Međunarodni Ispiti

Cambridge ESOL Oral Examiners - Ljubljana at the British Council.

Since the end of May, Cambridge ESOL exams have been taking place throughout the world.
Cambridge Oral Examiner, Peter has been examining candidates in Zagreb, Rijeka and recently in Slovenia for a variety of exams with more and more response for the BEC (Business English Certificates) as Croatian learners are seeing the need and demand for this benchmark of knowledge regarding business English.

Libris communications Trainer, Peter Hopwood is a licensed Cambridge Oral Examiner for 7 Cambrdidge ESOL exams in Croatia and Slovenia (FCE, CAE, CPE) including the specific Cambridge Buisness Certificates (BEC Preliminary, BEC Vantage and BEC Higher) together with the International Certificate of Financial English. For further information on any of the above exams please feel free to contact Peter for advice, training and tips. peter@libris-komunikacije.hr

Germans on their knees as Croatia erupts!

For Croatia's second game, the toughest challenge so far, Peter travels to Klagenfurt to be amoung 90,000 Croats outnumbering the 35,000 from Germany. A historic victory winning 2-1 putting the Germans in the shade ready for the next challenge against Poland on Monday! So many 'Varazdinci' and again nice to have met Libris clients in the Fanzone!

Spot the Englishman, the Austrian and the Croat. (Peter's sister-in-law Martina, with her husband Hanse from Klagenfurt and the gentleman in the Croatian shirt, well....on je taj Englez!)

IATEFL Business English Conference in Paris

Libris was proud to have attended the one-day conference on 7 June, bringing together the best speakers in Professional English training from around Europe. A result of joint collaboration between TESOL France and IATEFL BESIG (Business English Special Interest Group) presenting native speakers based in the UK, France, Germany and Italy with considerable ELT experience.

Talks were on topics as diverse as using technology in the training room, developing intercultural awareness and fine tuning negotiating skills. A full day of refreshing ideas and lots of thought provoking content in order for us improve and enhance ourselves.

Congratulations to the TESOL France and IATEFL BEsig who organized the conference providing further ideas and development within the Business English field. Equally, It was an opportunity for Peter to be back on familiar ground as he onced lived in Paris 10 years ago for a few years - a chance to return to his favourite 'spots' and catch up on old friends as well as making new ones at the conference.

Libris komunikacije - Ultimate Pub kviz

More than just a game, more than a 'bit of fun'....the Ultimate mind game took place on 31st May 2008 in Varaždin, the first of it's kind...never been seen before anywhere in Croatia, the UK or on the planet!

The Ultimate challenge....20 teams of companies/institutions playing it out against each other with no less than 100 challengers (5 members per team) to win the Libris komunikacije d.o.o. Ultimate Pub Quiz!

Some said it couldn't be done, some thought 20 teams would be too many and there were even a few party-poopers who complained about the noise (you know who you are!) but, we proved them all wrong by providing a dynamic, up-beat, challenging and original evening's entertainment for our clients, business partners and friends injecting a completely fresh concept to Varazdin's public which lets' face it - it certainly needs!

As the evening unfolded, we began to see and feel who were the strong teams amoung us and who needed to get their thinking caps on. There were a few one-off surprises with many teams deciding to play the joker card - obtaining DOUBLE points for each correct answer. Above we see the 'HNK actors' team feeling confident, or was this just an act?

As we steadily went through the various rounds showing knowledge in areas such as Music, History, General Knowledge and Sport, it was time to add a twist to the challenge....the surpise round of 'FIGARO'. 'Figaro' was simply an opportunity for teams to gain 10 golden points by singing a song. Singing a well-known song.....in operatic style! 1 member of each team was represented and one by one, we heard the extraordinary talent from the 'operatic' balcony. From 'Let it be' to 'Vela Luka'. 'Cesarica' to 'My way'....we had them all.