ECP coach Kez tells us why he came to Vitoria-Gasteiz Click on the image to download the pdf Following on from a previous Weekly English Practice, ECP coach Kez tells us what made him come to live and work in this “glorious city” Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary and find it in the text: CV: curriculum vitae = review of…
ECP coach Ali talks about car-sharing Click on the image to download the pdf Three reasons to avoid using car-pooling service BlaBlaCar Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary and find it in the text: to hook up: to connect carless: having no car fool-proof: designed so well that it cannot go wrong forged: false, imitated with the intention of deceiving liable:…
ECP coach Rob is over 40 and has read an article that says he should work just 3 days a week Click on the image to download the pdf Working fewer hours improves performance as a person gets older but working full-time is still better for your brain than being inactive Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary and find it in…
ECP coach Darren talks to a Kiwi about his accent Click on the image to download the pdf Not all native English speakers understand each other one hundred per cent of the time. In part one of a series of articles, ECP coach Darren chats to a Kiwi (a New Zealander) Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary and find it in…
ECP coach Kez explains why he left his hometown of London Click on the image to download the pdf ECP coach Kez explains why he decided to leave his birthplace of Wimbledon, SW19 Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary and find it in the text: to utter: to make a sound with your voice, or to say s.t. aloud nightlife: entertainment…
ECP coach Ali gives you 8 ideas to improve your English Click on the image to download the pdf Here are 8 areas in which you can dramatically boost your English just by making a few small changes: Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary and find it in the text: instead: in place of this guess: to try to know something by…
ECP coach John reveals the origin of the classic song “I Don’t Like Mondays” Click on the image to download the pdf ECP coach John investigates the US school shooting tragedy which inspired the 1979 worldwide hit by Irish pop-punk band The Boomtown Rats Watch and listen to the original music video before you start Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary…
ECP coach Rob reveals what foreign residents think of Vitoria Click on the image to download the pdf ECP coach Rob Hextall, resident in Vitoria-Gasteiz for nearly 25 years, was recently invited by the magazine Dato Económico to participate in a debate about foreign residents’ views of the city and its people Before you read the article find this vocabulary in the text: to pick…
With Brexit coming next year, ECP coach Rob tries to explain what the British Isles are. It’s not easy! Click on the image to download the pdf The consequences of the ‘Brexit’ referendum dominate conversation in Britain and Ireland, but are the British Isles even in Europe? And what in fact are the British Isles? ECP coach Rob Hextall tries to explain Before you read…
There’s a paradox with self-improvement and it is this: the ultimate goal of all self-improvement is to reach the point where you no longer feel the need to improve yourself. Think about it: The whole goal of improving your productivity is to reach the point where you never have to think about how to be more productive. The whole point of pursuing happiness is to reach the point where…
