G’day cobbers!!! (Hello friends!) Today, we would talk about slang and the 10 Australian slang words you should learn! The topic of slang comes up so frequently with students, and we get asked so many questions about it — “What is slang?”, ”Is slang just swearing (using bad words!)?”,”Should I use slang?”, “Are there times […]
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Hello from Langports! Today I would like to talk about different learning styles! Learning a second language such as English can be a challenging task, even for highly intelligent individuals like yourselves. So, what you can do to help with the language learning process is to have a strong understanding of what kind of learner you
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Why is it so valuable to make friends with people from different countries? Studying at Langports, you will have an amazing opportunity to meet countless people from different cultures. People who are from different age groups and cultural or religious backgrounds from you. Below are some of the pros and cons of engaging with
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Do you know why lovely Langports teachers and support staff ask you not to speak in your native language at school? Do you know why are we so determined to make you speak English as much as possible?
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Happy Monday from Langports! Today we would like to talk about the common expectations people normally have when learning a foreign language. Have you ever left the cinema feeling disappointed and wondering what all that hype was about? If so, you joined the ranks of all those people who went to see a movie with
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Hello from Langports! Today, we want to look at English and explain why it truly is an international language. Students often come to see us to ask what the difference is between Australian English, British English, American English, etc. Yes, of course, there are differences in pronunciation and some vocabulary, but we think we should
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Hello from Langports! When we ask our students what they got up to on the weekend, 99.9% of the time (ok, that might be a slight exaggeration!) students tell us that they went to South Bank, or to “Roma Park” (actual name = Roma St Parklands). Sure, these are lovely green spaces in the middle of
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Everyone wants to be successful in life and the great majority of Langports’ students also think that being successful in English is a way to achieve that. So, how is success attained? Let’s think about the difference between the ordinary, common or usual and that, which is extraordinary. With ‘extraordinary’ it is the little bit
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My name is Hayden and I am the Director of Studies at Langports, Gold Coast. I have held this position for more than 6 years and I would like to share some useful tips on how you can improve your English. My top 10 tips that will help you to improve your English are: 1.
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Why is Langports the best choice to help you prepare for taking Cambridge Tests? Hi everyone! We would like to tell you why Langports provides the best Cambridge preparation courses for students who would like to take the FCE, CAE or CPE Cambridge Tests. Cambridge at Langports Langports offers Cambridge preparation courses in FCE, CAE
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