16/11/23 Coach John in praise of possibly the greatest Rock & Roll song of all time. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful Vocabulary to be into (something/someone): to be interested in…
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The Art of Small Talk: Mastering Conversational English
Useful Vocabulary englishcoachingprojects · The Art of Small Talk: Mastering Conversational English The Art of Small Talk The art of small talk is a valuable skill for mastering conversational English, particularly in social settings. Engaging…
THE ARMS TRADE and the BUSINESS OF WAR
02/11/23 Coach John looks at the facts and figures and the language of war. Click HERE to download the Weekly English Practice as a PDF. Useful Vocabulary weaponry: arms/weapons or weapon like instruments collectively give away: to…
Spain’s Plans To Ban Smoking On Bar Terraces
Spain’s Plans To Ban Smoking On Bar Terraces 16/06/22 / Keyword: Smoking After World No-Tobacco Day last month, discussions about banning smoking on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain are heating up, with legislation set…
Where Are You On Your English Learning Journey?
Where Are You On Your English Learning Journey? 09/06/22 / Keyword: Journey As we are nearing the end of the 2021-22 English season, ECP coach John invites our learners (and coaches) to reflect on where…
Going Doolally For Donkey’s Years
Going Doolally For Donkey’s Years 02/06/22 / Keyword: Sayings Swiss linguistics experts have identified some strange English sayings after spending months looking for the most bizarre phrases based on frequency of use. Click HERE to download the…
Five Habits To Live Better And Fight Alzheimer’s
Five Habits To Live Better And Fight Alzheimer’s 26/05/22 / Keyword: Alzheimer’s In his last WEP for ECP, coach Rob talks about following the advice of experts and his father-in-law to improve his quality of…
John’s Guide To Vienna
“Oh, Vienna! It Means Something To Me!” 05/05/22 Keyword: Vienna Coach John recently visited the capital city of Austria and was very impressed. Here he gives a whistle-stop tourist guide of this beautiful and historic…
Free Curry Leaves Japan Defence Force Members In A Pickle
Free Curry Leaves Japan Defence Force Members In A Pickle 27/04/22 / Keyword: Curry ECP coaches love ‘curry’. Kez tells us how six members of the Japanese SDF (see text) received brief suspensions after years of…
Are You A Boomer, A Gen Xer, A Millennial Or A Zoomer?
Are You A Boomer, A Gen Xer, A Millennial Or A Zoomer? 14/04/22 / Keyword: Cohort At ECP, we have a baby boomer, three Gen Xers and a millennial, three different generational cohorts. ECP coach Rob…