile set of abilities, some more heightened several tries to make it user-friendly. everything in a rhyme. Then, of course, than others. We readily attach labels to Once you get it well organised and leg- you would have to study the information people, but have you ever thought that a ible, you are probably ready to take the carefully to make the design and text lay- geek is just logic-smart; an emo, music- test without your crib sheet. out as efficient as possible. After all, your smart; a jock, body-smart, etc.? The right goal, in plain English, is cheating… question isn’t how smart you are, but For a pop quiz, you can start cribbing at But, as we have seen, even cheating is 1% what kind of smart you are. lunchtime and be done in five minutes, but talent and 99% work.

What and how you say it can also give not only you, but others clues to your sensory processing modes. Have you ever wondered why you like using some phrase and not others in English?

Depending on your preferred sensory process, you may find yourself more comfortable using some and not others of the following phrases.

Visual Phrases Auditory Phrases Kinaesthetic Phrases

• I see what you mean • Loud and clear • I can grasp that idea • We see eye to eye • Something tells me • I get the hang of it • That looks good to me • That rings a bell • How does that grab you? • I get the picture • That sounds OK to me • You don’t have to get so pushy • I’ll get in touch

37 INSIDE VIEW DISCOVER YOUR LEARNING STYLE Look at the questions below and make a note of your answer - X, Y, or Z

(X) I prefer lessons where we can discuss (Y) I prefer lessons where there is (Z) I prefer lessons where we can do things. something to look at (like a picture, chart, something practical – or at least move diagram or video) or something to draw. around. (Z) I often fiddle with things in class (a pen, (X) I often sing or hum to myself in class. (Y) I often doodle in class. paper clip or rubber band.) (Z) When learning a new skill, I prefer to just (X) When learning a new skill, I prefer (Y) When learning a new skill, I prefer to get on with it. someone to explain to me how to do it. watch someone else show me how to do it. (Y) When the adverts come on the telly, I like (Z) When the adverts come on the telly, (X) When the adverts come on the telly, to watch them. I get up and do something. I like to sing along with them. (X) I would prefer to listen to a story. (Y) I would prefer to see a comic strip of a (Z) I would prefer to act out a story. story. (Z) I am good at learning physical skills. (X) I have a good memory for people’s (Y) I have a good memory for faces. names. (Y) I prefer teachers who use diagrams to (Z) I prefer teachers who get us to do (X) I prefer teachers who explain things to show us things. something. us. (X) If I get in trouble in class, it’s for talking. (Y) If I get in trouble in class, it’s for drawing (Z) If I get in trouble in class, it’s for on the desk or all over my books. fidgeting. (Y) On a long journey, I like to look at the (Z) On a long journey I can’t wait until we (X) On a long journey I like to listen to scenery or read a book. stop, so I can walk around. music or talk to the other travellers. (Z) I use my hands a lot when I am talking. (X) When I am discussing something, I (Y) When I am discussing something, I like sometimes use words my friends don’t to doodle. know. (Z) If I could be famous, I would be a sports- (Y) If I could be famous, I would be a film- (X) If I could be famous, I would be a singer. person (or dancer). star. (Z) I would rather go outside and play. (Y). I would rather watch my favourite TV (X) I would rather listen to my favourite programme. music. (Y) I get distracted in class if I can see (X) I get distracted in class if I can hear (Z) I lose concentration if I have to sit still something outside the window. something happening outside. for a long time. (Y) I am good at drawing. (Z) I am good at making things. (X) I am a good listener. (X) Out of these 3 jobs - I would prefer to be (Z) Out of these 3 jobs - I would prefer to (Y) Out of these 3 jobs - I would prefer to a radio DJ (or presenter) be a mechanic. be an artist (or designer). (Z) In my spare time I would prefer to do (Y) In my spare time I would prefer to watch (X) In my spare time I would prefer to listen something physical, such as sport or dancing. TV or a video. to music or chat with friends. (Y) The type of puzzle I would prefer is “Spot (X) The type of puzzle I would prefer is (Z) The type of puzzle I would prefer is the difference”. “Name that tune”. “Rubik’s cube”. (X) If I needed to build a Lego model, I would (Z) If I needed to build a Lego model, I (Y) If I needed to build a Lego model, I get someone to explain how or to read the would try to work out which bits fit together. would follow the diagram or the picture on instructions to me. the packet.

Courtesy of: http://www.brainboxx.co.uk If you had mainly X’s you are an AUDITORY learner. If you had mainly Y’s you are a VISUAL learner. If you had mainly Z’s you are a KINAESTHETIC learner.

