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‘Now it’s continuous noise’: Italy’s Crusoe adjusts to life off his island

Read about one man’s solitary life on a remote Italian island and his struggle to fit in the society.

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China’s crackdown on tutoring leaves parents with new problems

The Chinese government is taking steps to ease the pressure on parents in the hyper-competitive education of their children. 

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‘Like Uber for snake emergencies’: tech takes the sting out of bites in rural India

Read about an Uber-like app saving thousands of people from venomous snake bites in India. 

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Live from London: Business — Relationships

Watch a video about different ways of building good relationships with colleagues.

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Business News Lessons: Music streaming’s diversity problem

AI-controlled algorithms that recommend songs on popular music platforms are biased. Can they be fixed?

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Vocabulary Builders: Internet Language

What is the difference between patois, jargon, and slang? Get your students to discover more about language variations!

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Advancing Teaching: Cooperative Language Learning

Learn how to move away from the traditional approach to language teaching towards cooperative learning.

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Europe’s unluckiest train station gets new lease of life as hotel

Discover the fascinating but unlucky past of the majestic Canfranc station and the efforts to bring it back to life.

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‘We need to become the solution’: older New Zealanders join climate change fight

Older New Zealanders are joing the efforts to fight climate change and reduce their carbon footprint.

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Antarctic expedition to renew search for Shackleton’s ship Endurance

A new Antarctic expedition is scheduled to renew search for Shackleton’s ship Endurance.

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Vocabulary Builders: Here Come the Newbies!

Where do new words come from? Increase students’ vocabulary by exploring words and meanings. 

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Business News Lessons: Farmer Bill

Can Bill Gates replicate his success in tech and revolutionise the farming industry with his newest investments?

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Advancing Teaching: Global Citizenship Education Tips

Learn practical tips on how to incorporate Global Citizenship Education into your English lessons.

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‘Orchidelirium’: how a modern-day flower madness is fuelling the illegal trade

Theft of fine art items isn’t new. Now, traffickers target orchids in a wave of obsession with exotic plants.

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Cashless society draws closer with only one in six payments now in cash

The Covid crisis has accelerated the shift to a cashless society. Are coins and banknotes becoming obsolete?

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Native American tribe in Maine buys back island taken 160 years ago

The Passamaquoddy’s purchase of Pine Island is the latest in a series of successful ‘land back’ campaigns for indigenous people.

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“It’s cooler to hang Lennon’s guitar than a Picasso”: pop culture wins out at auctions

Famous paintings have always sold for top dollar at auctions. But increasingly, pop culture memorabilia are overtaking them.

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Lesson Share: Conversations

Matt Done wins this month’s Lesson Share with a lesson about making polite requests with correct form and pronunciation.

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Business News Lessons: Digital health

Read about a venture in Rwanda that explores the potential of digital solutions to improve healthcare in the developing world.

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Live from London: Business — Negotiations

Watch authentic London office workers describe the ways to conduct successful negotiations and the skills good negotiators need.