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Meet a teacher – Part 2 Posts in English

Meet a teacher – Part 2

Previously in this blog we met Nelson Pringle who works on our C1 English courses. In this post we’ll meet Sue Mellor. Sue has taught on the UOC since 2005 on our B2.1 level course,[…]

The Red Card Club Posts in English

The Red Card Club

What do David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane and Luis Suárez all have in common? Obviously, they are world famous; they are all icons in the world of football and you can read about them in newspapers[…]

Summer solstice at Stonehenge Posts in English

Summer solstice at Stonehenge

Did you know that the summer solstice happens when the sun is in its highest position in the sky as the North Pole tilts towards the sun by 23.4˚? This is the longest day of[…]

A perfect picnic Posts in English

A perfect picnic

June is a lovely time to be outdoors and when the weather is good, picnics are the way to go.  It only takes a warm day for people in the USA and the UK to[…]

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Morris dancing in May

In the UK the traditional May Day holiday is the first Monday in May.  This is a village festival that can be traced back to the ancient Roman festival of Flora (the Roman goddess of[…]