IDIOMS AND PHRASES to put on a show to pretend to do or feel something prirediti predstavu to mix and match to choose to put different things together from a range of possibilities kombinirati, slagati to drive (something) home to make something completely clear to someone objasniti to confide in somebody to tell someone about something very private or secret, especially a personal povjeriti se problem, because you feel you can trust them to a T/tee perfectly or exactly savršeno no pain, no gain you can only achieve something by suffering or working hard bez muke nema nauke to get on with it to hurry požuriti WORDS…WORDS…WORDS uncanny very strange and difficult to explain nevjerojatan geek someone not popular because they wear unfashionable clothes, don’t know štreber how to behave in social situations, do strange things jock someone, especially a student, who plays a lot of sport and is often sportaš considered to be stupid to crib to copy school or college work dishonestly from someone else prepisivati legible written or printed clearly enough for you to read čitljivo to fiddle to keep moving and touching something because you are bored prčkati to hum to sing a tune by making a continuous sound with your lips closed pjevušiti to doodle to draw shapes, patterns without really thinking about what you are doing šarati, črčkati

38 MUSIC

Small country - great festivals

or a small country, Croatia has more who are to premiere new material after 10 than one hundred annual music festi- Sonic weapon is a metaphor for the dormant years, along with Franz Ferdinand, Fvals, varying in size and focus. It seems power of music to make an impact on presenting their fourth studio album, and that in the last decade, the blossoming individuals and change their social and the virtual quartet Gorillaz. years of the Croatian festival scene, these political views. The lyrics often contain live-entertainment gatherings have ben- strong messages. In 2010, after eleven somewhat elitist years efited from infamous digital music piracy. It in musical terms, the Thirsty Ear festival would appear that the number of festival- was shut down in the capital. Fortunately, goers has grown with the number of ille- Seasplash festival. This celebration zeroes the regular crowds were not deprived of gally downloaded songs or albums. in on dub and reggae music, and the at- underground and indie music for long, Ask any Croat where the birthplace of tendees co-exist as one big family within the because the creators moved the festival to Croatian rock is, and you will surely be bulwarks above the sea. Seasplashers enjoy Šibenik and renamed it Terraneo. The new directed to Rijeka, the Kvarner port which 96 hours of live music, soaking up the sun, festival broadened its scope and welcomed has been shaping the Croatian rock sound dabbling in the shallow water and dancing to indie music followers to five day of festivi- since 1961, when the first male and female the echoes, reverberation and extra percus- ties, which also focused on conservation rock bands were born – The Hurricanes sion of reggae sounds. and ecology. In last year’s polls, it was and The Sirens, the latter also known as voted the best festival in the country. The the first female Yugoslav band. Nurtur- INmusic festival is most confident of re- upcoming edition, also located in a former ing a half-century-long tradition, Rijeka is ceiving a positive response, thanks to care- military complex by the Adriatic Sea, will nowadays home to the greatest number of ful monitoring of the most recent music encourage social and eco stability through contemporary rock bands, one of which is trends. Introduced in 2006 in an outdoor unity in music. Let3, who started Hartera – the mid-July venue in downtown Zagreb, the festival at Zrće is a sandy beach on the island of Pag which has gradually become an open shrine for club-bangers and worshippers of electronic music. Visitors enjoy a vari- ety of dance music from the small sound factories of the world’s greatest DJ names. The happenings on Zrće take place in a se- festival located in a former paper factory. first welcomed indie musicians. The fol- ries of seasonal clubs located on the beach The festival has become a temple for visual lowing year it moved to Lake Jarun, which from late June to mid August. The most and music artists who gather to celebrate has become a popular city leisure spot. popular are the Hideout Festival, Papaya sight and sound throughout the vast spac- Since then, it has grown into a regular Day&Night and Moonsplash. This year’s es of the factory – to some extent echoing three-day June event, headlined by the Hideout is already sold out. the American Burning Man. biggest names in the music industry, such

Less than an hour away by car from Rijeka is one of the towns that pinned Croatia on global festival maps - Pula - the ancient harbour in southern Istria. Its well-pre- served Roman monuments provide a vivid setting for many highly specialised summer as Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Moby, Kraftwerk, Finally, in the continental part of Croatia, festivals. The oldest is the annual Mon- Billy Idol, and Jamiroquai, resulting in about late August is reserved for the Špancirfest. teparadiso, named after the hill and fort of 50,000 festival-goers each time. Indeed, Under the slogan “festival of good emo- the same name. Hardcore punkers have INmusic has quickly become something of tions”, which it truly is (the literal transla- been gathering there since 1992. The for- a festival hub, not only because of the hot, tion is “strolling fest”), visitors are awed mer military barracks are shaken annually diverse names it attracts, but also because by the marvels of the Baroque town of by the heavy sounds of rebellion, articulat- there is something compelling and ap- Varaždin. For ten days, popular musicians ing this subculture’s stance on politics and pealing in being seduced by music at the from different parts of the globe celebrate social constraints. Could there be a better water’s edge. This successful formula was multiculturalism outdoors, throughout the context for sonic fighting against militarism undoubtedly adopted from the Sziget Fes- historical core of the city. than inside the walls that once identified tival (Hungary), Nova Rock Festival (Austria), the town as the most important Austro- and Exit Festival (Serbia). Having branded It seems that all the festivals have in com- Hungarian military fort? this festival as the city’s music hotbed, the mon the tendency to occupy old military Across the bay, in the similar surroundings of capital hosts the main music event of the bases, exchanging physical for sonic weap- the former Austro-Hungarian military com- year. This year’s festival is lucky number ons, since words and sounds truly resonate plex of Monumenti, another more casual, seven, and will feature a great comeback in time, but also in hearts. Also, the pri- festival has made its way into the town – the from the British Isles, The Cranberries, mordial instinct to be near water has con- tributed to the location of these ritualistic gatherings by the water’s edge, enabling fans to enjoy complete liberation, at least for a couple of days. • Written by: Igor Jurilj

