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The 10 most popular GO articles you should have read in 2022
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With a new year just around the corner, it’s once again time to reflect on the year almost passed. What better occasion to have a nostalgic look back ...

10 English slang terms you need to know in 2023
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As we well know by now, slang moves fast. 2022’s terms? Dead and gone. In their place, a whole new array of words, phrases and acronyms being hastily ...

10 most difficult words in English
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English can be a real pest, and even native speakers find themselves stumbling over some stubbornly tricky words. Sometimes they’re difficult to under...

EF Stories: Kawachi from Japan at EF Manchester
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Here is an interview with Mr.Kawachi, who studied abroad for 44 weeks in Manchester, England from April 2022! Mr.Kawachi was able to study abroad desp...

10 Netflix teen drama shows to learn a language with
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Volume up, dubbing off. As these Netflix shows prove, you can learn a lot from fictional high schools—maybe even a new language.They’re cool, they’re ...

See the sea? 12 English words that sound the same
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Learning English can be hard enough at the best of times, but it’s even more complicated when you realise there are loads of words that sound the same...

What now? 5 things to do after your exams
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You’ve aced your exams, received your high school diploma or finished the year at university and have all the time in the world to do exactly what you...

7 English words that nobody uses anymore (but totally should)
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Rarely has a language been such a linguistic Frankenstein as English – it has stolen words from countless other languages and repeatedly reinvented it...

How to set your child up for career success
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Every parent hopes their child will succeed in life. The type of success they wish for varies, but, in addition to becoming kind, engaged and producti...

Why learning a language is hard & how to make it easier
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If you’re struggling to learn a new language, breathe, you’re not alone. Adults famously find language learning more difficult than children, whose su...

6 reasons why language learning is important for children
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No matter what your plans for the future are, speaking more than one language is always an incredibly useful skill to have. This is especially true fo...

Why learn French
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French is beautiful. It makes pastries like croissants and pain au chocolat sound like drops of heaven. It makes the most basic objects sound incredib...