18 July is Nelson Mandela day
You can find out more information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela I can also recommend an Oxford biography: http://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/elt/general_content/global/readers/Nelson-Mandela-Factfile-Chapters-1-3.pdf?dm_i=1MVU,6WYLY,A189SL,RSK5M,1
Neologisms for the pandemic
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/lexicon-for-a-pandemic
Improve your writing with Cambridge
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/learning-english/free-resources/write-and-improve/
C1 Advanced Speaking
Follow this link for Cambridge C1 Advanced Speaking videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nGESyDgmdw&t=2s
Free C1 Advanced material
Follow this link for free sample tests and information about the C1 examination: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/
B2 July intensive course
Mondays and Wednesdays from 18h00 to 20h00. This is a course for those beginning B2 and ending B1.
C1 July intensive courses
1st course: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 12 noon. 2nd course: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 pm to 9 pm.
Cambridge First B2
Follow this link for free preparation material: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/first/preparation/ You will find information about the exam, as well as sample papers.
however
However is an adverb and is used to link (contrast) two separate sentences. It usually goes at the beginning and is followed by a comma. e.g. It was raining. However, he decided to walk to work.
despite
Despite is a preposition. Therefore it is followed by a noun or a gerund. It is a connector that is used to denote contrast. e.g. Despite the heat, we carried on working. Despite feeling hot, we carried on working. In spite of is an alternative to despite, but they should not be mixed. A common […]
