Jul 01
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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Jun 24
Read the short article about a new legislation in Hawaii to keep young people from smoking, and then answer a few questions based on the text. This exercise will train your reading skills. From lower intermediate (B1) level and above Hawaii Raises Legal Smoking Age to 21 From Time.com (HONOLULU)—Hawaii’s governor has signed a …
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Jun 18
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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Jun 09
Catch up on what’s happening at the G7 summit in Germany and do a quick vocabulary quiz to see if you remember the key words from the text. G7 summit: Merkel says time is running out for Greece deal German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that time is running out for a deal to keep …
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Jun 04
A heart-wrenching drama and a critically-acclaimed fresh take on the evil reality of the Holocaust. The vocabulary list below will help you understand the text and learn adjectives to talk about films. Scroll down for an interactive quiz to practice the expressions you learned. Holocaust drama ‘Son of Saul’ shakes up Cannes audiences Source: http://news.yahoo.com …
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Jun 02
Can you get the gist? Read the text and answer a few questions to see if you understood the article by doing a quick quiz! The vocabulary list at the end will help you with the key words in the text. (B1/B2 and above) Read the article on Yahoo Amazon pays $16 million tax in …
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May 29
According to Forbes.com, these 6 women are among the top 10 most powerful in Europe! Can you guess who is who based on the descriptions? Match the names to the descriptions. Related quiz: Top Jobs in EU and National Contexts The world’s most powerful women in 2015 Christine Lagarde – Hillary Rodham Clinton – Janet …
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May 05
How do you feel about the possibility of humanoid robot sales people in stores? While I do appreciate scientific advances in general, I have strongly mixed feelings about this one! Watch the report and decide for yourself. For your language learning experience of the day, we put together a vocab quiz for you using words …
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Apr 30
“Most of the world marks Labor Day on May 1 with parades and rallies. Americans celebrate it in early September, by heading to the beach or firing up the grill. Why the discrepancy? Here’s a hint: The answer would have been a great disappointment to Frederick Engels. Engels, the co-author of The Communist Manifesto, had …
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Apr 27
Below you will find an excerpt of the interview with Latvian PM Laimdota Straujuma. We underlined some of the key expressions in the text. Expand your vocabulary by reading the text and checking out the meaning of the expressions below. If you want to read the whole interview, click here. Ahead of the Eastern Partnership …
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