A common comment from new students at Langports is that they want to improve their vocabulary. Have a read of my blog and pick up a few tips. In this blog I will talk about the importance of learning different word families, and words as part of a phrase or a ‘chunk’. I will also
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Moving to a new premise is a very exciting event — but it can also be very exhausting! The whole process has taken over 12 months to come to fruition, with lots of negotiations and a large number of hours planning. Now we are in our wonderful new building it all seems well worth it!
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Hi everybody, My name’s Genesio and I wanted to share with you a hobby that I not only have loved most of my life but which has given me so much! My wife and family, great friends, and so many good memories. In many countries it is called “hiking” but in Australia it is generally
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Langports has been very fortunate to have met so many wonderful students over the last couple of years and it’s always great to hear how much they have enjoyed being at Langports. Recently, one of our Gold Coast students (Lesek from Colombia) wrote a fantastic testimonial about their Langports experience. Lesek shares with us the reason he
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The first Cambridge Retreat for the year started in sweltering conditions! We first travelled to the indoor rock climbing centre. Once the always attractive harnesses were fitted, it was time for the students to test their vertical limits and try to conquer the rock climbing walls. What was great to see was everybody getting involved
Season’s Greetings to all the friends of Langports. It’s that time of year again when we reflect on the year that has nearly past us by and look forward to the year ahead. 2012 was quite a difficult year for many people as the world economy is still trying to sort itself out. Many people
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My Name is Rachel Schultz and I am the Assistant Director of Studies at Langports, Gold Coast. I have done quite a lot of overseas travelling in my life, starting at the age of five when I went to Bali on a family holiday. Since then I have travelled to various countries in Asia and
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Hi! My name is Lena and I’m the receptionist at Langports, Brisbane. Some of you might know that I’m not originally from Australia. I come from Sweden, a small country in Northern Europe, and I have only been in Australia for a little over three years. To me, Christmas is still all about the snow
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Hi! My name is Jody, and I have been a teacher at Langports Brisbane for about three years. When I came to Brisbane ten years ago, I was an international student like many of you. Brisbane is such a beautiful place and over the years, I’ve explored and discovered countless things to do and places
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Imagine this! You’ve only just arrived in the country to further improve your English skills that you had learnt back home at school. You step up to the immigration officer and, after a few simple questions, he asks you something that sounds like “Yearunbiznuserolday?”* Suddenly, the panic sets in and you don’t know what to
