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17/03/2023

Empire of Light is the latest offering from Sam Mendes. A drama about a cinema manager struggling with her mental health Or is it a love letter to cinema? Or is it a social commentary on racism? Link to our review in the comments

17/03/2023

Saint Patrick's Day is upon us! Celebrations worldwide will ensue in honour of the patron saint of drinkers!

Find out about the Irish celebrations and the man that brought Christianity to Ireland and why a small Caribbean island has a passionate Saint Patrick's Day event.

We also have a B2 worksheet available for busy English teachers!

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, although he was not Irish. He is celebrated on March 17th , known as Saint Patrick's Day, which has become a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and heritage. The life of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was born in Britain in the late 4th century. The son...

10/03/2023

The Mods and Rockers were two youth subcultures that emerged in the UK in the early 1960s and left a lasting impact on fashion, music and popular culture.

Learn more about these movements and their spectacular clashes which left a lasting impression on the social memory

Mods and Rockers, youth subcultures that emerged in the UK in the early 1960s and left a lasting impact on fashion, music, and pop culture.

10/03/2023

Visually sumptuous, darkly funny - a tale of a lifelong friendship that comes to an abrupt end makes for a macabre tale. We review The Banshees of Inisherin, which reunites director Martin McDonagh with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson

Director Martin McDonagh is reunited with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in a visually stunning but disturbing depiction of the end of a lifelong friendship. The Banshees of Inisherin is being widely held as a masterpiece by many critics. The tale portrays the unexpected collapse of a life long f...

05/03/2023

Bookswap: A brief review of one of the titles available in our comprehensive online library.

English Accents and Dialects by Arthur Hughes and Peter Trudgill is a comprehensive guide to the different varieties of English spoken throughout the United Kingdom. This book covers a wide range of topics related to phonetics, grammar, and phonology, and is an essential resource for anyone interested in the study of English accents and dialects.

English Accents and Dialects is a comprehensive guide to the different varieties of English spoken throughout the United Kingdom.

02/03/2023

If you are in Zaragoza, then you have a bank holiday coming your way this coming Monday, but do you know why?

Well, never fear, all you need to know is right here, with a B2 worksheet for class!

Zaragoza gets another one of those random bank holiday fiestas on the 5th of March. It's all about laughing at a man for not having enough time to drink his hot chocolate....no....it really is.... So this is a Mexican fiesta isn't? What are you talking about? This is exclusive to Zaragoza...I believ...

01/03/2023

A pinch and a punch first day of the month!

What is this strange British tradition that happens at the start of every month? Find out here!

Article and B2 worksheet available!

A curious British tradition sees people saying “A pinch and a punch, first day of the month” on the, yes, you guessed it, first day of a month. It is one of those curious habits that Brits do not really question but leaves foreigners rather perplexed. Some people even expand the phrase by saying...

01/03/2023

Hapus Dydd Gŵyl Dewi

It is Saint David's day! The patron saint of Wales. Find out all you need to know right here!

Hapus Dydd Gŵyl Dewi March First is the annual celebration of St. David, the patron Saint of Wales… Wait…just…a moment! Wales? Is that a country? Ok, look, Britain can be a confusing concept. Pay close attention, you will get lost otherwise…The United Kingdom (UK) is short for the United Ki...

25/02/2023

John "Motty" Motson was rightly known as "the voice of football" in England. The commentator passed away this week aged 77. We take a look back over his life and career in our tribute to the man who was football for generations in the UK

John Walker Motson OBE (10 July 1945 - 23 February 2023) The voice of football on English television and radio for almost half a century became an icon of English culture, known for his trademark sheepskin coat and his obsession for relentless facts and figures, he was know affectionately as "Motty"...

24/02/2023

With all the commotion regarding 'weather balloons' recently, we take the opportunity to recall UFO invasion scares are nothing new. On this day in 1942 Los Angeles came under attack, read all about it here

One of the more curious stories to emerge from World War II is that of the Battle of Los Angeles. Theories abound on the events of the night of February 24 and the early hours of February 25th 1942 that is officially chalked up as a false alarm In February 1942, The United States had only been an ac...

23/02/2023

"Hello again Word Lovers!"

The finale of our first series of Interesting Etymologies as Charly uncovers some "ta**ry" "knotts" and uses "clues" to find some "fiesty" and "glamorous" words in a "mish mash" of "halcyon" times

Have a listen to find out more!

"Hello again word lovers!"A finale to our first series of Interesting Etymologies as Charly dives into a hotch-potch, a mish-mash of his favourite etymologie...