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What years of heartbreak actually teach us
Explore how past heartbreaks can be powerful teachers, equipping you with the language to articulate personal growth and resilience.
The NHL’s highest-paid players 2026
Discuss the high stakes of professional sports finance and player salaries with B2 vocabulary after watching a video about the NHL's top earners.
Introvert? Here's how to ace your next job interview
Discover how introverts can ace job interviews by leveraging their strengths, preparing strategically, and conveying confidence effectively.
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Booking a doctor's visit: making simple requests
Learn to confidently make a doctor's appointment in English, using simple requests with 'can' and essential health vocabulary.
My dream home: describing places and preferences
Explore your ideal living space and learn to describe homes and neighbourhoods using practical English, perfect for discussing your dream home.
Drone regulations: discussing laws and hypothetical scenarios
Drone regulations — a C1 English lesson. Practise modals of obligation and conditionals, and expand vocabulary around international legal frameworks.
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What years of heartbreak actually teach us
Explore how past heartbreaks can be powerful teachers, equipping you with the language to articulate personal growth and resilience.
How AI is ruining job interviews
Explore how AI is transforming job interviews, learn key vocabulary like 'algorithmic bias', and master third and mixed conditionals to discuss its complex impact.
Why we're so attached to our belongings
Explore why we form deep emotional bonds with our belongings, learn to discuss decluttering, and master 'wish' and 'if only' for expressing regrets.
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The NHL’s highest-paid players 2026
Discuss the high stakes of professional sports finance and player salaries with B2 vocabulary after watching a video about the NHL's top earners.
Introvert? Here's how to ace your next job interview
Discover how introverts can ace job interviews by leveraging their strengths, preparing strategically, and conveying confidence effectively.
What is the EU?
Explore the complexities of the European Union, from its economic foundations to its role in global challenges, and enhance your ability to discuss international cooperation.