Click on the image to download the pdf The vast £15m home, bought by Russian Andrey Goncharenko in 2014, is housing about 25 people Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before you read and…
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26/01/17 The Right To Disconnect
Click on the image to download the pdf French workers now have ‘right to disconnect’ as France seeks to establish agreements that afford work flexibility but avoid burnout Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this…
19/01/17 What’s Wrong With Charity?
Click on the image to download the pdf “The poor are always with us,” said Jesus allegedly. Does giving really help alleviate poverty? Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before you read and listen…
12/01/17 Five Pound Notes Worth £50,000
Click on the image to download the pdf British banks have issued new ‘plastic’ five pound notes. An artist has ‘drawn’ on 4 of them and now they could be worth thousands of pounds. Vocabulary….
15/12/16 Busting Back Pain Myths
Click on the image to download the pdf Back pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and one of the main reasons people miss work Vocabulary. Read and check you understand this before you…
08/12/16 FRED Talks
Click on the image to download the pdf Running, Multiple Intelligences, Curling, And Learning Anything In 20 Hours (Or Less) Last Friday we had a wonderful evening of FRED Talks at the ECP Hub. Three…
22/12/16 Living Room Concerts
Click on the image to download the pdf Your Living Room Might Be Your Next Concert Venue. House concerts give singer-songwriters like Callaghan a way to earn a living, while bringing music to fans in the…
01/12/16 Humans And Dogs
Click on the image to download the pdf Let’s talk about humans who have dogs. There has been a massive increase in dog ownership in Gasteiz over the last few years. Coach John gives a personal…
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…