Why is American not a separate language? Or should we view it as one? How did it come to be so different, and how did it not come to be more different? Find it out in the BBC article here. Before you start, here is a quick quiz to test your (American) English:) 1. …
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Jul 19
What about going Email Free? (VocabList)
Could you imagine a world without emails? A day without checking your inbox every 5 minutes? Well, there are some people who gave it a try and stopped using email. Moreover, the ‘no email trend’ is also taking roots in a range of industries, with more and more companies considering bans on internal emails. How …
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Jul 18
What about Going Email Free?
Could you imagine a world without emails? A day without checking your inbox every 5 minutes? Well, there are some people who gave it a try and stopped using email. Moreover, the ‘no email trend’ is also taking roots in a range of industries, with more and more companies considering bans on internal emails. How …
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Jul 16
#5 Follow the Headlines DAYbyDAY
ROUND #5 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 15
The Greek Debt Crisis Explained & Money expressions in English
If you think of the Greek debt crisis as a big fat Greek problem, you should think again – all the European countries could be affected… Watch the video to understand what the crisis is about AND learn great words to talk about money problems in English! Watch the video and note down all …
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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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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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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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Jun 24
Smart Move – Legal Smoking Age Raised to 21 in Hawaii
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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