Academic English skills for international students
I have found that out that some of the most popular pages on this site are those with videos of students talking about university. So, time to add another one! Here’s Mike talking about his finances. I think you’ll find his comments on the cost of living very interesting. The new page on this site … Read more
The latest political consensus (something that everyone agrees on) is that the BBC is too big! The argument is that the BBC has grown and grown and now it’s just not fair because private news and media companies cannot compete against it. How can newspapers and news channels compete against the BBC when readers and … Read more
“One minute a day is all you need to improve your listening skills.” So says Sean Banville, author of Breaking News English and Listen A Minute (just two of his sites!). Sean Banville is one of those people with such extensive websites (like Larry Ferlazzo I mentioned the other day) that you wonder how they … Read more
What I’ve noticed about students (yes, that’s you guys!) is that, generally speaking, you don’t do enough work outside class! That’s why I keep hassling you with exercises and links in these posts! So here’s another classroom activity I’ve done recently which I thought I’d share. I did a listening the other day in class … Read more