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No Storm in a Teacup!
29th May 2025
Written by Camilla
I am writing this blog post rather red-face. Not because I am feeling warm today, but because I am feeling a little embarrassed. Having lived and worked in different countries as an English language teacher, I have experienced how where...
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"It's not my cup of tea!"
9th December 2024
Written by Camilla
Do you know what this well-known idiom* means? Spoiler alert, answer: it means that something is suitable or attractive to you. It was with a little sadness and dismay that I recently read in a BBC online news report that tea, considered...
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IELTS for UKVI - the Latest Info!
9th October 2024
Written by Camilla
If you want to study at a British, Australian or New Zealand (and increasingly in the USA) higher education institution, it is highly likely that you will require an IELTS qualification. If, however, you are looking to move to the UK...
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A Tale of Two Steaming Cities: Beppu and Bath
9th September 2024
Written by Camilla
“If you don’t use it you lose it!”. If you are a language learner you may have heard this said to you by your teacher. This phrase is sadly true - I can speak from experience. I have studied 4 foreign languages, Japanese being my most...
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