Click on the image to download the pdf A solar storm or deliberate hostile actions could severely disrupt our internet-based civilisation Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before you read and listen to the…
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03/11/16 The waste mountain of coffee cups
Click on the image to download the pdf Every day hundreds of thousands of Britons put their coffee cup into a recycling bin. They’re wrong – those cups aren’t recyclable, and the UK throws away…
27/10/16 My culinary travels
Click on the image to download the pdf ECP coach John has lived in a few countries. Here is a description of some of the wonderful dishes he has enjoyed and learned to cook on…
20/10/16 Spanish woman gives birth to ‘miracle’ baby at age of 62
Click on the image to download the pdf “I’m the happiest woman in the world” said the 62-year-old Spanish doctor, who gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Monday becoming one of the oldest…
13/10/16 Thinking in a Foreign Language Makes Decisions More Rational
Click on the image to download the pdf Experiments on more than 300 people from the U.S. and Korea found that thinking in a second language reduces biases that influence how risks and benefits are…
30/06/16 Traveller T-Shirt With 40 Icons Lets You Communicate In Any Country
Click on the image to download the pdf Why learn English when you can buy a T-shirt like this? Travel writer and blogger Danius tells us about this useful item of clothing Vocabulary. Read and…
22/06/16 What is the Depressed Cake Shop?
Click on the image to download the pdf One in four people will suffer from, or be touched by, a mental health issue at some point in their lives Vocabulary. Read and check you understand…
16/06/16 Living on the ISS can seriously damage your health!
Click on the image to download the pdf Floating in micro-gravity for six months can make walking, seeing and speaking problematic when you get back to Earth Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before…
09/06/16 Deportivo Alavés: The return of the forgotten Basques
Click on the image to download the pdf The return of Deportivo Alavés to Spanish football’s top division, the prestigious La Liga, was confirmed after a 10 year absence Vocabulary. Read and check you understand…
02/06/16 Spanish festival aggravates Nigeria’s ‘tomato emergency’
Click on the image to download the pdf While the tomato harvest fails in the African state, tonnes will be wasted during La Tomatina festival in Buñol, Valencia Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this…