by Stephen Essel | Aug 4, 2016 | Learning English
When the bright lights of London are calling there’s a world of restaurants, shops and landmarks to be explored. However, along the way you will face communication difficulties, as well as phrases that can seem absolutely baffling. Here, we take a look at the...
by Stephen Essel | Jul 29, 2016 | Learning English
International students have a lot of options when it comes to choosing an EFL exam. But how many students actually know the range of EFL exams on offer in today’s English language learning market? A recent survey of more than 200 students at the English Studio...
by Stephen Essel | Jul 12, 2016 | English Culture, Learning English
Learning English can feel tough at times: oh for the confusing grammatical rules, the baffling regional accents and the head-spinning cultural rules. One of the ways in which you can pick English up (and pick it up pretty fast) is through film, TV and music. Here,...
by Stephen Essel | Jul 7, 2016 | Students Guide
Tips and tricks to help you learn With more than 100,000 word-families in the English language (as well as a staggering 1,025,109 English words in existence [Oxford Dictionaries]), learning English vocabulary is no easy task. Make no mistake: as a learner of the...
by Stephen Essel | Jul 7, 2016 | Learning English
It’s a well-known fact that the English language serves as one of the most difficult to master of all – and given that you’re here, reading this, means that you likely know this all too well. Here, we take a look at four of the most bizarre and discombobulating (oh,...