39 EXPERT VIEW

PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING We know what you are thinking

sychometric testing used to be aspects of personality. The tests most certain activities (sensory, mental or psy- the stuff of sci-fi movies, but these often used measure ‘ability’, ‘aptitude’, chomotor). Pdays, lots of us are exposed to or ‘personality’. These tests fall into two some sort of psychometric evaluation. categories: 3. PERSONALITY TESTS – used to as- This is not to say you are crazy or any- sess certain traits of temperament or thing like that; on the contrary, often a DIAGNOSTIC – to evaluate a candidate’s character. The test can be analytic (used psychometric test is used to show how developmental status at the time of test- to quantify separate personality traits) or able and a cut above the rest you are. ing (e.g. the minimal requirement for synthetic (a holistic approach to describ- Career services, employers, university driver’s licence) ing personality). selection procedures, job applications, or even just trying to get a driver’s licence - PROGNOSTIC – to predict a candidate’s Sometimes, a time element is introduced all may involve psychometric testing. The success in certain practical activities into the equation, for example a speed trend has become so widespread that it based upon test results (e.g. applicant se- test, which has strict time limits and even attracts psychometric test junkies lection procedure, for a job or university) where the accent is on an individual’s who have an obsession with taking psy- speed in solving simple tasks. Power chometric tests. Sounds like fun! tests are less concerned with time, and feature a gradual increase in the com- What is psychometric testing? It’s just like taking part in Who Wants to plexity of the tasks, with the accent on be a Millionaire or Jeopardy, although for competence in solving them. The definition is:standardised methods the personality test, there are no correct of eliciting a sample of responses from answers. Your answers are individual and How come we have them? a candidate which can be used to assess provide specific insights into your apti- various psychological characteristics by tude, potential, personality and ability. Francis Galton is often referred to as the comparing them with a sample of the “father of psychometrics” for his work in results obtained by a comparable group 1. KNOWLEDGE TESTS - used to assess trying to measure intelligence. However, of people. the effects of training or learning in gen- we have to go back to 1905 to discover eral. when the first psychometric test was con- What that means to you and me is this; ducted. Two French psychologists, Alfred the tests have been developed to meas- 2. ABILITY TESTS – used to assess an Binet and T .Simon, constructed a test to ure abilities, aptitudes, skills, interests or individual’s aptitude and potential for measure the intellectual development of

