Language adventures – part 4

If you are feeling adventurous, consider travelling off the beaten path on your next visit to Europe. English speakers may be harder to come by in these less well-trodden places and you will really benefit from language lessons in advance of your trip to help you navigate your way around. At The Modern Language School […]
Language adventures – part 3

If you are feeling adventurous, consider travelling off the beaten path on your next visit to Europe. English speakers may be harder to come by in these less well-trodden places and you will really benefit from language lessons in advance of your trip to help you navigate your way around. At The Modern Language School […]
Language adventures – part 2

If you are feeling adventurous, consider travelling off the beaten path on your next visit to Europe. English speakers may be harder to come by in these less well-trodden places and you will really benefit from language lessons in advance of your trip to help you navigate your way around. At The Modern Language School […]
Language adventures – part 1

If you are feeling adventurous, consider travelling off the beaten path on your next visit to Europe. English speakers may be harder to come by in these less well-trodden places and you will really benefit from language lessons in advance of your trip to help you navigate your way around. At The Modern Language School […]
Language Learners Quote of the Week

Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going. ‒Rita Mae Brown
Language Learners Quote of the Week

❝One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.❞ ‒Frank Smith
French Advanced Plus course

This Thursday morning, in the French Advanced Plus course, some of the activities were to listen to a dialogue about the quality of TV programme, answer comprehension question and discuss in groups the subject of the dialogue. Here are some of the wonderful students, reading out the dialogue . […]
Dégustation de vin

A lovely party of 18 students and partners (though 2 persons were sadly unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances) met at the Modern Language School tonight and tasted 7 different, fine examples of wines produced in the Burgundy and Beaujolais areas. Nina and I enjoyed ourselves very much and thank you for taking part […]
Dining out in Portugal

Eating is something you will get plenty of chance to do in Portugal and you are in for a treat! Here are some useful words and phrases for you: garfo fork faca knife colher spoon prato plate copo glass guardanapo napkin Here are some basic items you may wish to ask for (pedir) in […]
Conversation starters in Spanish

Here are a few questions to start up a conversation with a Spanish speaker!