Click on the image to download the pdf Having lived nearly half his life abroad, Irish ECP coach Darren Lynch explains what will be going through his mind today, Saint Patrick’s Day. Vocabulary. Read and…
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10/03/16 The Pareto Principle and Language Learning
Click on the image to download the pdf The 80-20 rule applied to language learning Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before you read and listen to the article: ownership: owning or having something…
03/03/16 Joe Hart, Shooting Hoops In Spain
Click on the image to download the pdf English international Joe Hart has spent the last three seasons playing professional basketball in Spain. This year he’s playing for Sáenz Horeca Araberri and ECP coach Rob…
28/01/16 – Frozen man is brought back to life by doctors
Click on the image to download the pdf A 25-year-old man, frozen within a snow drift, has been “brought back to life” by doctors after they initially thought he was dead Vocabulary. Read and check…
21/01/16 “An Irishman, a Welshman, an Englishman and a Scotsman all walk into a bar…”
Click on the image to download the pdf When learning a second language the last thing you usually ‘get’ is the humour. The British sense of humour is notoriously unique and difficult to understand. To…
14/01/16 10 bad habits to avoid in 2016 to be more productive
Click on the image to download the pdf Being more productive is about working smarter, not harder, and making the most of each day. Here are 10 things you should stop doing right now to…
17/12/15 Muhammad Ali defends Muslims after Trump’s immigrant ban plan
Click on the image to download the pdf “The Greatest” is still renowned today for his epochal victories in the boxing ring and his principled stances on religious freedom and racial justice Vocabulary. Read…
10/12/15 Extreme ironing
Click on the image to download the pdf Extreme ironing is an extreme sport and performance art in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron items of clothing Vocabulary. Read and check…
03/12/15 Why does everybody need to speed? (including me)
Click on the image to download the pdf ECP coach Rob Hextall carried out an experiment last month in the streets of Gasteiz Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before you read and listen…
19/11/15 Does champagne stop dementia?
Click on the image to download the pdf Does champagne stop dementia? A study found that it improved spatial awareness, so it might make it easier to find the way home from the pub. Vocabulary….