The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took place on Saturday 19th May at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The fifth in line to the British throne became engaged to the American former actress in November last year and the union of Harry and Meghan has brought Britain and America together – although they remain two nations divided by a common language! Join us for an exploration of wedding vocabulary and words related to engagements as we await the royal wedding. Continue reading
Wimbledon is one of the world’s biggest tennis tournaments and the most prestigious of the Majors. These few weeks of Grand Slam tennis offer a great chance to prepare a sporty EFL lesson with a traditional British flavour. Grab your racket and let’s explore the traditions of Wimbledon and learn some useful tennis vocabulary! Continue reading
Patriotic households everywhere will be flying the flag this weekend for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee! This year marks Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth. The celebrations will take place over a special bank holiday weekend from 2nd to 5th June.
The four days of celebration include the Trooping of the Colour (the Queen’s Birthday parade), the lighting of beacons across the UK, a Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, the Derby at Epsom, a Platinum Party at the Palace, Big Jubilee Lunches and the Platinum Jubilee Pageant. We are all raising a glass to the Queen on this special occasion, so come and join us for some royal vocabulary! Continue reading