23/02/23 Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. The Welsh Rugby Union recently announced that choirs performing at international rugby matches at the Principality Stadium have been banned from singing the Tom Jones…
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Spain’s prized jamón ibérico under threat
16/02/2023 The climate crisis and, more specifically, rising temperatures and low rainfall threaten key ingredient of pigs’ diet – acorns from the dehesa oak forests Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful…
Battle Royale: a book review
09/02/2023 You might have heard of Netflix phenomenon Squid Game or the very popular Hunger Games saga, but did you know that they are both thought to be based on the same Japanese book? Click HERE to…
Boris Becker feared attack in UK jail
02/02/2023 Former Grand Slam tennis champion Boris Becker has spoken of his loneliness, his fears and the lessons he learned behind bars. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful Vocabulary jail: to…
Scotland passes transgender self-identification bill
26/01/2023 Scotland and Spain pass progressive transgender self-identification bills on the same day. Coach John looks at the issue. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful Vocabulary scrap: to remove sth bill:…
Where do ‘tapas’ come from?
19/01/2023 In this week’s WEP, Kez relates three possible origins of the tiny, tasty treat known here in the Basque Country as a ‘pintxo’, but in Spain and around the world as ‘tapas’. Click HERE to download…
Tokyo’s anti-procrastination café
12/01/23 Writers in Tokyo who need an antidote to procrastination can now enjoy a coffee under pressure at Tokyo’s ‘Manuscript Writing’ café. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful Vocabulary out of…
Scientists make further inroads into reversing ageing
22/12/22 UK research could lead to development of techniques that will stave off diseases of old age. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful Vocabulary stave off: to avert or delay something…
John’s pick of the Christmas flicks
15/12/22 There are hundreds of Christmas movies. Here are some recommended by Coach John. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful Vocabulary settle down: to get comfortable when I were a lad:…
Consumer confidence: the COVID comedown*
07/12/22 Households across the rich world have never been so gloomy. They seem to be suffering from a coronavirus comedown. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful Vocabulary *comedown: a feeling of…