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How to improve your spoken English: 8 tips

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When you ask a language student what their goals are, almost everyone says “improve my speaking”. When learning a foreign language, you’ll find yourse...

How to eat like the French

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6 magical spring destinations for your travel bucket list

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Language learning

10 beautiful spring words in different languages

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Move over, fall — when it comes to choosing the best time of year, you simply can’t beat the spring season. Mornings are heavy with birdsong, daylight...

12 funniest words in English

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It’s a slightly bonkers challenge to try to identify the funniest words in English out of a vocabulary of 750,000 words, but since we’d already covere...

How language learning can support your mental health

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Positive mental health is essential to well-being and leading a happy, fulfilling life. It enables you to focus at work and study, maintain healthy re...

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Travel

Fun facts about the world’s best architecture

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My love of architecture comes from a completely Lego-obsessed childhood. For many, it offers the perfect means to spice up Instagram or raise their culture game. Even good old Winston Churchill was impressed. “We shape our buildings, then after they shape us,” he claimed. Get inspired with some fun facts about our favorite builds below.1. The Dongd...

10 ways International Women’s Day is marked around the world

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Originally championed and founded by women, International Women’s Day is a global day to celebrate women’s economic, political, and social advancements and highlight the steps that still need to be made to achieve gender parity. Held annually on March 8th, International Women’s Day grows every year, as women around the world pause to reflect and ma...

Sydney, Brisbane, or Perth: Which is the Aussie city for you?

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One thing people often underestimate about Australia is the sheer size of the country. The entirety of Europe could fit inside Australia twice, and it takes three days to drive across the entire country. So when you’re embarking on an Aussie adventure, you want to make sure you love the place where you’ll be spending most of your time!Sydney, Brisb...

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Culture

50 more incredible facts to make you seem cultured

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So, you want to impress your pals? Have the air of someone who is well-traveled, well-read, and would be great in a pub quiz? Well, you’re in the righ...

10 things you need to know about St. Patrick’s Day

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On March 17, everyone’s a little Irish. Even though St. Patrick’s Day is only a public holiday in a handful of places – the Republic of Ireland, North...

10 English slang terms you need to know in 2025

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Slang is more than just a way to communicate — it’s a snapshot of the times. With social media culture leaking into everyone’s day-to-day, we’re cycli...

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It’s time to take your wanderlust to new levels with our list of the most inspiring travel quotes of all time. From iconic poets and authors to philo...

20 English idioms that everyone should know

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Idioms. Native English speakers love using them in conversation, and you’ll often find them popping up in books, TV shows and movies too. To perfect y...

10 best books to learn English with

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Everyone may be on their smartphones all day every day nowadays, but there’s something uniquely charming about sitting down to read an actual book. Th...

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