40 EXPERT VIEW children. Their aim was to make a distinc- Validity - A valid measure is one that tion between children with average intel- measures what it is intended to measure. Tips lectual development and those with lower If a test is supposed to measure a per- mental capabilities who would not be able son’s interests, then it must clearly dem- How to prepare for to follow the regular school curriculum. onstrate that it does actually measure psychometric testing interests, and not something else loosely We all know the term IQ is associated related to interests. At some stage, you may have to take a with measuring intelligence. The German psychometric test. You may be over- whelmed by unpleasant feelings, or even psychologists W. Wundt and W. Stern A measure may be reliable without being fear. Below are some tips to help you introduced IQ as a measurement of intel- valid. However, reliability is necessary, gain more confidence when being invit- ligence. In a modern IQ test, the mean but not sufficient, for validity. ed to take part in psychometric testing. (average) score within an age group is set to 100 and the standard deviation Advantages and disadvantages 1. Check online for sample psychometric test questions. This could help you re- (SD) set to 15. Approximately 95% of the duce the anxiety usually associated with population scores within two SDs of the Let’s face it, a job or university applica- selection procedures when the stakes mean, with an IQ between 70 and 130. tion, or CV, may say very little about the are high (when enrolling for college or The needs of society are often a driving real you. Obviously there is some refer- applying for a job, if your future depends force for development in various fields. ence to qualifications, but these actu- on the result!) Although slight anxiety is a Psychometric tests are no different; the ally say very little about the strengths good sign, don’t panic – it can decrease your intellectual functioning. advent of World War I, when recruitment and weaknesses that lie outside areas for army forces required rough but quick covered by conventional qualifications. 2. Be patient – most procedures take between 1 and 3 hours! abilities assessment, led to the develop- Rather than something to fear, psycho- ment of the Army Alfa and Army Beta metric tests are additional opportunities 3. Don’t be late (there’s no such thing as the ‘academic quarter’ in these tests). tests. Industry followed this lead, adopt- to demonstrate your skills, or find out ing the idea that similar principles could where your strengths are. Certain skills 4. Have your ID, pen, and watch with you. be used for employee recruitment, which are, in fact, better measured using care- led to the development of industrial/or- fully constructed psychometric tests (e.g. 5. Pay attention to your physiological needs – ensure you have had enough ganisational psychology. problem-solving, spatial ability). sleep, are not hungry or thirsty, and have used the toilet. Psychometric properties? If your future depends on someone’s 6. Remember to listen carefully to the judgment of you, it should surely be test instructions. If you need a little more Psychometric tests provide a fair evalua- based on more than a gut feeling. These time for practice, ask for it. tion of your skills by providing an objec- tests also save a great deal of time. 7. Try to be systematic and stick to a tive way of assessing your strengths and They’re typically very easy to administer routine for analysing and answering the weakness. As you will have gathered by and can be given to a group of people questions. If you are limited by time, now, they are scientific and are devised easily. avoid wasting it on difficult or confusing by psychologists. Great lengths are gone questions; return to them if you have time left over at the end. Avoid ‘skim- to so that the tests are reliable and un- Psychometric tests are also easily scored, ming’ to seek out obvious, easy answers. biased, and don’t include questions that so results come back quickly and reliably. This wastes time. could favour certain candidates. Some of these tests can be completed 8. Be honest – in personality question- using software programs, and some naires, it is easy to assume a certain type Standardisation – The tests have been could even be completed online. of personality is more desirable than tried out on people of a similar age and another, tempting you to give biased or background, truly representative of the The main disadvantage is the fact that socially desirable answers. This is not a people who will be taking the test. A there are numerous tests and question- solution; don’t try to second-guess the responses you think should be given. standard for the group is found and the naires on the market which claim to be Some personality questionnaires can results are interpreted relative to that ‘psychometric instruments’, but which detect deliberate distortion of answers standard. Tests use multiple-choice ques- are not. In many cases, these tests and and you could be asked to expand upon tions with set right and wrong answers, questionnaires have been put together your responses in an interview. Finding a so there is no room for bias or subjective by people with no background in psy- ‘best match’ between a person and job marking. Additionally, consistent test ad- chometrics and they are of very little ac- is a two-way process; if you get a job by presenting yourself falsely, you might not ministration reduces any test bias. tual use and value to anyone. • find it satisfying afterwards. 9. Ask for feedback afterwards – most Reliability – For a test and the validity psychologists do not give test results to of the results to be reliable, the same candidates automatically. But the ethi- results have to be generated regard- cal code of psychologists means they less of time, individuals, and situations, will usually share the results of their without being significantly influenced interpretation if requested (with some by outside factors. For instance, if you’re exceptions). feeling stressed when you take the test, 10. Practice doesn’t matter – unlike the test results should not be overly dif- most other areas, practising psychomet- ric testing will not improve your results. ferent from times when you are excited or relaxed.

41 Time

LECTURE TIME

Task 1

This month, we want to see if you know how to write a good business/formal e-mail

1. Dear Mr Hopkins A) Hi John

2. I’m writing in connection with... B) Could you...?

3. Please find attached... C) See you soon Tips for writing 4. I’d be grateful if you could... D) I’ll get back to you e-mails: 5. We regret to inform you... E) I can’t wait to...

6. I will contact you again shortly F) Just a short note about... 1. Choose your style (formal, semi-for- mal, informal). 7. I am looking forward to +(ing) G) Unfortunately, ... 2. Decide on opening and closing greet- 8. Best regards H) Here is.... ings (Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Mr/Ms + sur-

name for formal e-mails, Hi, Hello, etc. for KEY 1 A, 2 F, 3 H, 4 B, 5 G, 6 D, 7 E, 8 C. 8 E, 7 D, 6 G, 5 B, 4 H, 3 F, 2 A, 1 KEY informal).

3. Write the content (in formal e-mails Task 2 be clear and concise, introduce yourself in the first paragraph, stating why you are Put the parts of this e-mail in the correct order writing and get to the point without ram- bling. In informal e-mails you can feel free to write informally). Dear Mr Depp, 4. End the e-mail, depending on the style, a) Do you think your team could arrange all the bookings? using an appropriate form of leave-taking (in a formal email, use Yours sincerely if b) When giving a presentation, I try to get my audience to participate and it you know the name of the person you are usually works wonders. Lecture writing to, or Yours faithfully if you don’t know the name. Informally, you can write c) I am convinced this will be a beneficial experience for everyone. whatever you want!). Always thank the person for their time and consideration at d) I will also need some technical equipment. I am sure you and your team will be able to provide that. I will contact you shortly with more details. the end of the e-mail.

e) Further to our telephone conversation, I am delighted to confirm my 5. Read your message through (check the attendance at your conference. spelling and grammar, make the necessary changes). f) However, taking into account the nature of this conference, I would be grateful for your input on this matter. Please feel free to be frank. Common abbreviations in e-mails: g) I would be grateful if you could send me additional details regarding hotel accommodation and plane tickets. ASAP= as soon as possible

h) I am looking forward to hearing from you. CC= carbon copy (all the people who will see the e-mail) i) Best regards, ENC = enclosure j) Please find attached a draft of my presentation. If you have any com- ments I am open to suggestions. PS = post scriptum (if you want to add something afterwards) k) If this is not possible, I would appreciate if you could let me know in good time. FYI = for your information

BTW = by the way l) G. Clooney POV = point of view m) Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

