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…
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25/02/16 Watching films in Spain: to dub or not to dub?
Click on the image to download the pdf Around 70% of films shown in Spanish cinemas are made in Hollywood. 100% of them are dubbed into Spanish. What are the consequences of this policy? (asks…
18/02/16 Spanish civil servant skips work for years
Click on the image to download the pdf Joaquín García failed to show up for his job at the water board for at least six years Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before you…
11/02/16 How a bad taste in music really CAN ruin a relationship
Click on the image to download the pdf Why do some relationships fail? Scientists believe that it could be our taste in music. Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before you read and…
04/02/16 Why go vegan?
Click on the image to download the pdf The number of reasons some people choose to give up animal products may surprise you… Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before you read and listen…
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…
26/11/15 Top 5 lists (or 10, 20…)
Click on the image to download the pdf Top 5 lists (or 10, 20…) Daily, we receive Facebook requests to publish our ‘Top Lists’ of favourite songs, films and books. We love it, don’t we?…
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….
12/11/15 ‘Dead’ Spanish doctor found alive in Italian forest after 19 years
Click on the image to download the pdf ‘Dead’ Spanish doctor found alive in Italian forest after 19 years A Spanish doctor, declared legally dead in 2010, has been found living in a tent deep…