In our Real English video this month we are talking about Walter Scott, who he was, why he was so popular, and how he helped to shape Scottish identity Our language focus this month language you can use to help you build an argument. Watch the video and then look at our interactive blog …
In our Real English video this month we are talking about the poet Robert Burns, what Burns’ Night is, and how we celebrate it. Our language focus this month is modifiers and collocations. Watch the video and then look at our interactive blog about Burns to work on your reading skills too! Make sure to …
The month’s Real English lesson is about Scottish Christmas and New Year traditions. Learn about why Christmas was banned in Scotland for over 400 years and how we celebrate Hogmanay, or New year’s Eve. Was Christmas banned in Scotland? The short answer is yes! Thanks to the Protestant reformation, Christmas was considered a “popeish” celebration and …
The month’s Real English lesson is about Edinburgh’s New Town. Learn about why it was built and find out how to use some great expressions and vocabulary This month we have chosen to talk about the New Town of Edinburgh. The image most people have of Scotland is the romantic Highlander, but the New Town …
This month’s Real English lesson is about witches in Edinburgh. Find out their story and learn some great phrasal verbs, expressions and pronunciation. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Witches_Well.jpg Happy Halloween! As the spooky season is with us again, we’ve chosen the topic of witches as our very first real English video. in this series we will be taking …
On the last course we learned that Edinburgh is the first UNESCO city of literature. Another thing we know about Scotland’s capital is that the city is full of mysteries. What happens if we combine those two facts? We get the chance of hearing more about the mysterious book sculptures. Today, we’ll wander through the …
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