Valentine’s Day
It’s Valentine’s Day once again! Some people hate it, some people love it. Some people avoid it all together! Where did it all begin? Let’s discuss… The History The day gets its name fro...
It’s Valentine’s Day once again! Some people hate it, some people love it. Some people avoid it all together! Where did it all begin? Let’s discuss… The History The day gets its name fro...
Many countries around the world where Christianity is the predominant religion have a patron saint and the United Kingdom is no exception. However in the UK’s case, there is not one but four pat...
Why We Love The NHS If you ask any group of British people which institution they are most proud of, most would probably say the NHS, the abbreviation for the National Health Service. Founded in...
Continuing our series on British Culture: A Few Little Differences A few little differences In an increasingly global world it can be difficult to see the differences between countries, but i...
A Day In London with the Students We know that the best way to improve someone's English is for them to have fun and lots of practice. This is why we arrange such a wide variety of fun things for...
Continuing our series on British Culture: British Humour Humour is important in every country and the UK is no exception. However, to truly understand a country’s humour and how and why it is u...
Like any country, the UK has plenty of festivals and holidays, some national and others regional. Here are some of the more common/unusual ones. Burns Night (25th January) – Scotland This...
Queuing and why we do it Another in our series of articles about British Culture. This week we look at the art of Queuing - and why and how to do it properly. If you were to ask people around ...
With grateful thanks to http://ispu.ru/node/15684 Top Places To Visit In The South Of England During Your Language Stay In January we had some lovely Russian students who came...
The Full English Breakfast You’re in the UK. You get up in the morning. You’re hungry. So, what do you have for breakfast? Well a full English breakfast of course!* Whether you’re a meat ...
British Culture - Politeness Two people try to go through a door at the same time. One says to the other “After you”. The other says “No, after you”. The first person says “No, re...
One more in our 'Everyday English Online Tutorials' - those lessons that reach the English other videos don't ;-). This time Catherine and Rosie explain how to do a fishtail plait! For...
A while back we had the loveliest student at LSI/IH Portsmouth from Caracas in Venezuela. Carlos was initially studying General English before moving on to complete his Cambridge Profici...
Recent Comments