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10 English slang terms you need to know in 2024
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As we welcome another fresh year, it’s only right that we open our arms to a variety of new English slang. With TikTok acting as a modern-day hub for ...

10 festive English idioms everyone should know
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To truly perfect your English, you need to know your idioms. Idioms are phrases used to describe a feeling or situation, and often mean something enti...

8 festive books to help you learn English
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This holiday season, what better way to get into the Christmas spirit (and improve your English vocabulary skills) than by reading some festive novels...

10 Christmas sayings in different languages
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For many of us, December is all about Christmas. However, festive traditions have evolved differently all around the world, and so have the seasonal s...

12 weirdest words in English
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It’s not that hard to find a few weird words among the approximately 750,000 words that make up the English language (we dug up the 12 most beautiful ...

How to learn English quickly: 10 tips
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English is a fun language to learn (here are 9 reasons why it rocks), and even though it’s considered an accessible and relatively easy one to learn, ...

10 hidden gems in Bournemouth
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Boasting an ideal seaside location on England’s south coast, there’s a lot more to this resort town than sand and beaches (though you’ll find plenty o...

Why investing in your language skills is the best thing you can do for your career
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It’s no secret that being fluent in a second language can help you get ahead in your career. Making the effort to master English – the global lingua f...

10 spooky Netflix picks to learn English with this Halloween
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Who said that studying can’t be fun? Trick or treat yo’ self with a little “Netflix & learn” this Halloween!Watching movies and TV shows in the la...

How to improve your written English: 7 tips
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Buying a bus ticket, going to the doctor, finding an apartment, or just, you know, opening your mouth and having a regular conversation – most student...

EF stories: Flavio from Spain at EF Boston
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The myth that learning a new language – or investing in improving an existing one – is only worthwhile for children has finally been busted, but many ...

12 English words with truly strange origins
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The English language is a curious melting pot of words from across the globe, forged through a millennia of invasions, wars, colonial expansion and sc...