What’s the Difference Between a Cat and a Comma? 18/03/21 / Keyword: comma In this week’s Weekly English Practice, one of ECPs’ grammar, erm, lovers, Kez tries to explain just how to use a comma correctly… and not only to our students. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary erm: an interjection used in hesitant speech or writing to…
How to Quit Your Job and Leave a Good Impression 11/03/21 / Keyword: impression It’s never easy to quit your job, but if you do, here are some suggestions to help you leave a good lasting impression on your workplace and not burn your bridges. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary notice: advance warning / period of time…
Communication Revolutions: From the Telegraph to the Internet of Things 04/03/21 / Keyword: Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine communications are changing our lives. But how did we get to where we are today? Ibon Salbidegoitia of BigDa Solutions explains. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary watershed: a turning point in history tipping point:…
An Eggcorn Is a Funny Linguistic Error 25/02/21 / Keyword: eggcorn An eggcorn is something native English speakers say in English that makes us sound like morons. ECP coach Darren shares a few examples with us, some of them personal. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary blunder: a stupid or careless mistake to take a chance: to behave…
Do You Think That Romance Is Dead? 18/02/21 / Keyword: romance ECP Coach John talks about romance, the role that St. Valentine’s Day has played throughout history and answers the question, are the British really so cold and unromantic? Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary to fancy: to like someone in a sexual, romantic way cheesy: cheap…
English and Scottish People Get Drunk Most Often 11/02/21 / Keyword: drunk With an average of being drunk more than 33 times last year, the English and Scots reached more than twice the rate of several other nationalities. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary to top: to be at the highest place in a list to slur: to…
Alison asks: Will this pandemic ever end? 04/02/21 / Keyword: pandemic Will the vaccine bring this pandemic under control as promised? ECP coach Alison has been reading about some predictions for the next few years. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary a glimmer of hope: a weak sign of hope humankind: the human race abstentious: not consuming a…
Monster Wind Turbines: What Are the Limits? 28/01/21 / Keyword: wind turbines How big can you make wind turbines? ECP coach Rob talks to Eugenio Sorazu of Grupo WEC about the technical and financial challenges of making things bigger and bigger. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary onshore: situated on land to scythe: to cut with a scythe…
The Queen’s Gambit Making Chess Popular 21/01/21 / Keyword: chess In the wake of the Netflix drama series, the increase in the sale of chess sets and paraphernalia has been matched by a dramatic rise in players, especially online. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary limited series: a TV show with only one season and a self-contained…
Woody Guthrie’s New Year’s Resolutions 1943 14/01/21 / Keyword: resolutions 2020 has been a tough year. Coach John looks at some “Rulin’s” made in 1943 at a time of great turmoil and wonders if our 2021 resolutions will be more profound. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful vocabulary resolution: a promise made to yourself, usually at New Year hobo:…
