Imagine one day you woke up and started speaking in a foreign accent for no reason. For example, you suddenly found that your British accent sounded American, or your Spanish accent sounded a little bit Hungarian, or perhaps your Japanese now sounded like it was being spoken by a Korean. Read more
Many see climate change as the single greatest present threat to humanity. Yet despite the warnings by scientists about the dangers of climate change, a UN report says it is about to get a lot worse. English Evolution free English reading lessons help your business English and ESL students improve Read more
The UNESCO freedom of expression report recorded that the killing of journalists rose from 55 in 2021 to 86 in 2022. In the same year, the World Press Freedom Index have given a ‘very serious’ rating for journalism to more countries than ever before. This worrying trend indicates that more Read more
More than 130 countries have agreed to implement a minimum corporate tax rate of 15% to deter multinationals from rerouting their profits through low-tax countries. The deal will also establish new rules for the digital era, forcing companies like Google and Amazon to pay taxes in countries where their goods Read more
According to a study conducted by researchers at Anadolu University in Turkey, workaholism may be connected to the personality traits of narcissism and perfectionism. Over three hundred academics working at universities in Turkey completed an online survey assessing factors that included levels of workaholism, perfectionism and feelings of inferiority – Read more
Over the last few decades, automation and artificial intelligence has helped to make many work processes much more efficient. Nevertheless, although in countries like Denmark, Germany and the UK, the average number of hours worked each week is less than it was 100 years ago, a full-time job is still Read more
Automobiles and other forms of motorised transport primarily rely on gasoline for fuel, which means travel is a huge contributor to global warming. In fact, private and commercial transport accounts for about a quarter of all carbon dioxide emissions around the world. However, there is one company that hopes to mitigate Read more
Banksy is an anonymous street artist whose work has appeared in public spaces all over the world. His messages are controversial, anti-capitalist and anti-establishment. Many consider his work to be some of the most important art of the 21st century. In 2012 he wrote a statement expressing his opinion on Read more
This lesson plan is based on a 2011 TED Talk by renowned British designer, Thomas Heatherwick, where he discusses four of his most innovative projects. The lesson plan includes a PowerPoint presentation and variety of exercises that involve listening practice, note taking, discussion and an introduction to cognitive language and how it is used for discussing abstract concepts.
An free listening lesson plan is based on a presentation by best selling author Dan Pink. The lesson includes a discussion around the subject of motivation and a task based learning exercise.