The end of the 2024/2025 academic year
I would like to thank you all for your support over the last year and for all the hours of mutual learning. I wish you a restful summer holiday and I shall be looking forward to seeing you again in September.
Q & A
A question from JH: In Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff says (Chapter 7): ‘Well, I cried last night,’ he returned, ‘and I had more reason to cry than she.’ Shouldn’t it be ‘more reason to cry than her?’ Than may be thought of as a preposition. Hence it would be followed by an object pronoun. However, I […]
Easter 2025
I shall be off the grid from Maundy Thursday (17 April) until 22 April (inclusive). I wish you a very happy Easter.
The future of English
An interview with Prof. David Crystal at the British Council.
Christmas
I wish you a blessed Christmas and a joyous New Year.
Christmas holiday timetable
Classes and lessons will stop on Monday, 23 December 2024 and resume on Tuesday, 7 January 2025.
English language proficiency in Europe
The Netherlands, Croatia and Greece are among those that have high proficiency. Spain, Italy and France are in the middle. However, the cities of Madrid and Barcelona have high proficiency. https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/11/18/netherlands-croatia-greece-where-its-easiest-to-speak-to-locals-if-youre-an-english-speake
Exam results
Congratulations to Isabel on obtaining LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator (High Pass). Well done!
Exam results
Congratulations to Estrella on obtaining LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator. Well done!
Exam results
Congratulations to Rebeca on achieiving LanguageCert International ESOL C1 Expert! Well done! (Rebeca achieved Cambridge B2 First just a couple of months ago.)
