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8 Study Tips for Students at Exam Time

For many of you, it’s that time of the year again. You’re spending hours in front of your computer screen, your desk is covered in papers, your books are your best friends, and you drink an average of eight cups of tea or coffee per day. Yes, it’s exam time!   Whether you’re finishing school, […]

New premises for EC Cape Town!

  Brand new school opened on 30th March We have more exciting news for you all! Our Cape Town English school has moved to new and modern premises in the Mother City. Situated in a renovated heritage building in the central business district, a few streets away from the popular Long Street, the new EC Cape […]

EC London 30+ is moving!

  Doors open on Tuesday 26th May Hello students and blog readers, We have some exciting news in store for you! Since our 30+ programme is one of our most popular courses, and our on-going strategy is to ensure we provide our students with a modern, fresh and cool learning environment… …we’ve decided it’s time […]

Cambridge Exam Summer Courses

Cambridge exam success in only four weeks Looking for something productive to do this summer? Combine your trip abroad with the amazing opportunity to get an excellent Cambridge English: First (FCE) or Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) score. This summer choose to learn English in London, Brighton, Vancouver or Malta and, in just 4 weeks, you could […]

A taste of Easter time!

Tasty chocolate eggs, cute Easter bunnies, the start of spring… these are only a few things that usually come to mind at the mention of Easter! What is Easter all about? Apart from marking the end of winter, Easter is the end of Lent, traditionally a time of fasting and reflection for Christians. It represents […]

New Letter in the English Alphabet

Addressing complaints that the English language is ‘too complicated’, the IBMEL (International Board for the Management of the English Language) has announced that a new letter will be added to the English alphabet. The letter, as seen in the picture, is pronounced ‘sh’ and will replace the use of ‘sh’ in words like sheet, shop, […]