Dear students,

Don't forget that today we're going to write a test to identify clearly your level of English and to put you into appropriate groups.

So be prepared and good luck! :)

Best wishes,
your English teacher

Dear friends,

The Holiday Season is coming! So I wish you lots of love, joy and happiness! May you have the best holidays this year and all your dreams come true!

A very Merry Christmas to you and a Happy New Year! :)

Dear students, don't miss on an opportunity to...

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• Read the nine questions at http://www.englishukeast.com/competition?platform=hootsuite
• All answers can be found on each of the centre's websites shown on the page; 
• Email your nine answers clearly to ben@blsenglish.co.uk 
• Competition ends at midnight on 31st December 2016; 
• A winner will be announced no later than 14th January 2017; 
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That's a nice reading practice and a chance to win!

So take chances! And good luck! :)

Upper-Intermediate

Home assignment 7/12/2016

Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous: what's the difference?

1) Speak Out SB p. 131 ex. 2.1 a, b.

2) Speak Out WB p. 9 ex. 1, 2.

Upper-Intermediate

Home assignment 30/11/2016

Speak Out SB p. 17, ex. 6.

Write a summary of your story: what happened, your first impressions and how you felt.

Dear friends,

Here is the part of a BBC comedy series Off the Hook we have watched recently on one of our lessons:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8gmki-a9bWScnNpUDlQejNxXzg

Feel free to watch and rewatch it on your own. The accompanying tasks you can find in Speak Out SB on p. 16.

You can also find a listening script for the video following the link:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8gmki-a9bWSWk82b1g1VkxqSGM

So develop your listening and have fun!

Best wishes,
your English teacher

Dear friends,

As we are a little bit stuck on learning how to sound polite in English :), take your time to write questions to the world-famous stars in the commments below:

1) Brad Pitt

2) Angelina Jolie

3) Johnny Depp

4) Prince William and Duchess Kate

5) Adele

6) Beyonce

What questions would be more appropriate (better) to ask? Direct or indirect?