A story about confidence

Read and listen to Jane’s story of confidence vs. insecurity. Try to guess what the bolded vocabulary words mean from the context – then read the vocabulary section at the end of the story to find the answers.

http://www.espressoenglish.net/a-story-about-confidence/

This will be on the test

Don't lose your pen

Articles

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/lowerintermediate/unit8/141118_6mingram_articles_download.mp3

Miranda and Jeanny’s innovation

The Way You Look Tonight

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Exposure Is 2014 Word of the Year

In 2014, the Ebola virus, widespread theft of personal information, and shocking acts of violence and brutality dominated the news. Vulnerability and visibility were at the core of the year’s most notable headlines. Encapsulating those themes, Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year for 2014 is exposure.