Theatre in English: Andrew Marshall

February 25

17.00 Revolting Rhymes (elementary - intermediate)
19.10 English Made Easy (intermediate - advanced)

Always look on the bright side of life

If you feel like singing along, go ahead.

Radio programme

The school has a radio programme on Radio Chinchilla (105.3 FM) every month, Más que mil imágenes. Next programme is tonight, February24 at 23.00. Don't miss it!

You can also listen to previous programmes on the school's website.

April Fools Day

Do you remember the text in our book where they tell about Britain's most famous April Fool hoax? In 1957, the BBC documentary series Panorama showed Swiss farm workers pulling spaghetti from 'spaghetti trees'.

Read about it and watch the video of the actual program:

1957: BBC fools the nation

Comedy

Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie perform a hilarious short comedy sketch in a police station. A man making a statement has a surname that is pretty hard to pronounce! Watch this classic moment from the ground-breaking comedy sketch show 'A Bit of Fry and Laurie'.




'Mystery' song



'Mystery' lyrics

Monty Python - Job Interview

Interactive Phonemic Chart

Make sure you can pronounce all the sounds in English. Click on each of the phonetic symbols and listen to its pronunciation and the example given. Repeat both the sound and the example as accurately as possible.

Phonetic Chart

As a follow-up, look up the words you've learnt more recently and pronounce them looking at the phonetic transcription.

Reading Books in English

This programme was recorded at Bell London, where we talked with students and teachers about reading books in English. How can reading help your language studies? In what ways can we make the experience more enjoyable or effective? How are different kinds of books described in English? We answer all these questions and find out a little about the recommendations below.