Jun
05
Phrase of the Week: 4th June 2018
a mishmash of …. A confused mixture of different kinds of things
May
31
Phrase of the Week: 28th May 2018
be (as) right as rain Feel well again
May
31
Phrase of the Week 21st May 2018
wear your heart on your sleeve Make your emotions and feelings obvious; you don’t hide them.
May
31
Phrase of the Week 14th May 2018
go hell for leather go as fast as possible
May
31
QUIZ OF THE WEEK commencing 21st May 2018: ADJECTIVE + NOUN collocations
Can you match the adjectives with their noun collocations? ADJECTIVES NOUN hasty divorce mixed humour total […]
May
31
QUIZ OF THE WEEK 7th May 2018: Summer Vocabulary
So… this week’ s quiz is all about vocabulary. These anagrams are all things we associate with summer. It’s nearly here! Can you unscramble the words? There is a clue after each one, to help you. 1) hnesnuis (We had lots of this at the weekend!) 2) cei mecra (Delicious!) 3) nmsimwgi (an activity) 4) […]
May
11
INTERN PAGE: Ivana talks about her experience at Hilderstone College
I have been doing an internship at Hilderstone College for 4 weeks now. My trainee programme covers every aspect of the College’s professional life. My weekly schedule is very varied, which I really love. I have the opportunity to be a part of every department at the College. I assist the Finance department, Marketing, Accommodation […]
May
09
May
09
QUIZ OF THE WEEK commencing 30th April 2018: TENSE REVIEW
Can you correct the use of tenses/verb forms in these sentences? 1) This is the first time I am eating lobster. 2) Charles Dickens has written many novels. 3) I had a bath when the phone rang. 4) This time next week, I have finished my exams! 5) When I finished dinner, I had done […]
May
09
QUIZ OF THE WEEK commencing 16th April 2018: NATIONALITY ADJECTIVES
Here at Hilderstone, we have students from all over the world – so it’s important for our students to know the words for their nationalities! Do YOU know the nationality adjectives for these countries? Example: England – ENGLISH 1) Scotland 2) France 3) The Netherlands/Holland 3) Denmark 4) Switzerland 5) Brazil 6) Thailand 7) Peru […]