WRT = with respect to KEY e, g, a, k, j, b, f, d, m, c, h, i, l. l. i, h, c, m, d, f, b, j, k, a, g, e, KEY

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LECTURE TIME

- Handy hint When Handy hint Greetings (starting and fin ishing a letter or e-mail) When writing to a woman you do not know personally, it is better to use Ms or Madam, but you You can never haveSir two S’s. - rather than Miss or Mrs. Ms is like Mr in that it does not denote whether the per- finishing a formalYours letter faithfullyor e-mail, if (Two S’s: Sin son is married or not, whereas Miss refers to an unmarried woman and Mrs to a you start with Dear Yours can finish withsincerely married woman. In these days of political correctness, it is safer to stick with Ms. Yours You can use never if you know the cerely and Sir). sincerely person.Dear (Dear Clair) Mr Smith,

Match these words with Replace the words in bold with more formal ones more formal ones: because of, ask, check, want, get in touch with, help, be sorry, Dear Ms Bellavue, need, tell, happy Thank you for your email.

1) I want to tell you that all the preparations for the conference are due to ______underway.

a) would like/inform b) desire/tell c) want/let you know contact______

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a) wanted b) wished c) requested regret ______Lecture 3) I am sorry to inform you that I’ll also need more time to finish my request______part of the presentation. require ______a) sour/want b) sad/rewire c) regret/require

verify ______4) Because of unexpected circumstances, I am unable to meet the

deadline. assistance ______

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a) grateful/verify b) cheerful/figure out c) appreciated/see

grateful - happy - grateful

6) If you need any help with your part of the presentation, please feel want - like would

assistance - help - assistance

free to get in touch with me. check - verify require - need need - require

a) help/ drop a line b) assistance/contact c) assistance/find for ask – request

regret - be sorry be - regret

inform - tell tell - inform

contact - get in touch with touch in get - contact

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DUBROVNIK The Pearl of the Adriatic Walking into Dubrovnik is like walking into a magical land that could easily have been sculpted in J.R.R. Tolkien’s school of landscape beauty

here are few places in this world that leave you breathless at Epidaurum, Dubrovnik is a city with a unique political and cultural the sight; places which could easily be considered the phi- past, with many features and places of interest, some of which are Tlosopher’s ideal of beauty. Dubrovnik (Ragusa in Latin), situ- now famous world-wide. In its time, it was the equal of Venice, ated in the far south of Croatia, is one such place. If you’re looking one of the greatest cultural and economic centres of the Mediter- for wild hard-core parties and alcoholic sprees, pack your bags ranean, whose peak was in the 15th and 16th centuries. As a free, and go up north to the island of Pag and infamous Zrće beach; republican nation-state, Dubrovnik, or Ragusa as it was called at but if you’re in the mood for something calmer, classier and with the time, embraced enlightenment before Western Europe, by rec- historical substance, Dubrovnik is the place to be. On one side, ognizing the right to asylum in 1389 and abolishing slavery in 1416, you have dark, ominous cypress and oak forests, and on the other, when the slave trade was still highly profitable. the beautiful, glittering sea, while between them stands Dubrovnik. With its ancient, exquisitely preserved fortress walls, 100 In the 15th century, a health-care network was estab- feet high, 20 feet thick, multi-tiered and studded with lished, as well as free education. The 16th century towers, surrounding the Old City, it completely justi- introduced municipal waste removal and town fies its nickname, thePearl of the Adriatic. Its beau- planning. At this time, it had the third strong- tiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, est navy in the world, with a fleet of 180 ships monasteries, palaces and fountains, and the blue- which sailed the entire Mediterranean and green sea which embraces it, have increased its beyond, all the way to England. There is even allure as a top global tourist destination in recent a documented case of a Dubrovnik carrack years. All tourists agree on one thing, walking into (a vessel which carried up to 1000 soldiers Dubrovnik is like walking into a magical land that and 900 tonnes of cargo) reaching the shores could easily have been sculpted in J.R.R. Tolkien’s of North America. The only known Dubrovnik school of landscape beauty. After all, the new sea- colony was in India, where in the village of Gan- son of the increasingly popular TV series, Game of daulim, in Goa, you can still see the Church of St. Thrones, was shot in Dubrovnik. Therefore it is not Blaise, the patron saint of Dubrovnik. So, next surprising that the city of Dubrovnik was included time you’re in Gandaulim, you won’t have in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. If that puzzled ‘Heeeey, I’m sure I’ve seen you have an affinity for beautiful architecture this somewhere else!’ look on your face. and history, then Dubrovnik should cer- Dubrovnik was also the first state to of- tainly be on your ‘bucket list’. ficially recognise the United States in 1776, and the first to send merchant A little bit of history vessels to New York Harbour. Unfor- tunately, an economic crisis in the Founded in the first half of the th7 Mediterranean and a catastrophic century by a group of refugees from earthquake which hit Dubrovnik

