It was International Women’s Day last Friday, so in belated honour of this important day, we’re going to test your knowledge of female nouns! Many jobs no longer use a specific female form nowadays – for example, we tend to use ‘actor’ for both genders (instead of ‘actress’ for women), and the same with ‘flight […]
A large ditch attempt/effort A final try, after many failures, to achieve something difficult
25th March 2019 Say something tongue in cheek / Make a tongue in cheek remark or comment Say something that you want people to understand is a joke, even though you seem to be serious.
Work your socks off Work very hard
‘For good’ Forever, permanently
Our student group from Italy, studying with us on a work preparation course, visited several local companies last week, including Discovery Park business centre, Waitrose supermarket and Barnsole Vineyard. The students really enjoyed their visits and were very inspired by what they learned. A huge thank you to Think Big Tech, Dover District Chamber of […]
Enrol for a Cambridge Assessment English course for 8+ weeks and receive FREE examination entry at our local test centre for the June 2019 examination date (exam fee normally £140+) Please quote ”EJ2019” on the enrolment form (other information). Eligibility Bookings must be 8 weeks or longer Bookings must have been received after 5 March […]
Free midweek luncheon vouchers to the value of £4 per weekday Enrol for a short course of 2-4 weeks in May or June and receive free lunch vouchers that can be redeemed at the Hilderstone College Cafeteria and select restaurants and cafes in town. Please quote ”LV2019” on the enrolment form (other information). List of […]
This is a beautiful story written by one of our current German university course students. It’s charming, but has a topical message too. Many thanks to Ulrike for taking the time to write it and share it with us. SHOOTING STARS UNDERNEATH THE CHERRY TREE When Pizza woke up, he was alone. The sky was […]
Water under the bridge Problems that a person had in the past which are not problems anymore because they happened a long time ago.
