Mrs Deparis's English Blog

What to hear the news in English and improve your vocab at the same time? Try Lingohack from the bbc Get up-to-date with the latest news and understand it too with Lingohack. Listen to and watch authentic BBC World news bulletins and learn key words and...

You never know it might come in handy sometime soon ;) or at least be useful for your vocab!!

We've talked about different accents and different cultures this year, no matter what class you were in. Here is an interesting interview of a Jamaican author Marlon James about "proper English" ... "When I sent the book [my second] out, the first publisher...

So ... the BAC is here!! Good luck folks!! And for all of you who don't have to worry about it yet why not go to the cinema and see a new movie out today - OUR KIND OF TRAITOR is a John Le Carré novel adapted onto the screen with two of my favourite actors:...

For all you Roald Dahl fans - Eugénie and others!! 1L1 and 2 students this should mean something to you too!

Yesterday was also a very happy (but rainy) day for many Londoners who gathered to celebrate a very important birthday ... Queen Elizabeth II was 90! Read more about her birthday celebrations and about the Royal family in general here: We are here to...

As I'm sure you've heard on the news there was a truly horrific shooting in the US today. It is another reminder of how intolerant people can be ... If you want to read more about what happened you can try here. With some of you we watched BIlly Elliot...

A bit like the citizenship quiz some of you wrote earlier this year, here is a fun and fact-filled survey about how Britain compares to the rest of the world... Ask people from overseas how they'd describe Britain, and they might tell you it's rainy,...

Today is the day when one of sport's greatest heroes Cassius Clay (better known as Muhammad Ali) will be commemorated in Louisville, Kentucky, USA after his death earlier this week. Listen to a newsreport and answer questions to find out more and practise...

We watched Billy Elliot in class and spoke briefly about another film about dancing: Black Swan. So today is Nathalie Portman's birthday! She's 35 today! Here's the trailer for Black Swan