English School in Melbourne, Australia
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) The festival of tennis here in Melbourne is starting next week and running until 21 February. Despite problems around the world with the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the world’s best players are in town to compete in the Australian grand slam tournament. If you like […]
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) You have probably heard of Tasmania, but you may not have heard of Bruny Island. Bruny Island is an island that is located off the south coast of Tasmania. You need to take a car ferry to get to the island, and the ferry is […]
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) This might be weird. I am encouraging you to eat one of Australia’s most famous national animals: kangaroo or ‘roo’ for short! You have to try it while you’re in Australia. It is cheap and delicious. You do NOT have to pay big money for […]
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) Proverbs are old sayings that people still mention in the present. They usually contain some old ideas and are often written in old-fashioned language. Sometimes they even contradict each other! I was reading a book recently by an American-Hungarian writer named Thomas Szasz, and he compared two […]
by Ben (Discover English Teacher) There’s currently a debate in Australia about how and when the national day should be celebrated. The 26th of January – officially known as Australia Day – has been the official public holiday to celebrate the Australian nation since 1994. However, the date marks the […]
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) I wrote in an earlier piece that people could be split into two groups, depending on what pets they prefer – cat people and dog people – but I watched a film on Netflix recently that made me think again. My Octopus Teacher is about […]
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) Vegemite: an introduction Vegemite is a popular Australian food. Vegemite looks like chocolate, so people often expect it to be sweet. However, Vegemite is not sweet. Vegemite is very salty. To learn how to eat Vegemite, please read the instructions below. Can you think of […]
By Eric (Discover English Teacher) Usually, parting is a sorrowful affair – waving goodbye to loved-ones as they leave our lives, tears filling our eyes as we think back on all the wonderful times we shared. But saying goodbye to 2020 is going to be the happiest part of this […]
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) One of the most common dichotomies is that of cat people and dog people. It refers to whether a person prefers cats or dogs as a pet. When you ask someone if they are a dog or a cat person, they usually say something like, […]
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) Whydoeseveryonespeaksofast!? How to slow down the playback of Netflix and YouTube. Do you ever find English hard to understand because native speakers speak too fast? Wouldn’t it be good if you could hit a slow-motion button to make these people sloooowwwww doooowwwn? Unfortunately, we can’t […]