10 New Year’s Resolutions for Learning English
It is hard to believe but we have almost reached the end of another year, and that can only mean one thing: it is time to reflect and set some…
12 Idiomatic Expressions Related to Sleep
Do you fall asleep easily or does it take you ages? Does the slightest noise wake you up or do you sleep very deeply? Do you love waking up early…
23 Typical British Expressions You Must Learn To Understand The Brits!
When you learn English, or any other foreign language for that matter, whether it be with English lessons with a native teacher or on your own, surely one of the…
Spoilt For Choice: How to Choose a University for Undergraduate Study
There are approximately 130 universities in the UK, not counting other institutes of Higher Education and the plethora of online providers, so it is not surprising that narrowing down the…
Proud to Be a Stickler: How to Use an Apostrophe
Do you have doubts about using punctuation marks? Do you sometimes put them in the wrong position, or avoid using them altogether? If so, you’re not alone; many people find…
Does ‘Thank You’ Really Mean ‘Thank You’?
Have you noticed just how often ‘thank you’ is used in everyday conversations in the UK? Perhaps this is one of the reasons the Brits are thought to be polite…
The Academic Culture of Britain: What You Should Know
If you’ve come to the UK to study, you may well experience some academic culture shock: the role of students and what is expected of them in terms of academic…
14 London Tube Stops Whose Pronunciation Just Doesn’t Make Sense
Last week I was in a queue at the Tube station and the guy in front of me was trying to buy a ticket to Southwark, but he was getting…
5 British Traditions that Really Don’t Make Sense
Queueing, always saying “sorry”, going to the pub and a full English breakfast. These are some of the British traditions I’m sure you’ve already heard of and possibly experienced first-hand.…
How the IELTS Listening Test is Structured
Are you planning to take the IELTS test? If so, it is essential to find out how it is structured in order to know what to expect and how to…
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