Try these speed reading exercises to improve reading. You can also learn something about the news. There are reading texts at different levels. You can choose the reading speed of each text. If one ...

Try these discussions to improve your speaking and listening. There are 20 questions in each activity - 10 for Student A and 10 for Student B. You can print out the worksheet. You can listen to the ...

The UK is set to face a $260-billion bill in compensation for its role in the transatlantic slave trade.

A New Zealand has set a three-minute limit on the time people can spend hugging each other at the drop-off zone. The UK is set to face a $260-billion bill in compensation for its role in the ...

If you are interested in communicative language teaching and pronunciation, you might like to take a look at my dissertation (downloadable as PDF): "What is meant by communicativeness in EFL teaching?

Stock prices rose sharply on Monday led by shares in technology giants. This caused the Dow Jones Industrial Average to rise by 353 points, or 1.2 per cent. Other financial indicators also saw gains, ...

Sportswear giant Adidas has lost a courtroom battle over a perceived infringement of its trademark three-stripe logo. Adidas lodged a complaint against the American luxury fashion brand Thom Browne, ...

A scientist said robots will be more intelligent than humans by 2029. The scientist's name is Ray Kurzweil. He works for Google as Director of Engineering. He is one of the world's leading experts on ...

A TV show in Pakistan gave away two baby girls. The show's host is the popular celebrity Aamir Liaquat Hussain. He gave the babies to two childless couples. He usually gives away computers, bicycles, ...