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Football facts: 7 things you must know about Germany
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No matter the tournament, the German football team is a force to be reckoned with: There’s always a lot of buzz surrounding the Deutsche Nationalmanns...

Football vocab: Get ready for game day in 5 languages
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Football brings the world together, but if you find yourself watching a game abroad or with a group of friends from Germany, England, Spain, France or...

Football facts: 6 things you must know about Italy
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Italians take football very seriously, and they definitely have the track record to prove it. Feel like you don’t know that much about the team in blu...

Football facts: 7 things you must know about Spain
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Spain, the country where football is a religion. The Spanish team is among the best in the world and comes with big stars and lots of potential, no ma...

Football facts: 7 things you must know about France
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You can’t kick off the football season without knowing your football facts – you risk making a fool of yourself with that one friend who knows the gam...

Talk like a Parisian: The essentials
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If you’ve spent some time around Parisians, you’ve probably noticed some unusual expressions that they love to use. French may be the language of love...

10 confusing English words (and how to get them right)
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Oh English, you tricky piece of work. Just when we think we’ve got you figured out, you go and break a spelling rule or insist on a bunch of pronuncia...

Meet Ruth, an 81-year-old study abroad student
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You’re never too old to travel and explore new countries. It sounds like a motivational poster at your doctor’s office, but we have proof: Meet Ruth f...

English words that sound different around the world (2)
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We’re back with another comparison of English words from around the globe. In case you missed our last edition of the megabattle, here’s how it works:...

How to make the most of your study abroad trip: 10 tips
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Few experiences offer as many learning opportunities as spending time abroad. However, close your eyes, and you’ll find those weeks and months disappe...

10 celebrities that speak a foreign language
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If you met Bradley Cooper at a restaurant and managed to muster up the courage to speak to him, would you do it in English? What if Mila Kunis stood b...

English words that sound different around the world (1)
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It’s finally here! The most epic megabattle in the English language since the pilgrims settled in the USA has arrived – and it’s a debate of global pr...