44 POSTCARD FROM in April 1667, levelling most public buildings, brought an end to its almost unparalleled prosperity. It underwent another unpleas- ant blow during the Croatian Homeland War, when Serb troops bombarded the city daily from October 1991 till May 1992, severely damaging its magnificent historical fortifications and many other priceless buildings. The bombardment completely destroyed Srđ Cross, a stone monument, severely damaged Onofri’s Fountain, a remarkable water feature by Onofrio della Cava from 1438, the Franciscan and Dominican monasteries, the Church of St. Blaise and other religious buildings, as well as many hotels and houses. However, help quickly arrived from UNESCO. Today, the city has been restored and is once again a true jewel of the Adriatic.

far, you can simply pick up a bottle of good wine in the nearest store, The Dubrovnik Walls and other points of interest climb up the walls, find a seat and enjoy the beautiful view. Like many a medieval fortress town in Italy, Dubrovnik is also an ideal setting for Dubrovnik has long been known as a top tourist destination on the Shakespearean drama, and the Bard’s plays are regularly performed Adriatic, if not the entire Mediterranean. Although severely dam- during summer festivals in the Old City. The hundreds of weather- aged during the Homeland War, hardly any physical evidence of the beaten terracotta tiled roofs, interrupted by the occasional bell tower conflict can be seen today, and touristsflock to Dubrovnik in ever or church dome, spread out like an orange-red sea, as you stroll increasing numbers, to see its unique beauties and learn about its along the broad walls. The entrance to the walls is to the left of Pile fascinating history. There are more than a few things you should see Gate as you enter the city. if you ever visit Dubrovnik. The first and best known attraction is its magnificentfortified walls which surround the old core of the city, Make sure you roam around Stari Grad and look for Dubrovnik’s ar- called Stari Grad. Built between the 13th and 16 centuries, these titanic chitectural treasures hidden within the walls. Almost every building walls are among the finest in the world. In the 14th century, 15 square carries an interesting story, and history geeks will surely enjoy hearing forts were constructed along the walls, providing further fortification. all about it. The main reason for needing such defences was fear of attack from the Turks in the 15th century, which prompted the inhabitants of the The Rector’s Palace, just right off Luza Square, is a beautiful build- Old City to encircle their homes entirely. The walls are more than 2 ing, modelled after the Roman imperial palace. It was the seat of kilometres long, a distance you can cover in approximately two and a the Ragusan government, and also the Rector’s residence. From half hours, tower up to 25 metres high, and range in thickness from 6 here, the Rector (prince) ruled over Dubrovnik, but after Napoleon metres on the land side, to 1.5-3 metres on the sea side. On the other dissolved the Dubrovnik Republic, the role was significantly re- hand, if you are a lazy bum like me and not too keen on walking that duced and a new Rector selected each month. The building was

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destroyed twice in explosions, in 1435 and 1463, and severally is built into the rocky cliffs and the Dubrovnik walls, it is literally one damaged in the 1667 earthquake. Therefore, what we see today is of the coolest places in Dubrovnik to have a beer, as you gaze up at the final restoration from the late 17th century. Well, until the next the great wall looming above your head. There is also a small beach disaster hits, right? close by, if you feel like having a swim.

The Church of St. Blaise and the Cathedral are among the city’s The most popular hotspots for a night out are the Troubadour jazz top attractions. The church was built on the site of a Romanesque club, and Talir bar. The Troubadour is run by the Van Bloemen fam- church. Surprisingly, it survived the great 1667 earthquake, but was ily, who founded the Troubadour in Earl’s Court, London in 1954, swallowed up in a fire in 1706 and rebuilt between 1706 and 1715. It then sold it in 1970 and moved to Dubrovnik. Gils Pop is an open- is interesting primarily for its religious artifacts on display behind the air summer venue on an elevated terrace within the city walls, from main altar. The construction of the Cathedral started in 1671 where you have a fantastic view of the old harbour. If you’re and was finished in 1713. It was built on the site of a Byz- the kind of person who likes white leather sofas, pink antine-Romanesque cathedral, which was destroyed and purple scatter cushions and beanbags, cock- in the 1667 earthquake, and houses what are be- tails, finger food and funky music, this is the place lieved to be the infant Jesus’ swaddling clothes. for you! The nearby restaurant serves French Both places provide an escape from the very fusion cuisine at rather high prices. hot summer days so frequent in Dubrovnik. Of course, there are many, many more Pile Gate is the north gate into the city, sights and places to visit and marvel at in featuring a stone bridge with two Gothic Dubrovnik. “To each his own”, so Dubrovnik arches. The outer drawbridge is joined to has a lot to offer to both young and old, an internal bridge which leads into the city. whether they appreciate astonishing archi- Close by is a bay with a fantastic view of the tecture, and can gaze at it for hours, or prefer enormous Lovrjenac and Bokar towers, with to sip cocktails on the beach and party in the the beautiful Adriatic in the background. I don’t evening. Even the youngest will be transfixed know about you, but for me, on a warm even- by the mega cruise ships anchored in the city bay. ing, with the sun already hidden behind the horizon, Finally, one important warning - Dubrovnik is an ex- but still gently illuminating the sky, such a hypnotic view pensive city, so be prepared. If you don’t want to end up makes the worries of the world disappear for a moment. broke after your vacation, check online for bars and restaurants with more affordable prices. There are many such lower profile The Franciscan Monastery is a must-see for those who admire great spots, which can be two or three times cheaper than the most architecture, as the courtyard and surrounding buildings are con- advertised places. One is the informal, family run restaurant Ka- sidered masterpieces of Dubrovnik architecture. It is in the Roman- menica. They serve generous platters of girice (small fried fish), Gothic style, and includes the oldest operational pharmacy in Eu- and fried squid, at the lowest prices, with a view of the open-air rope, active since 1317. (So if you’ve got smallpox or bubonic plague, market. I kid you not, the food is better than at most of the ex- I’m sure they can fix you up just fine!) The library houses about pensive yacht clubs. Of course, there’s a flip side to each coin, 30,000 volumes and 1,500 manuscripts. The garden is also quite and it cannot be denied that having coffee in one of the posh bars extraordinarily beautiful, and, combined with the fact that you’re in the centre of Stari Grad is a wonderful experience. But keep in chilling in a monastery, there is an extra dose of calmness, almost of mind that in other places you can have 3 coffees for the price of a meditative nature. Nightlife in Dubrovnik hardly exists outside the one on Stradun. All in all, the Pearl of the Adriatic awaits you, in tourist season, but livens up during the summer. In fact, many places all its beauty and splendour and though expensive, is worth every only open during the summer. Café Buža, which is not that well cent. • known, can be found in an alley off the main western wall. Since it Written by: Benjamin Berkovic

