Names are important Nearly every culture believes names are extremely important. The reasons for giving babies particular names can be family tradition, culture, religion or a combination of all these factors. As people grow up, the first thing they learn to say and write are their names and the names of people they love. In […]
As part of the BROWNS Intensive General English program, students study in an Active8 class which focusses on each language skill during the week. There is an importance in these lessons on authentic materials and using language in a meaningful and relevant way. Our focus for this post is our B1 and A2 Active8 classes. […]
When you come to Australia, you probably think you are going to learn English. In fact, you are going to learn Englishes! You will learn different varieties of English: A formal variety of English used in academic and business contexts (e.g. in cover letters, essays, presentations). This variety is used basically the same way all […]
Imagine: your teacher says “You should buy a good English-English dictionary!” What do you say? “It’s too expensive.” “It’s too heavy.” “It’s too expensive and too heavy.” Well, now you can say: “I’ve already got one…it’s on my phone!” There is now a huge range of cheap or free English dictionary apps available to use on […]