Dear ENGin Students and Volunteers!

We wish you all a joyful and peaceful Easter filled with love, hope, and renewal. May this special time bring you closer to your loved ones and inspire new beginnings ☘️

Whether you're celebrating with family, friends, or in your own way, we hope you experience all the beauty and blessings this season has to offer.

Enjoy the moments of joy and connection 🌸

with love,
ENGin team

Being a culture vulture means never missing an art show, a theatre premiere, or that underground jazz gig 🖼 🎵

What’s one cultural experience that totally blew your mind?

40,000 Years of Human Creativity

Art is not just a decoration. It is a language. It is heritage. A reflection of the hopes, fears, dreams, and breakthroughs of every generation.

This video takes you on a journey through Western art history, exploring how each movement builds upon the last — constantly evolving, always reaching for something new, something that moves us.

Vocab from the video ☘️

Exaggerate – say something is bigger or better than it really is.
Fertility – ability to produce babies or crops.
Evidence – proof or facts.
Carve with – cut or shape using something.
Depict – show or describe.
Inspiration – something that gives you ideas.
Push further – go beyond limits.
Cultural explosion – sudden growth of culture or art.
Emerge – appear or become visible.
Meticulous – very careful with details.
Accomplish – successfully do something.
Intricate – very detailed or complex.
Drapery – hanging cloth or fabric.
Opulence – great wealth or luxury.
Nobility – high social class or moral quality.
Clergy – religious leaders.
Transient – short-lived or temporary.
Subjective point of view – personal opinion or feeling.
Canva – fabric for painting.
Showcase – display to highlight.

Let's test your art knowledge and see how many masterpieces you can recognise

🔹Start the quiz

Share your results in the comments and let’s see who the real culture vulture is 🙂

Popcorn brain is when your mind constantly jumps between tasks, like popcorn popping in your head 🍿

Do you think you have this popcorn brain?
🤯 - yes
❤️ - no

Can you actually control your emotions?

Emotions are not the problem. The problem is when they control us, not the other way around. But the skill of emotional regulation can be developed - and it is a game changer.

👉 Watch the video

Key vocabulary from the video:

ace – to do very well (e.g., on a test)
avoid – to keep away from something
pull off – to succeed in doing something difficult
devastated – deeply upset or shocked
shake off – to get rid of something unpleasant
intervene – to become involved in order to change what is happening
evaluate / appraise – to assess or judge
response – a reaction to something
attend – to be present at
reappraise – to reassess or reconsider
sustainable – able to be maintained over time
maintain – to keep in a certain state
appropriate – suitable or proper
upbeat – cheerful, optimistic

English can feel convoluted sometimes, right? 😵‍💫
Maybe it’s grammar rules, idioms, or pronunciation...

What’s the most convoluted part of learning English for you?

Dear ENGin students and volunteers,

We would like to inform you that we are currently experiencing a large number of requests to our info@enginprogram.org mailbox. Because of this, we may respond to them a little slower than usual.

Please be assured that we are doing our best to respond to everyone as soon as possible. Your questions and concerns are important to us and we sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding 💙💛

best regards,
ENGin Team