IDIOMS AND PHRASES alcohol spree a short period of time when you drink a lot of alcohol pijanka affinity for a strong feeling that you like and understand someone or something sklonost ka nečemu bucket list list of things to do before you die popis stvari za napraviti prije smrti to bring an end to to make something end dovesti kraju something weather-beaten (buildings, skin, clothing etc) look old and damaged because they have istrošen vremenom been out in bad weather church dome round roof on a church crkvena kupola there’s a flip side to there is something bad in a good situation (or the other way round) svaka priča ima dvije strane each coin WORDS…WORDS…WORDS ominous making you feel that something bad is going to happen zloslutni allure a mysterious, exciting, or desirable quality draž vessel a ship or large boat brod, plovilo to level to destroy a building or an area completely sravniti sa zemljom to flock to when people go somewhere in large numbers because something sjatiti se interesting or exciting is happening there smallpox a serious disease that causes spots which leave marks on your skin velike boginje hotspot a place that is popular for entertainment or a particular activity trendovsko mjesto beanbag a large cloth bag filled with small balls of soft plastic, used for sitting on vreća za sjedenje low-profile not receiving or wanting any attention diskretan, nenapadan

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commercially motivated invention – it will mean more people accessing more pro- Mirror, ducts and investing more in pieces that they know will suit them.” mirror on “Astounding” Kelly Board, a 26-year-old working in fashion retail and an early guinea pig for the wall, the system, says she soon forgot the tech behind the Magic Mirror. For her, it was all about the garments. who is the “It feels a bit strange at first seeing yourself in a mirror, wearing something you are not actually wearing! But soon enough you get fairest in over the technology aspect, and just start admiring the clothes,” said Kelly.

“The speed with which you can zoom the Mall? through a rail of clothes is astounding, and I very quickly got an idea of which dresses suited me. Real-life cyber shopping has arrived, and I am thrilled I was able to o you know what it’s like - you’re Spring/summer help in the development of this fabulous shopping with your girlfriend, and she piece of kit!” Sgoes to every store in the shopping The mirror will come complete with a centre, trying on outfit after outfit. Well, spring/summer wardrobe of 50 must-have POP-UP fashion shows don’t despair, help could well be at hand. items, highlighting trends and clothes to At a UK shopping centre, the Trafford suit everyone. And in a development that POP-UP shops have taken the UK by storm Centre, not far from Manchester United’s could prevent many a fashion disaster, us- in recent years – but now it’s the turn of Theatre of Dreams, there is a shopaholic’s ers will be able to post images instantly on the “pop-up fashion show” to shake up the dream - a magic mirror. Shoppers can Facebook for feedback from their friends shopping world. Hopefully, it will not be long switch their outfits with a wave of the before they purchase. before this trend hits our part of Europe. hand, meaning less time in the changing rooms and more time to sample a variety Caroline added, “Our experts have been The new concept involves flash mob fash- of fabulous frocks in time for the spring/ working round the clock to create the first ion shows appearing without warning at summer season. Magic Mirror for public use, as there has been strategically chosen spots in malls. Dancing something of an arms race on this develop- models appear from nowhere for a brief, The Magic Mirror is actually a TV screen ment within the world of retail. The advent of but eye-popping performance, dressed in that uses Augmented Reality and built-in motion sensor technology makes interactive the latest trends from a variety of retailers movement sensors to let customers see a screens a reality – and it was only a matter such as Coast, Mango and Karen Millen. real-time image of themselves, with digital of time before that made its way out of the Billed as a cross between fashion shows outfitssuperimposed onto their bodies. gaming world, and into the rest of our lives. and flash mobs, the new “fash mobs” are set to captivating music and have been “A huge range” There is lots of fun to be had with the professionally choreographed to show the Magic Mirror, but in business terms this is a clothes off at their best.• The creators of the Magic Mirror say it’s an ideal starting point for a wardrobe make- over and could trim hours off the average IDIOMS AND PHRASES shopping trip. to superimpose to put one picture or photograph on top of staviti npr. fotografije something onto another, so that both can be partly seen jednu preko druge The Trafford Centre’s Caroline Aikman ex- something plained, “With such a huge range of fashion to work wonders to be very effective in solving problems činiti čuda at the Trafford Centre, with clothes in every round the clock all day and all night without stopping dan i noć colour, size and style, it makes sense to look at technologies that allow the shop- arms race the competition between countries to have a utrka u naoružanju larger number of powerful weapons per quickly and easily to get a handle on what’s out there, what suits them – and guinea pig someone used in a scientific test to see how pokusni kunić what doesn’t.” successful or safe a new product or system is flash mob a sudden, planned gathering of people at flash mob ( okupljanje “We want to add some fun to the process a particular place, arranged earlier on an veće grupe ljudi na Internet site. They do or say something javnom mjestu radi of trying on clothes, and add the social also planned earlier, then leave quickly in izvođenja performansa) aspect of sharing your choices with your different directions friends in an instant on Facebook.” WORDS…WORDS…WORDS “Of course, we could never replace the ex- outfit a set of clothes worn together odjevna kombinacija perience of picking clothes up and feeling shopaholic someone who loves to go shopping and buys kupoholičar the material, seeing how the piece flows on lots of things they may not need the body. But as a fashion snap-shot, we frock a woman’s or girl’s dress haljina think the Magic Mirror could work wonders kit a set of tools, equipment etc that you use for pribor for people who want the choice, but don’t a particular purpose or activity have the time to see it all.” captivating very attractive and interesting, in a way that očaravajući holds your attention

