Twitter Time
Happy Twitterday! Twitter has recently celebrated its fifth birthday and the internet is full of stories discussing how useful it is or is not. For those of you who don’t…
£73.4 million for a Red Nose!
If you live in Britain, you may have noticed in your local supermarket that there have recently been special promotions called “Red Nose Day”, selling red things you can put…
Watching is Wonderful
One of the easiest sources of real English comes from films and video clips. This makes watching a great way to practise your English and improve your vocabulary. Students sometimes…
If I had – 3rd conditional
Well, after my blog on the 2nd conditional a few months ago called, “If I got a dog”, I finally went and did it. As I predicted in that blog,…
Design at the V&A, Drinks with Melissa, non-live Music and NO Walk!!
This weeks' events! On Monday, Melissa took around 15 students to the pub and offered them their weekly free drink. They chatted about going out in london and the different trendy…
The countdown to the London 2012 Olympics has begun…or has it?
In Trafalgar Square a big clock counting down to the Olympics in London has recently been unveiled. It should have been a great day, as it officially meant that the…
Liz Taylor RIP
After Knut, the polar bear popped his clogs last week, another global celebrity has hit the headlines after giving up the ghost. Liz Taylor The Hollywood legend, Dame Elizabeth Taylor…
Special Super Full Moon
The Moon Balloons I never knew that the moon changed size. Well, it doesn’t really; it just gets closer sometimes thanks to the moon’s orbit. And over this weekend it…
Knut dies in Berlin Zoo
Knut, the world-famous, international celebrity polar bear from Berlin Zoo, collapsed suddenly in front of hundreds of visitors and died on Saturday. He was alone in his compound without any…
The Wrong Type of Green
With Nuclear Armageddon only a step away, Death is wearing luminous green. Meanwhile those who vote Green are loudly saying ‘I told you so!’ and plenty more people are beginning…