Academic English skills for international students
Brrr! (Again!) We are just not used to this much snow in the UK so when it happens the country grinds to a halt (you can imagine a big machine grinding to a stop when it can’t manage anymore. When this happens people jump up and down, saying “Look at Sweden! They get lots of … Read more
The UK has been enjoying spectacular spring weather for a while now. This must make it even harder for holidaymakers who went abroad and got stuck because of the volcano flight chaos to come to terms with their spoilt holidays. If only they had stayed here! Of course the travel insurance companies are now going … Read more
I don’t think I have ever written a post about pronunciation! It’s a difficult area to focus on in class because different students from different language backgrounds have different problems. Students often get self-conscious about their pronunciation and in class if a student can’t get the sound right then he or she loses even more … Read more
Quite a few of my students are taking IELTS again over the next few months as part of their preparations for taking a Master’s course. (I would have thought that graduating from a British university would be proof of a student’s English ability, but it seems that some universities want students to take another IELTS … Read more