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members. Amy Winehouse, Jim Morrison and Brian Jones all died in July. Jim Mor- rison, the lead singer and songwriter for the Doors, died of heart failure on 3 July 1971, while Brian Jones, founder of Rolling Stones, drowned in a swimming pool on the same date in 1969.

Kurt Cobain, an American singer-song- writer, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana, died in 1994. During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression. He also had difficulty coping with his fame and public image. After he committed sui- cide, his sister told the media that he had always wanted to join Club 27.

There are many different theories and much speculation about the causes of these early deaths and their possible con- nections. CLUB 27 Astrologists explain it by something called the ‘Saturn Return’. Saturn first appears in our zodiac charts between the ages of 27 and 30. If Saturn is placed favourably in People are just your chart, it can bring you huge success, but otherwise, a time of severe suffering may be ahead. dying to get in A medical study conducted in 2011 con- cluded that the phenomenon of famous musicians dying at the age of 27 was coincidental and not only limited to that particular age. hen I think back over the years, time. She was a typical member of Club 27. there have been many events A similar lifestyle was shared by Janis Joplin, They were all truly remarkable by any Wthat have made me the person I who simply didn’t TRY (just a little bit harder), standard, and I like to believe that if they am today. as she suggested in her song, but died of were still part of our world, it would be a a heroin overdose in 1970. A PIECE OF MY different and much better place. Today, Everyone must have had a special birthday HEART will always admire her songs and many rock bands pay tribute to these or an event which was important in mark- style, especially her eye-popping, head-turn- wonderful artists, who ‘burned out but will ing the passage of time and indicating the ing, traffic-stopping hippie mobile Porsche, never fade away’ – words found in Co- beginning of a new phase. These mile- which has become a top pop art icon. bain’s suicide note. stones are checkpoints where we stop for a moment to see where we are, how we The year 1970 was fatal for Jimmy Hendrix, They all had in common great talent, suc- are doing and what’s next. too. He was a pioneering electric guitarist cess and wealth, but also substance abuse I’m writing about the famous Club 27, and songwriter who choked on his own and messy private lives. Alcohol and drugs whose members are all popular musi- vomit after combining sleeping pills with probably helped them interpret the world cians who died at the age of twenty- wine. He tried to use music to stir people and seek more experiences than were seven, often as a result of self-destructive into action. He said, “We want our sound placed at their feet. lifestyles. to go into the soul of the audience and see if it can awaken some little thing in their They wanted to make people feel, think, It is not even a year since Amy Winehouse, minds…I believe people will have to rely on and be happy, rather than sleeping and an English singer-songwriter, died of al- music to get some kind of peace of mind, wasting their lives. They somehow man- cohol poisoning. She was called various or satisfaction, or direction, actually. More aged to bridge the gap between life and things; a raw talent with poor impulse so than politics, the big ego scene. You death, to make us aware of their experi- control, filthy-mouthed, or a down-to- know, it’s an art of words...” ences and benefit from them. We only earth diva with substance abuse and men- need to open our hearts to understand tal health issues. She was hurtling head- If 1970 was a bad year, July seems to and enjoy their music - then they will live first into success and despair at the same have been a critical month for Club 27 forever. •

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