Looking forward to New Year?

Here are some ideas on how to make your language learning more effective. Have a look - perhaps you could use some of these when you make your New Year resolutions? I find number 5 especially important. Think of your blogs - aren't they good for putting some new words to use? 

Which words will you spot first?

From Macmillan Education

Christmas wishes

Christmas is almost here, so we can't go without a proper Christmas post :)
I truly hope that your holiday time will be full of warm feelings and joy, and that it will help you find the strength and motivation you need to achieve your goals. There are probably some that you set yourselves at the beginning of this year, but for some reason have not yet reached, and there will probably be some new ones, which you will be inspired to pursue in 2015. Sometimes it's better to just move ahead and start a new year without looking back. For some of you it is going to be a pretty important year: graduation, first jobs, perhaps moving to a different town? Whatever is ahead, I'm sure you can handle it well, and make those big steps in the right direction. And even if there are problems on the way (let's face it, there will be some!), you will succeed in the end. Best of luck, then, and make sure you have some fun, too!

To add a slightly educational element here, I'm posting a video on typically British Christmas traditions. Do any of them surprise you? I would be surprised if none did ;)

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!