Jan 22

EU&News – Europe on the v……………. of collapse? Interview with Soros

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Article Series, B2/C1, C1+, EU News, EU topics, European Union

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January 22, 2016

 In an interview with the New York Review of Books, billionaire financier George Soros has warned that the European Union is on the “v…………………………. of collapse” over the migrant crisis, which has seen more than a million migrants and refugees arrive in the region in 2015. Read the article by Yahoo!Finance and learn some useful …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/eunews-europe-verge-collapse-interview-soros/

Jan 18

EU&Abbreviations

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B2/C1, C1+, EU topics, European Union, Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz

by szerk.

January 18, 2016

 While reading the news or working with EU texts you often may come across abbreviations of English or French (!) origin. EPSO, IATE, DG and COREPER are all terms that may occur not only in EU texts but also in other contexts related to the EU.  Our Quiz below helps you recognise the most frequent …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/euabbreviations/

Jan 18

It’s Ski Time! – The Best Budget Ski Resorts

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B2/C1, C1+, News & Fun, Sport

by szerk.

January 18, 2016

  Taking a skiing or snowboarding holiday needn’t cost the earth – pick your destination wisely and you can have a low cost skiing holiday without breaking your budget or the bank. Here’s the Ultimate Ski‘s pick by Rebecca Miles of the ten best budget ski resorts for a cheap week  (with self-catering apartments or …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/its-ski-time/

Jan 12

Follow the Headlines DaybyDay – EU Brexit

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B2/C1, C1+, EU News, EU topics, European Union, News

by szerk.

January 12, 2016

 On the average, five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline, you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.  —David Ogilvy Indeed, headlines are arguably more important than the article itself… They need to be tricky, unique, creative, super-clickable, irresistible and even sexy:)  …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/3876/

Jan 12

Easily Confused Economic Terms – Economics, Economical & Co

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B2/C1, C1+, Quiz, Vocabulary Quiz

by szerk.

January 12, 2016

 Do YOU know the difference between ECONOMY, ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC AND ECONOMICAL? There are plenty of terms you may come across while reading the news or discussing economic issues with your friends. However, a great number of these terms are often misused or y not understood by the general public. If you want to be one …

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Jan 11

EU in 2016: Reports of death exaggerated?

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B2/C1, C1+, EU News, EU topics, European Union, News

by szerk.

January 11, 2016

 The EU is struggling with problems never experienced before, at least not in this measure. Some analysts and politicans have even been predicting its death. Is the situation that bad? And what to expect from this year? Read the article by Andrew Rettman at euobserver to know more about the big issues at EU level, …

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Jan 09

Easily Confused Education Terms – Academic, Academy, Academia & Co

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B2/C1, C1+, Vocabulary Quiz, Work & Life

by szerk.

January 9, 2016

 Do YOU know the difference between ACADEMIA, ACADEMY, ACADEMICALS AND ACADEMIC? There are plenty of easily confused education words that you may come across while reading the news or discussing education with your friends. However, a great number of these terms are often misused or simply not understood by the general public. If you want …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2016/01/cefr-plurilingualism-explained-now-i-know/

Jan 06

CEFR- Language activities explained – Now I Know

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B1/B2, B2/C1, Language Exams

by szerk.

January 6, 2016

  We frequently tend to divide language activities up into a set of four skills: two productive (speaking and writing) and two receptive (listening and reading) skills. However, the Council of Europe’s CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) suggests an alternative way of dividing up the use of language, according to the way people …

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Jan 05

News&BusinessEnglish – Apple: What to expect in 2016?

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B2/C1, Business, C1+, News, News & Fun, Work & Life, World News

by szerk.

January 5, 2016

 Yahoo Finance presents a number of new Apple products and upgrades to arrive in the stores in 2016. Apart from what you can expect from the newest iPhones, iPads and other upgrades, the text also provides you with plenty of formal and inormal Business English expressions. So, before you start reading, let’s go through some …

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