Category Archive: EU News

Jul 13

Eurozone reaches deal with Greece

    Euro zone clinches deal with Greece after all-night haggle   Clinches a deal? After all-night haggle? What do all these expressions mean? Scroll down to find out! Words to know are marked in red and interesting expressions are marked in green!   Expand your vocabulary by following the News with us DAy by Day! …

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Jul 07

#4 Follow the Headlines DAYbyDAY

  ROUND #4 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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Jul 06

Greeks vote ‘NO’

 On Sunday, Greece held a referendum on the terms of a bailout package put forward by the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the Internatonal Monetary Fund (IMF). Read the key messages of the article along with the explanations of some important and difficult terms. BBC article on Greece debt crisis: Tsipras says voters made …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2015/07/greeks-vote-no/

Jul 03

#3 Follow the Headlines DAYbyDAY

 ROUND #3 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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Jul 01

#2 Follow the Headlines DAYbyDAY

 ROUND #2 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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Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2015/07/2-follow-the-headlines-daybyday/

Jul 01

#1 Follow the Headlines DAYbyDAY

 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/2015/07/follow-the-headlines-daybyday/

Jun 25

Brexit, Grexit … even Spexit. Whose bright idea was this?

 How do you feel about the words Brexit and Grexit? Do you know what they mean? Below, you will find one opinion. Before you start reading, guess what the following expressions (word games)  refer to. Check your answers on the basis of what you learned from the article below and remember the key expressions marked …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2015/06/brexit-grexit-even-spexit-whose-bright-idea-was-this/

Jun 18

Talks with Greece collapse as default looms – Advanced Reading Practice

 Are you already a proficient speaker of English? But still keen on expanding your professional vocabulary? Then this article is for you – peppered with plenty of economic terms and difficult expressions. Guess the meaning of the terms and expressions marked with red. Then check your answers in the vocabulary right after the text. Good …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.euenglish.hu/2015/06/talks-with-greece-collapse-as-default-looms-for-proficient-learners/

May 29

The power of yes: why the wording of Britain’s EU referendum matters

  Have you ever thought about the power of language in a referendum? The way the questions are phrased? Read the article below and find out how subtle changes in the wording of the questions may have the power to influence public opinion, and ultimately, affect the final result in a referendum.  The activity below …

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May 21

EU set for economic growth, but Greece to suffer (1) downturn

     Would you like to brush up your English for Business and Economics? Expand your vocabulary by reading the article along with the expressions highlighted in oragne and explained right after the text.   The European Commission published optimistic but cautious economic forecasts on Tuesday (5 May), (2) upgrading the bloc’s growth prospects for this year …

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