Click on the image to download the pdf Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary and find it in the text reindeer: a deer from subarctic regions (plural: reindeer – no ’s’)…
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14/12/17 Beitia pens new solo album
Click on the image to download the pdf Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary and find it in the text gigging: moving from one concert to another performing music to drop:…
23/11/17 Spain’s new football jersey to be delayed
Click on the image to download the pdf Critics say the official shirt for the World Cup resembles the flag of the Spanish Second Republic Vocabulary Read and check you understand this before you read…
30/11/17 Why consumerism is bad for our lives
Click on the image to download the pdf Before you read the complete article, look at this vocabulary and find it in the text pursuit: the act of following or pursuing someone or something. placement:…
02/11/17 The Brazilian women using football to escape the favelas
Click on the image to download the pdf For decades, women’s football was banned in Brazil. Now ex-drug traffickers are tackling prejudice in the game by training future soccer stars from the favelas Vocabulary Read…
16/11/17 Extra holidays for non-smokers
Click on the image to download the pdf A Japanese company has decided to grant its non-smoking staff an additional six days of holiday a year to make up for the time off smokers take for cigarette breaks. Vocabulary Read…
09/11/17 Alcohol helps you speak English better – but other factors are more important!
Click on the image to download the pdf A recent study looked at alcohol’s effects on speaking a second language. ECP’s exclusive survey asked students about other factors too. Vocabulary Read and check you understand…
26/10/17 Ten Days That Shook the World
Click on the image to download the pdf A summary of the eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution by American journalist John Reed Vocabulary Read and check you understand this before you read and listen…
19/10/17 How well do you know your ECP coach?
Click on the image to download the pdf And how good are you at spotting fake news stories? Vocabulary Read and check you understand this before you read and listen to the article: toddler: a…
12/10/17 Meditation made interesting
Click on the image to download the pdf If you want the emotional and health benefits of meditation, but feel uncomfortable sitting like Buddha, you are not the only one. Vocabulary Read and check…