Hi everyone. It’s almost weekend!

My birthday is on Saturday but I’ll be celebrating from Friday. Let’s all meet at The Green Room in Goldhawk Road around 7pm today. For those who love to spend some time playing pool with friends, the place couldn’t be better.

P.S.: Don’t bring your swim suits, guys. I am actually talking about the game also known as snooker.

Hope to see you all there.

Evaldo

 I stumbled out of bed

I got ready for the struggle

(I can’t forget…Leonard Cohen)

Ok, so it’s 7.42 on a grey Monday morning at North Acton Underground station. There are lots of people waiting and it’s unlikely that I will get a seat. I position myself so as to optimise the chances of getting a seat but I’m not optimistic. I’m not surprised when the train rattles into the station and after shuffling on board with all the other commuters, I accept that I’m going to be standing at least as far as Oxford Circus.

However, there’s somebody else who hasn’t got a seat and isn’t so accepting of the gods’ decision in this regard. She scans around at everyone in the carriage who has a seat, sharpening her beady gaze as we approach each station, ready , like a cheetah, to pounce. She’s young, not pregnant or disabled and seems in good health so I take an instant dislike to her. Don’t ask me why, I just do.

With each stop her scanning becomes ever more desperate , but at Notting Hill she misses a trick and the seat to my left becomes available. I glide like a dolphin into it  and sigh with pleasure,opening up my newspaper. She turns and glares at me in a ‘How dare you, I’ll get you you*********’

I smile beatifically and get stuck ino the crossword. As she’s getting off at Tottenham Court Road, she ‘accidentally’ kicks me.

I smile again for in the first battle of the day I have emerged victorious. It’s gonna be a good week!

Mike

Hi Guys

For all of you, who are always worried about your attendance, let me just mention few things for you:

It is extremely important, and even more if you want to extend your visa, to come to school everyday and make sure that your Teacher records your attendance on the computer.

We are always happy to help you at reception but unfortunately, if you have problems with your attendance, we can not do much. What you need to do is talk to your Teacher. Simply because the Teacher is the only person who can confirm that you have attended to your classes everyday or at least the 85% required by Home Office.

Also remember to get a Doctor’s Note when you are ill and you are missing more than two classes per week so we can record on the system your absent as Illness and don’t forget to email reception@the-englishstudio.com to let us know about it.

Please do not forget to contact your teacher as a first step regarding any problem with your attendance, and only if you can not sort it out with him or her, come to reception and we will try to help you.

Anamaria

No, I’m not going to sing anything from Cabaret. I would just like to give a warm welcome to all those students arriving on Monday who may be a little anxious about starting their courses. The sky is a “little” grey today but I’m sure that tomorrow will be a much brighter day in London, at least in Shepherd’s Bush and Holborn. So once again “welcome” and hope to see you around the school soon.

Evaldo

It doesnt really matter where you come from. But I am pretty sure that everyone who faces an experience to come to study and live in London shares the same strange feeling of deep fear and extreme happiness. You fear the fact that you are on your own in a strange environment. You feel happy because somehow being here is a victory. Not eveyone is courageous enough to leave behide the safety of one’s home, the warmth of one’s family to jump into a world of uncertainty that you really do not know if it is going to work. Everything is completely new… New tastes, new horizon, new faces. Everything is different… all different kinds of accents speaking the universal English Language. You need to adapt fast to new rules: Mind the gap, stand on the right and walk on the left, cheap pints, fish and chips… Life here is fast paced and you need to catch up with its rythm. You wander around while everybody else rushes to get to their destination. Usually every human wants to stand up in the middle of the crowd, you want to be noticed, to be different. But when you are alone in a different big city like London you just want to be one of them. You want to be part of the crowd. You want to look like them, and sound like them, and be one of them. But as the days go by the fear turns into confidence, and the happiness inside you helps you rebuild your life. You make friends and finally improving your language skills doesn’t sound as difficult as you thought before when you are immersed in great quality classes daily.

Well, I will share a little song with you by one Brazilian singer about London.  The lyrics express this mix of emotions one feels when they are alone in London. Hope you enjoy the clip.

London London By Caetano Veloso

Have a great week. Jumbo kiss to everyone.

Evilin.

Hello every1!!!!!!!

My name is Cesar Ortiz an outgoing guy from Colombia “Simijaca” and new member of the saff. This is my first week working at the school and i can say that I’ve found my job quite challenging but that is why I like it. At the moment I’m an IELTS student class, I want to do a Master here in London and that is why I’m gonna take the exam. I think that is all for the moment.

So guys, if you need with anything and you think that I can help you, please don’t doubt of asking me.

Cya.

Hi every body I’m studing and working with the English Studio , in this moment I’m in orange level from 12pm to 3pm after i finish my class i star to work in front of Holborn Station in this moment i’m giving leafletes to people, it is a great experience because i can speak and listen people in th street and it has helped me to improve my english.

ok guys doesn’t forget say goodbye when you are in front of Holborn.

GUSTAVO

Did you know we have ‘My Space’(classifieds) in The English Studio?

If you want to sell your sleek Mercedez or noty cat, you can just post it in ‘My Space’ in the reception or the class rooms.

Don’t forget to put your contact number or address and you might be a millionaire!

norty cat on beharf of Toshiko

Hi guys!

If you’re looking for a very nice place to spend your night out you should try Shunt. It’s a mix of art gallery, bar, music venue, zoo, circus, etc. Run by 11 art curators, the exhibits change every week and the best thing about Shunt is that it’s below London Bridge Train and Tube Station so it looks like old barracks turned into a massive music venue (and that’s exactly what it is). Just go to London Bridge Station between the tube and train entrances, from thursdays to saturdays. You will love it!

Jorge

Every month, twelve nervous people assemble in our lovely 2nd floor room. One month later they leave as TESOL-qualified teachers of English. Our teacher-training course started a few months ago and is a HUGE success! We arte moderated by Trinity College London and our course co-ordinateor Alistair is doing an amazing job, assisted by yours truly!  We are so confident that our courses are excellent that some of our graduates have already started working at The English Studio.

So, if you are in our highest level class, you LOVE English as much as we do and are wondering what to do next, why not come and talk to me about maybe becoming a teacher yourself?

Katy