Jan 04
In 2015, Angela Merkel evolved from Germany’s measured voice of reason into Europe’s voice of compassion. Loved and loathed (=hated), the German chancellor heads towards a tumultuous (=busy) 2016. Read the article by Matthew Karnitschnig in POLITICO along with some key terms explained in red and further expressions marked in green. Then take our Comprehension …
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Jan 03
My New Year’s Resolutions: lose 10 lbs (= pounds), work out for 60 minutes every day, spend quality time with my family every day, no iPhone before bed. Yours? Here are the most commonly broken resolutions according to TIME Magazine: Lose Weight and Get Fit Quit (= stop) Smoking Learn Something New Eat …
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Jan 01
Nicholas Barber picks the most exciting films coming up in the new year, including releases from the Coen brothers, Spielberg and Oliver Stone. See the complete BBC article here. Below, we selected four with some tricky expressions explained in red! A Bigger Splash A Bowie-ish rock goddess (Tilda Swinton) and her devoted boyfriend (Matthias …
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Dec 31
Happy New Year to All with this great song & dance scene from the New Year’s movie. You can, of course, practice your English – here is a nice interactive listening test for English fans LYRICS Right right, turn off the lights, We gonna lose our minds tonight, What’s the dealio? I love …
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Dec 30
Are you also bored with the usual NEW Year’s wishes? Now, as the New Year is approaching, it’s not always easy to find the right words, is it? So, what can you say instead of HAPPY?? And what can you say if you want to wish more than ‘A HAPPY NEW YEAR’? Here is our …
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Dec 30
Fun interactive listening activity for everyone who likes music! Level: A2/B1 and above Watch the video, move your body, improve your listening skills & build vocabulary with this catchy hit by Meghan Trainor, also featured in the Peanuts Movie. Scroll down for vocabulary and language use explanations. WORDS & EXPRESSIONS TO …
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Dec 28
Can you recognise this picture? This is one of the 10 top photos users of the site Dronestagram have chosen as their favourite images. Check out the BBC’s website for a selection of photos chosen as being among the BEST of the YEAR 2015! Source: Donestagram/Alexandre Salem Some key terms and expressions of the article …
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Dec 23
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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Dec 22
The last song in our Christmas song countdown this year! Have fun! WORDS TO KNOW Have yourself a merry (= happy) little Christmas Let your heart be light (= happy-go-lucky) From now on, our troubles will be out of sight Have yourself a merry little Christmas Make the Yuletide (= Christmastime) …
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Dec 22
There is no Christmas without Love, Actually, so here is one of my favorite scenes of the movie! And a great oldie but goodie hit song for your English – scroll down for a couple of words to know! LYRICS & WORDS TO KNOW Hold me, I’ll give all that you need Wrap your …
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