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It’s all about the pitch! Our teacher from the big apple is doing a special training next week with the World Trade Centre in Brest. If you want to rub shoulders with other movers and shakers, or simply would like some more information about their membership, feel free to visit their site and chat withLire la suite

To Make do In these minimalist times, more and more people are making do. From the Cambridge dictionary: to manage to live without things that you would like to have or with things of a worse quality than you would like: We didn’t have cupboards so we made do with boxes. Synonyms and related words : Coping and not coping balancing act If you want toLire la suite

English Apart has been teaming up with the World Trade Centre in Brest to deliver English sessions once a month over a nice warm breakfast! The objective is to network and practice specific skills in English, all before the day even begins! The next event is on October 3rd and will be hosted by EnglishLire la suite

In English, we don’t have a special word to signal the end of holidays and return to the daily grind (the everyday routine). The busy time of year when children get ready to head back to class is simply called “back to school”. Typically, people will go “back to school” shopping, and businesses organize “backLire la suite

1. Chill / Chill out / Chillax If you’re talking about relaxing with a North American, you may hear them say “I just want to chill”.  If you combine the word “relax” with the word “chill”  you get…..”chillax”! It can be a verb: “Can you just chill, please?” ( Can you just calm down please? ) Or an adjective:Lire la suite

“Heatwave” noun a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather. “when a heatwave occurs many people become increasingly bad-tempered” If you live in Brittany, you won’t often be faced with this issue! However, this week the rest of Europe is getting ready for a rather big heatwave, with temperatures of up to 40 degrees in manyLire la suite

Fandom    The state or condition of being a fan of someone or something. “my 17 years of sports fandom” the fans of a particular person, team, fictional series, etc. regarded collectively as a community or subculture. “the Breaking Bad fandom” Have you been following the news from Toronto, Canada lately? The Toronto Raptors basketball team have wonLire la suite

Delay This word is often confused with the french word “delai” – it does not mean a period of time! It means there is a problem – something is already late! Verb: to make (someone or something) late or slow. “Brexit was delayed” synonyms: hold up, make late, keep (back), slow up, slow down, set back, bog down Noun: a period of timeLire la suite

“Camp” This month, the Metropolitan Museum in New York is making headlines! Their new exhibit has a rather attention-grabbing theme: camp. And no, it isn’t about living in a tent. Camp is an English adjective describing a “deliberately exaggerated and theatrical behaviour or style”. For example, The MET gala outfits were very camp! The history ofLire la suite

“Eco-anxiety” is a new term used to talk about feelings around the urgency of climate change. It is described as “a fairly recent psychological disorder afflicting an increasing number of individuals who worry about the environmental crisis” You can read the BBC article about it hereLire la suite