Academic English skills for international students
This week of course the British were celebrating ‘Guy Fawkes Night’ when we set off fireworks and light bonfires to remind ourselves of the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ of 1605. A group of rebels tried to assassinate King James but were found (just in time!) with a lot of gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament getting ready … Read more
When I overheard some people talking about TED.com I thought ‘With such a short catchy name it has to be a great website!’ And guess what? It is! This is a quick post (OK, it’s late and I’m tired) but I really wanted to get this site out there, especially for my summer school students … Read more
Some ideas on how to start a presentation:
I’ve been experimenting with a great website for preparing and practising presentations. The name of the site is Voicethread and I am really excited about it! At Voicethread it is really easy to record your own presentations online. You can add pictures and other files if you like. It’s a good idea to record your … Read more