Blog: A bit more than English...

Your child is unique, but what all children have in common is natural curiosity and an innate ability to learn: "babies and young children are geniuses at acquiring a second language"

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Pre-school, Primary, Hints and tips for learning English

Watching films can undoubtedly be a great way to hone your language skills, and is now easier than ever with online streaming services and digital TV.

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Adults, Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Hints and tips for learning English

Sometimes looking for a job is like a full time job in itself. The first stage of the process is putting together your curriculum vitae (CV, or 'resume') because 'first impressions count'.

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English for work and study, Adults, Hints and tips for learning English

What comes to mind when you think of British culture?James Bond ordering a Martini? Wimbledon? Mr. Bean? A nice cup of tea with a chocolate biscuit?

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Adults, The UK – all you need to know

Job interviews are a challenge, and even more so in a non-native language. This post suggests some idea to help we prepare for the specific requirements of an interview in English.

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English for work and study, Adults, Hints and tips for learning English

It’s clear that learning a language takes both time and effort. This blog post looks at some ways to bring more of those moments of acceleration to your English studies.

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Adults, Hints and tips for learning English

Whenever the issue of English food comes up in class, I’m always entertained as my students describe the awfulness of the food that they were served on a trip to the UK...

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Adults, The UK – all you need to know, Secondary

"How are you?", "See you later", "We will rock you!" – some English expressions are surely known by even the most isolated of Amazonian tribes…

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Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Hints and tips for learning English

Welcome to the first blog in a new series about key elements of English grammar, looking at some of the areas of English grammar which tend to cause confusion for Portuguese speakers.

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Adults, Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Secondary

Whether learning a language or not, we could all learn to listen a little better.Try some of these tips for online ways to become a champion listener and ace that listening exam.

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Adults, Hints and tips for learning English