The Academies Bill represents a sea-change

Shakespeare first coined this expression! Click here
Conservatives hit education Click here

New Prime Minister in UK

Goodbye Gordon Brown! Hello Mr.Cameron! Click here

Hung Parliament

It's all down to Nick Clegg now! Gordon Brown is in the hands of a "novice" Click here

Idioms

"To put one's foot in it"... Isn't that what Gordon Brown just did? Click here

Gordon Brown in trouble AGAIN!

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UK Elections

Gordon Brown calls his opponents "novices" Click here

UK - USA

A special relationship Click here

Lessons restart!

It's time to hit the books! Your new teacher starts on Monday 26th April 2010. Click here

Volcanic Ash

Is it really that dangerous for aviation? Click here

Earth Day 40th Anniversary

To learn about the origins of Earth Day Click here

Lord Tennyson's Poem

To listen to Lord Tennyson's poem about an episode during the Crimean War Click here

To read the poem Click here
To watch a video Click here

The Crimean War

Florence Nightingale went to nurse the wounded during the Crimean War. To learn more about it Click here

Iceland's Revenge

Interesting article. To read it Click here

Gillian Gill talks about The Nightingales

To listen to a radio programme about F. Nightingale and her family Click here

Wordbuilding-Florence Nightingale

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Historic Debate

For UK elections Click here

Gabriel Michael

My baby son was born today! That means you'll have to do without me for a while. All is well and we are thrilled and blessed to have such a gorgeous baby in our arms!
During my absence you can work online as I'll be updating the blog constantly!

Florence Nightingale

To learn more about this famous woman Click here

Easy but educational Click here

Plenty of information available Click here

Urgent Survey

To do the survey Click here

Sir Michael Caine supports Tories

The British actor is standing by the Tory party Click here

To watch Michael Caine Click here

To watch David Cameron Click here

Elections in Britain

Gordon Brown has set the date... Click here

Poland in shock

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Polish Tragedy

A fatal plane crash in Russia... Click here

Devil of a scandal

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Is the RC Church under attack?

Many people have said recently that "The New York Times" has a secret agenda: attack the Vatican! Read this article and make up your own mind. Click here

Education, Education, Education

To listen to Richard Gerver Click here

Sade's Soldier of Love

Worth watching Click here

St. Patrick's Day

To learn more about this day Click here

Squatters

Airport squatters Click here

IceSave- The economic crisis in Iceland

To understand the problem Click here

Important C1 information

Visit the School's Webpage and download information concerning C1 Click here

Iceland

Why has Iceland said "No" in the referendum? Click here

Ethnobotany

To discover more about Ethnobotany Click here

My favourite movie is...

Top Gun Click here

Canary in the coal mine

To learn about the history of this word or expression Click here
To see expression used in newspaper headlines Click here
For Arctic headline Click here

Global Warming

What is the "Artic Revenge"? Click here

Seaworld Tragedy

To read and listen to the story Click here

Long weekend? Travelling by plane? Think twice!

To listen to the pilots Click here

Carol Beer in Spain

To watch this "Little Britain" comedy series Click here

Going Gluten-Free

Gluten can be harmful Click here

Health and illegal drugs

To read and listen to the programme Click here

Exam Dates

Exam dates are published in today's BOIB Click here

St. Dwynwen's Day

Do the Welsh celebrate St. Valentine's Day or St. Dwynwen's Day? Click here
More information available here

St. Valentine's Day

To get some self help from St. Valentine Click here

Gridlock on the roads

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Political gridlock

To learn more about "political gridlock" Click here

Gridlock

To learn more about this word Click here

SUV vs Honda Civic

David and Goliath? A terrier facing off a horse? Honda Civic and SUV? Click here

Butcher

To read about a different butcher Click here

Dog Walker

To read and listen to this radio programme Click here

Poetry Workshop

For more information about the poetry evening Click here

Lo and Behold!

To learn more about this expression Click here

The Power of Advertising

To read about "recession marketing" Click here

Read and listen to this story about the decline in advertising Click here

To do the listening we did in class Click here

Scottish Poems

Robert Burns wrote an incredible poem called "Tam O'Shanter" Click here

Burns Night

To learn more about this Scottish celebration Click here

Speak Up

To read and listen to Speak Up magazine Click here

C1 Exam Model 2010

To view C1 exam models Click here

SIS Interpreters

To solve the listening mystery Click here

STANAG6001

To do a NATO language test Click here