Would you like to be an astronaut?

Are you interested in space, science or engineering?

NASA has a great website for people with all ages. It has loads of activities, videos and games for practicing your English.

There is NASA Kids Club and it has recently launched* (Ha ha!) NASA at Home with things to do while you are stuck at home.

* to launch has various meanings:

to send a spacecraft, bomb or rocket in to the sky or a boat into water
and
If a company or organization launches a product or service, it makes it available for the first time

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Have you read anything good recently?

Reading is like a superpower 🌟. It can take you to other places and times and into the heads of other people. Reading is also one of the best things you can do to improve your English. And it doesn't have to be a whole book! Maybe you think reading is boring but it could be because you are not reading anything interesting!!! Reading can help your English in many ways such as: you see words and grammar structures and how they are used you can see the correct word order you learn new vocabulary you can train your mind to concentrate you can learn something new about the world or life which may help you in other ways All reading is good but with just a few techniques you can make your reading a lot more effective. All of these techniques involve becoming more active while you are reading. Choose a text that you think will not be too difficult ( where only about 10 -20% of vocabulary is new) so that you can read comfortably. It is good to read at your level but it i...

Are you preparing for the Cambridge B2 exam?

It's summer time and that means one thing ... Exams!!! There are loads of great resources on the internet to help you prepare for the B2 First or First for Schools exam, maybe too many! Lets look at a few. FCE Exam tips has lots of handy advice and tips to help you pass the exam. Flo-Joe and Englishaula are similar and also have some great interactive activities to help you improve your grammar, vocabulary and writing. At ESL school , there are lots of interactive activities and games to help you improve your vocabulary (check out the wordsearches) and Use of English. At ESL Lounge , you can do quizzes and exercises specifically aimed at different parts of the exam. Today School also has exercises specifically aimed at different parts of the exam and has some good writing practice activities. Try not to get overwhelmed. Keep practicing and Good luck! 🍀

The Brunel Centre on Youtube!

Join Therese on the Brunel Centre Youtube channel. To kick off*, she is talking about idioms that we can use to talk about our experiences in quarantine. Check it out! To kick off = to start (the same as in football!)

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