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Rentals perceived as temporary solution for the young
SLOVAKIA has one of the highest shares of privately owned housing, and fewer than 10 percent of people live in rental properties. Most people consider this kind of accommodation a short-term solution, according to real estate experts.
Slovaks still drawn to satellite towns
THOUGH the experts say interest in moving to satellite towns in rural areas near big cities has waned, there are still people longing for their own house with a garden, close to nature and for an affordable price.
Glossary: Slovaks still drawn to satellite towns
Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.
Exercise: Slovaks still drawn to satellite towns
This exercise is linked to the articles: Slovaks still drawn to satellite towns and Rentals perceived as temporary solution for the young
Cafés now a natural part of bookshops
READING a good book while sipping a favourite tea or coffee is no longer an image associated only with home.
Slovaks mostly download detective stories
DETECTIVE stories, especially by Scandinavian authors, were the e-books most downloaded by Slovaks via the Wooky platform in December 2014.
Exercise: Cafés now a natural part of bookshops
This exercise is linked to the articles: Cafés now a natural part of bookshops and Slovaks mostly download detective stories
Glossary: Cafés now a natural part of bookshops
Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.
Loyalty cards proving popular
MOST in Slovakia own some kind of loyalty card issued by their favourite food or drugstore, a recently published survey suggests, and companies deny speculation that the data collected through such programmes is being misused.
E-shopping will not displace brick and mortar shops
THOUGH the online purchasing is the biggest revolution in retail since supermarkets and its importance is expected to grow, brick and mortar shops will remain the main spot for shopping, according to a survey by CBRE real estate consulting company.
Exercise: Loyalty cards proving popular
This exercise is linked to the articles: Loyalty cards proving popular and E-shopping will not displace brick and mortar shops
Glossary: Loyalty cards proving popular
Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.
Tourism numbers were down in 2014
DESPITE fewer tourists visiting destinations in Slovakia in 2014, tourism organisations continue to try and lure them in. Services are improving, but there are still deficiencies to remove.
Study notes improved quality of life in Bratislava
BRATISLAVA belongs to capitals which reported the biggest improvement in the quality of life in the past five years, according to the Global Liveability Ranking published in August 2014 by the Economist Intelligence Unit, part of The Economist magazine.
Exercise: Tourism numbers were down in 2014
This exercise is linked to the article: Tourism numbers were down in 2014
Glossary: Tourism numbers were down in 2014
Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper.
Exercise: Mandatory vaccination is constitutional
This exercise is linked to the article: Mandatory vaccination is constitutional
Glossary: Mandatory vaccination is constitutional
Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper. As well as this special glossary, which relates to the article Mandatory vaccination is constitutional, you can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.
Mandatory vaccination is constitutional
A glossary of words as well as an exercise related to this article are also published online.
Glossary: Slovakia remembers Ľudovít Štúr
Spectator College provides readers of The Slovak Spectator who are trying to improve their English with glossaries of useful and frequently used words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College as well as in the rest of the newspaper. As well as this special glossary, which relates to the article Slovakia remembers Ľudovít Štúr, you can find more expressions in our Glossary for politics & business or in the List of names of institutions in English and Slovak.
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