Yesterday I met up with a student at the beautiful Bronte and Tamarama beaches for some sunbaking, swimming and interesting conversation. We chatted effortlessly about our lives, her experience in Australia and at the school. I found myself recognising and marvelling at the improvement in her vocabulary, fluency and accuracy as compared to when she […]
Shu a 20 year-old university student from Osaka. He’s very ambitious and wants to forge his own path in life. He plans to go to Canada when he graduates to improve his English skills even more. Yesterday he took part in completed the Sydney marathon in just under 5 hours. Today he said “I’m sore, my […]
In our pronunciation classes, they practice everything connected with English pronunciation. But in their last week of the cycle, they have made this great video to show how good their stress is when singing. Please have a listen and make sure you clap with the beat! Practicing stress in Pronunciation
It’s the Pronunciation classes’ turn to write the blog for this week, which provides us with somewhat of a challenge, as we don’t do a lot of writing!! So we are going to show you what we were required to do for our weekly test this week. We were given the task of copying the […]
This week, the Advanced class has been learning about words of wisdom, rhythm and rhyme. They had heaps of fun making this video which gives you a glimpse into a day of the Advanced class. Click the link and enjoy! http://vimeo.com/85142117
Do you know that if a language learner hears: ‘I appreciate it’, they might ask: ‘She ate what? Or if they hear: ‘I left a message on your voicemail’, they might think: ‘Who is John?’ This is because native English creates sounds that can confuse language learners, and the most effective way to help them […]
This week in the lower pronunciation class we’ve been bridging the gap between the sounds of English and real conversation. In the first two weeks the practice was very controlled. Lots of repetition and drilling. Now we are moving towards students practicing English with more freedom and incorporating some conversation into the course. Sometimes though, […]
This week, we wanted to show you our English (and acting :P) skills! Act 1: At the restaurant Act 2: The Jones’