Sep 25
We all lie – at least a little – sometimes, right? But when we catch our kids pull the wool over our eyes, we tend to panic. So let’s see at what age this is likely to happen the most. Level: B2 Skill: reading comprehension Language focus: vocabulary Teaser: There are 6 words/expressions in the …
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Sep 24
Got 10 minutes? Watch this funny excerpt from The Big Bang Theory, train your ears to understand fast-paced spoken English, learn new words & expressions and have fun! Level: B2 and above Skills: listening Language focus: spoken expressions, vocabulary TIP: Print out this page and do the activities below. Then you can file your task …
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Sep 23
Dirty Dancing hit theaters 28 years ago and it was an instant success shooting its stars, Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, to instant stardom. Fun fact: the film was originally low-budget as it cost 6 million dollars to make and it went to become a massive box-office hit grossing over 200 million! It also spawned …
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Sep 22
Ever wondered what a fancy world premiere looks like? Here is a brief account of the world premiere of the Intern movie for all of us movie-lovers! Level: B1 and above Skills: reading comprehension, vocabulary What it was like to attend the star-studded world premiere of Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro’s new must-see movie, …
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Jul 22
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 22
ROUND #3 Find out about Europe’s most popular summer destinations as selected by the experts of THE TELEGRAPH , including France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Croatia and Greece… So, what about starting our Food and Wine Tour in FRANCE?… and… picking up some words in French?:) Check out our VocabList for some culinary terms that …
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Jul 21
How are you feeling today? Good, mad, sad, scared, all of the above? Aren’t these emotions a bit like voices in your head talking to you and to each other? The new Inside Out movie is cute, funny, not to mention informative if you know what it’s like to have mixed feelings about things. Got …
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Jul 20
Got 10 minutes? Watch the trailer of the Spy movie with the incredibly funny Melissa McCarthy and learn great words to speak English easily. Have fun learning English! TIP: Print this page and do the activity. You can file your notes and revise them from time to time to make sure you’ll remember the expressions. …
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Jul 20
Did YOU know? Monitoring the length of time you spend on your phone can show whether you are depressed or not… So, … are you affected or not? Find it out in the article of The Telegraph . Before you start, fill in the missing verbs in the text below. You may find the AnswerKey right …
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Jul 19
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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