Uncategorized

Warwick University has some excellent materials on Academic English language skills here: https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/globalpad/openhouse/academicenglishskills/  

Not fit for purpose Last week I mentioned the royal baby in the UK and I said that lots of people were placing bets on what the new baby would be called. In the end the baby has been called George, which was the favourite name! One bookmaker (a person who takes bets from people) … Read more

How many hours does it take to be fluent in English? It’s a boy! After lots of waiting, we have a royal baby in the UK! People are still waiting to find out what the name will be. In fact, lots of people are going into betting shops to place bets on what the name … Read more

Why don’t UK students make friends with international students? Why don’t UK students make friends with international students? Lots of international students say it is difficult to meet British students even though they they are studying on the same course as them. Lots of lecturers have noticed this and lots of researchers have found this … Read more