We are excited to announce that we are launching a series of posts to help you prepare for a range of international language exams! This first posts will help those who are getting ready for a TOEFL test. The TOEFL is mainly for students who would like to study at university in the US (or …
Category Archive: C1+
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Nov 19
The 10 Best Ideas for Learning New Words in English
I think we all agree that one of the most important things to do when learning a new language is to learn new words. Without a large amount of vocabulary, you won’t understand what people say or won’t be able to say much yourself. So let’s hear it from the experts: what can you do …
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Nov 19
Childhood obesity linked to parenting style
Parenting style may be causing obesity in kids, Canadian researchers say. Here is how! Level: B2 and above What you can practice: Reading comprehension, Vocabulary building Your parenting style may be causing your child’s obesity (=being fat, overweight) A Canadian study suggests certain approaches (= style, method) to parenting may increase (=make larger) risk …
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Nov 17
The Top 10 Most Common Informal Expressions with ‘Wish’
These expressions are very often used in real-life English – knowing them will make your English flow naturally! So here you go! 1) to make a wish = to try to make something happen by thinking about it He blew out the candles on his cake and made a wish. 2) I …
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Nov 16
Madonna performs ‘Like a Prayer’ in tribute to Paris at Stockholm concert
At her Stockholm concert, Madonna paid an emotional tribute to the victims of the terror attacks in Paris and sang one of her classic hits, ‘Just Like a Prayer’. Let’s listen to the song and what she had to say, and do an interactive quiz to practice listening. For A2/B1 and lower B2 levels: …
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Nov 14
Breaking News: Coordinated deadly terror attacks in Paris
Breaking news from yahoo.com: (Reuters) — Gunmen and bombers attacked restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium at locations across Paris on Friday, killing at least 120 people in what a shaken President Francois Hollande called an unprecedented (=something that has never happened before) terrorist attack. What we know: • Islamic State group …
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Nov 02
Follow the Headlines DaybyDay
ROUND #9 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 …
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Oct 14
English & Science – Worry warts are creative geniuses!
The next time you look down on someone for worrying, you might want to remember they’re probably a freaking genius. I feel so much better about being a worry-wart – let’s hope the genius part will kick in sometime soon… Until then, let’s enjoy this interesting article about why worriers may be creative geniuses! Level: …
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Oct 12
#9 Follow the Headlines DAYbyDAY
ROUND #9 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 …
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Oct 12
2iN1 News & English – Big rise in German attacks on migrant homes in 2015
Big rise in German attacks on migrant homes in 2015 More people on the move than ever before…. For weeks, the migrant crisis has dominated the headlines across Europe. Follow us for UPDATES EVERY DAY and extend your vocabulary at the same time! Start now by filling in the missing nouns/verbs in the text below. …
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