Macbeth, Royal Gardens, Drinks and The V&A
This week started off with a theatre trip to see Macbeth. Everyone in the staff room were fighting over left over tickets as the famous actor James McAvoy was starring…
R&R 30: Australian accent – Living in the UK
Real & Relevant English conversation with native-speakers of English. You can hear the Australian accent here along with British English. This is a natural conversation by English teachers about how…
IELTS Speaking practice: Speaking test Part 2
Improve your IELTS Speaking by working through this lesson. Â Â Â Get your answers to the questions by clicking on SUBMIT TEST in the bottom right hand corner. Do…
Drinks, Musical, Tea and a Walk!!!
This week started off with a bang when Jon and I went to the pub. Usually we have a maximum of 30 students but this week we had over 50…
IELTS exam preparation advice from an English teacher
A few people have asked us about how to improve their vocabulary, writing and other skills for the IELTS exam. So, I’ve decided to share some advice I give all…
Irregular Past Simple review
Time to revise Irregular Past Simple grammar! In this lesson, look at our posts on verbs with irregular preterite forms and answer the questions in the quick quizzes related to…
Family Tree vocabulary: The Hobbit traces his ancestors
Lots of family tree vocabulary in our glossary will help you understand all the words in the article below. Watch the video, read the text and then vote and/or…
Free English classes competition: Valentine’s Day
Congratulations to the winner of last month's January New Year's Resolution competition, Iryna Fucci from Italy. She will be coming to London in 2013 to claim her prize of one…
Work Vocabulary: Retirement is for wimps!
Read the text to find out about one British man who never wants to retire. Learn the work vocabulary then check you understand it in our quiz. The age of…
Comparatives and Superlatives: Beer v Guinness
Test your knowledge of Guinness and Beer by reading this post and then test yourself with our quiz. You can also learn some comparatives and superlatives too. English people like…