by Ruth | Oct 5, 2023 | Books for English Learners, Learn English and Scottish Culture, Tips for Enjoying Scotland
Debate Night Comes to Perth Last night I went to Perth Theatre to watch BBC Scotland’s filming of Debate Night. This blog is about the event.It is also about feeling scared to speak (something many ESL English learners feel all the time). As you will see, a good...
by Ruth | Sep 25, 2023 | Books for English Learners, Learn English and Scottish Culture, Tips for Enjoying Scotland
It’s Holiday Time! Booking an English immersion holiday requires a leap of faith. It’s important to feel aligned with your English teacher, and that the services included in your language holiday match your needs and likes. In this blog, I share how I holiday...
by Ruth | Sep 6, 2023 | Books for English Learners, How to Find an Online English Teacher, Tips for English Learners
An Important Message for those who Don’t Like Learning English Are you one of the people that the words ‘mostly harmless’ transport straight inside the pages of a book? (Let me know in the comments!) Harmless is how the first edition of The...
by Ruth | Jun 3, 2022 | Books for English Learners, Tips for English Learners
I always recommend specific books to my English learners – and reading as a way of improving their English level. However, it’s not always easy to find English language books – or foreign language books. Here I’m going to give you 7 tips for finding...
by Ruth | Sep 1, 2021 | Books for English Learners, Learn English and Scottish Culture, Sample English Excursion
Visiting Scotland? | Try Dumyat If you are visiting Scotland, a hill walk will help you experience the Scottish landscape. However, if you have limited time or confidence in hiking, you may be looking for an easy hill walk. Dumyat (pronounced Dum-eye-at) is a...
by Ruth | Jul 24, 2021 | Books for English Learners, Learn English and Scottish Culture
Understanding Scottish Accents Today our language school blog gives tips for L2 English users in Scotland. Let’s begin with something that may not be obvious. If you don’t understand a conversation you overhear in the street… Option A: those people...
