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Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Come True!
It’s a new year and a new beginning, which means it’s time to think about your New Year’s Resolutions! At Cavendish School of English, we’ve decided that our main resolution for 2019 will be to help you to make yours happen. Obviously, we can’t help you quit smoking or lose weight, but there are some…
Five Fabulous Festive Facts!
We know that not everyone celebrates Christmas and the New Year in the same way. Actually, it’s very interesting to find out what people normally do at this time of year. Although most try to spend time with their families, there are a lot of different and unique traditions in every country. Do you want…
Christmassy mood!
Cavendish students are already in a Christmassy mood! We organised a festive party and checked their knowledge about the upcoming celebration. Students from European countries learnt Christmas vocabulary in English and students who don’t normally celebrate Christmas found out about different customs and traditions connected with this winter holiday. During the break, they had a…
Let’s place adjectives in order
Do native English speakers drive a big blue car or a blue big car? Do you have any pretty silk clothes in your wardrobe, or some silk pretty clothes? How about those who own lovely antique French furniture…or perhaps we should say antique French lovely furniture…or is it French antique lovely furniture?! Adjectives are a…
What is the origin of ‘Black Friday’?
What are your plans for a big shopping day called Black Friday? Will you go to the shops and fight with the crowds to get a bargain or will you shop online? If you want to know where and when Black Friday started and learn some vocabulary connected with this day keep reading, you are…
Tea and coffee expressions
Tea and coffee are two of the world’s most popular drinks. Some people can’t imagine starting their morning without a hot cup of coffee. On the other hand, some tea drinkers can have 6 or 7 cups per day. Whichever you prefer – or even if you don’t like either of them – this article…