Interesting Fact Question
What important event happened in India on 26th January 1950? Answer here
English In Use – ‘Brit, Brit, Hooray’
A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it’s all perfectly clear to the native speaker.
News Round Up 37
News Round Up
by Patrick O’Connor
LIZZY, a seven year old Corgi dog has been sacked from a West End play for refusing to obey the Queen!
The Daily Telegraph reports that the dog was appearing in the play The Audience in which Helen Mirren plays the Queen.
Interesting Fact Question
Which famous mountaineer died on 11th January 2008? Answer here
Openness in Education
Having just completed (and actually enjoyed the EdcMooc on Coursera) a fellow participant told me about an Open University course on Open Education. My initial reaction to the course is: How am I going to find an extra 16 hours a week to carry out the required reading / interaction?16 hours a week = just over 2 hours […]