Picture the scene; it’s Summer School, we have more than 100 teenagers on site and hormone levels are high! Our experienced teaching team knows only too well that teaching teenagers can be challengin...

The Youth Mobility Scheme is a fantastic way for young adults to experience life in the UK, by working, studying or travelling. This is a perfect opportunity to improve your English, experience a new ...

Let me ask you a couple of questions first. Are you a qualified healthcare professional in your own country? Do you want to work as a healthcare professional in an English-speaking country?

If you are planning to live, work or study in the UK, you may be asked to prove your level of English with an English language test. Here we answer some questions about SELT and look at how to improve...

Learning English online is becoming more popular with students, but what is their experience? Is their English level getting better? Are they enjoying the experience or are they finding it difficult t...

I love seeing you in our live online classes. I love chatting to you, answering your questions and hearing you share your ideas and thoughts. But I also know that there is a limit to how much time you...

As an English teacher who has taught for many years in different countries, I often hear my Arabic speaking students say that they find the writing part of the IELTS more difficult than the other part...

As a teacher at Languages United, I think the essential features of any effective English speaking class are live online lessons with a teacher and international classmates. This gives you face-to-fac...

 

This traditional Cypriot cake is very easy to make and can be enjoyed for breakfast or as a mid-morning snack with coffee!

Foodie Friday is back! For this week, our French intern Valentin cooked a regional French cake called “Gateau Breton”.

As February is the month of love we wanted to share with you 5 of the most romantic places in Bath to celebrate Valentine’s day. 

A Bath Oliver is a hard, dry biscuit or cracker made from flour, butter, yeast and milk; often eaten with cheese. It was invented by the physician William Oliver of Bath in Somerset around 1750.

Did you know that originally fortune cookies were called Moon-Cakes? Moon-Cakes played an important role for the Chinese population during the great Mongol invasion in the 13th Century.

 

Last week our staff enjoyed an afternoon of creativity and mince pies by having a workshop on the art of origami with Mirko, our Japanese teacher. The staff made lovely origami Christmas trees throug...

‘A piece of cake’– something is very easy.

‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’ means to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.

‘Let the cat out of the bag’ means to accidentally reveal a secret.

‘Once in a blue moon’ is a situation or event that happens infrequently.