All C2 articles
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Lesson‘Mingling is part of the adventure’: a family trip to Wales shows why hostels are booming
Read about the advantages of staying in a hostel compared to more private lodgings.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Life with digital calendars
Read about the pros and cons of using a digital calendar at work and the potential solutions to some of the problems associated with it.
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Lesson‘Are they going to eat me alive?’: trail runners become prey in newest form of hunting
Read about a journalist’s experience of a ’clean-boot hunt’, an alternative to traditional hunting in the UK.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: High cost of re-sale tickets results in ban
Read about the proposed UK ban on the resale of tickets to live events.
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LessonGoogle AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
Read about how the use of AI as part of Google searches has affected the work of recipe writers.
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LessonIn a reading rut? How to get back into reading for fun
Read about the advantages of reading, why people tend to fall out of the habit and tips on how to rebuild it.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Meet Your New Personal Shopper: Your AI Chatbot
Read about the growing use of generative AI chats for shopping and the move towards AI purchasing.
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LessonHow Mortal Kombat (and moral panic) changed the gaming world
Read about the historical importance of Mortal Kombat and how it created a whole new market for video games.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Can reducing public holidays inject the much-needed extra cash into the economy?
Read about the economic cost of days off and whether it is beneficial for state budgets to reduce them.
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Lesson‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use
Read about the rule that a Japanese town put in place to restrict smartphone usage and the effect that it had on people.
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LessonFinancial trouble in the Notting Hill Carnival food festival paradise
Read about the Notting Hill Carnival and how it’s become more costly and complicated for the vendors.
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LessonDoes a song conjure painful memories? Try to rehabilitate it, say scientists
Read about the effects that music has on memory and how people can change the negative associations they have with particular songs.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Women’s jobs more at risk due to lower use of AI
Read about how women are less likely to use AI, which makes them more at risk for job loss.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Let's be honest about today’s lay-offs
Read about the current work culture and how people are being fired during the increasing wave of lay-offs.
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Lesson‘Smellmaxxing’ and ‘frag heads’: how the gen Z perfume boom came up roses for indie brands
Read about how younger generations are creating new ways to wear perfumes.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Looking to be found: companies try to be part of our new AI search habits
Explore why there is an increase of popularity of AI searches and how ad agencies are helping their clients adapt to this new trend.
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LessonUK and Spain strike ‘historic’ deal over Gibraltar’s future and borders
Read about the new agreement between the UK and Spain on the territory of Gibraltar.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: The rise of storage spaces
Read about why consumers prefer to rent storage units despite the digitalisation of many goods.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Increased use of influencers in advertising
Learn why big companies are using social media influencers more and more to market their products.
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LessonBusiness News Lessons: Brain Overload: How Multitasking Hijacks Your Focus and Increases Anxiety
Learn why multitasking is not an effective solution to work pressure.