EC Cambridge English Language School

With the next CAE, CPE and FCE exams in December, for the moment, you may have a bit spare time to practice speaking  English outside your English Classes.

With this in mind, here at EC Cambridge we thought we would make you aware of what is coming up in September and the trips that will be on offer. On top of your free activity program, we have trips to the London theatres every wednesday and weekend trips at a day or two days at a time. Below is the breakdown to help you plan your month!

Full weekend trips!

Sat 4th-5th September - This trip gives your the opportunity to visit city of culture Liverpool, also home to the Beatles. On Route you will spend some time in Chester and on the return journey we stop at Old Trafford, home to Manchester United football club for a tour! £100

On the weekend of the 11th-12th we travel to Bath and Stonehenge.

Bath is renowned for its Roman architecture and is one of the most beautiful cities in the country. we take a tour of the amazing Roman Baths and the city itself. On the way back we stop at Stonehenge. £100

We also have day trips to London, Oxford, Canterbury & Leeds, York, Royal Windsor & Castle, Norfolk, Stratford & Warwick Castle and Brighton from as little as £20.

See the activity program for full dates and prices! You can pick up the latest one from the computer room, common room or from outside the academic office.

Book early to avoid dissapointment!

The next term for Part-time English courses at EC Cambridge starts on the 21st September.

These courses are excellent for FCE, CAE and CPE exam preparation.

The course times and prices are as follows.

Courses start Tuesday 21/09 and run for 12 weeks up until 11/12.

Courses run from 19:30 – 21:30 during the week and 09:30 – 13:30 on Saturdays.

The prices are as follows.

Tuesday and Thursday - £300 (+£25 for books)

Saturday (8 Saturdays) – £185 (+£25 for books)

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday - £420 (+£40 for books)

Registration for all the courses will be on the first Tuesday 21^st September at 19:00 at Guildhall Place.

EC Cambridge students took a break from their English Lessons yesterday to take part in a free trip to Fitzwilliam Museum.

The museum hosts a world class collection of art. Everything from sculptures modern pictures and prints, 14th century art, glass, furniture armour. So there is loads to see.

An advanced level student, Inmi Heo, wrote this summary of a English Language lecture she attended recently as part of the Academic Year programme here at EC CAMBRIDGE. The English Language Class she was attending was about Cambridge.

Cambridge: Town and Gown

(Lecturer: Angela Brown)

Two thousand years ago, the River Cam, was very deep. At that time, the North of Cambridge was very wild and water covered the land, making it quite dangerous. Some areas, such as Ely, were slightly higher than others.

About 1,000 years ago, a girl was murdered in Oxford. A man had five students hanged, so other students ran away and came to Cambridge. They started to come to the church and this formed the beginning of Cambridge University.

A market has been here for 1,000 years. In 1575 Queen Elizabeth I gave the town an official Coat of Arms. If you stand on the Market Square, you will see this emblem on the front of The Guildhall. The blue part at the bottom represents Cambridge, the yellow part a bridge, and the red a castle: the silver roses stand for education and learning.

If you walk along beside The Guildhall you come to EC school, which is above ‘The Cow’. In the ‘Cow’ people sold cows and in the Corn Exchange (next door to EC school) they killed cows. The scenes carved in stone on the Corn Exchange represent what life was like on a farm. Most children spent each day scaring birds away from the food that was growing in the fields. In Fen-edge towns, people grew plants.

After Clare college was burnt, it was rebuilt like a queen’s palace. Believe it or not, one Christmas recently, students secretly climbed up to the top of the Zoology Museum during the night and put a Christmas hat on the top!

The first business was paper-making and in the past punting was for fishing (not leisure as it is today). ‘Peas hill’ meant fish hill, so there were fish. Cambridge became bigger, finally it was created as a city in 1951.

Inmi Heo: August 2010

Here at EC Cambridge, we like to give our English Language Students something to help develop their English outside the classroom, even if the weather is not at its best!

So, EC Cambridge students took a break from the weather yesterday and visited the fascinating Cambridge Archaeology and Anthropology Museum.

The Museum contains artefacts from all over the world and from all parts of history!

Remember visits like this are part of our free activity program! Pick up next weeks from the computer room, common room or the academic office now!

Great St Mary’s Tower is one of the most central points of Cambridge, located between the market place and Kings College.

After their English Language Classes, a group of students joined Social Leader Mark to scale the 123 step medieval turret staircase.

Once the climb is over, the views at the top our fantastic, looking out over Cambridge, Kings College and the market place. Take a look for yourself!

Hi all.

Just a quick reminder that this Monday the 30th August is a bank holiday in the UK. This means that there will be no English Language Classes at EC Cambridge and the school will be closed.

School will re-open on Tuesday the 31st of August at 08:30!

So enjoy the long weekend and don’t forget we have a trip on the Monday to Notting Hill Carnival!

Enjoy the weekend!

Throughout the summer between English Language Lessons, we have been running punting and this will continue into September as long as the weather allows it!

Punting is great fun, so here’s a chance to get a quick peek at what your missing!

Here at EC Cambridge we teach English Classes. We know from years of experience that to help develop your English level, learning outside the classroom is really important.

So what can you do?

Well on top of the excursions and free activities we offer, as well as socialising as much as possible, I’d like to make you aware of another opportunity.

MOVIE’S ON THE MEADOWS!

On friday 27th -Sunday 29th, there is the Cambridge Movie Festival. This is a rare opportunity to watch one of three excellent films in the open air.

These Include Eclipse, Up and Metropolis.

Come and see me on details of how to book  or visit www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk