English School in Melbourne, Australia
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) I think my favourite vegetable is asparagus. The good news is that it is in season right now, and it is very cheap at the Queen Victoria Market. If you haven’t been to the QVM, it’s a good time to check it out. It’s situated […]
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) The City Library has a huge range of great resources that can help you learn English. This includes ESL readers and grammar textbooks to DVDs, music, graphic novels and computer games, as well as e-resources, including e-books, magazines, newspapers and streaming services. Read more about […]
By Ben (Discover English Teacher) Students often tell me this when I take them to the library. ‘Sorry, teacher,’ they say. ‘When I read, I feel sleepy.’ Warning: I’m now going to sound like your mother telling to eat your veggies, ‘You must eat, dear. You’re too thin! Have some […]
By Eric (Discover English Teacher) The weather is warming up, the sun is shining brightly and for relief from the heat it’s time to head to the water. Beaches and swimming pools are certainly lovely, but for a slightly different take on the water-side relaxation I recommend the Fairfield Boathouse. […]
By Eric (Discover English Teacher) As Spring embraces us more fully in her temperamental embrace – one minute warm, the next icy, then raining – and as Lockdown happily loosens (YAY!), we are free to get out more and explore the city (but take an umbrella and sunscreen). Walking around […]
By Eric (Discover English Teacher) As a single person living alone I have spent the last few months in the company of my cat. Pets are wonderful friends who support us and comfort us; even when we’re travelling the distant corners of the world and far from our furry friends, […]
By Eric (Discover English Teacher) As the knee of lockdown slowly lifts from our collective throats we can start to think about catching up with friends and loved ones again. It’s so exciting to imagine sitting on the spring grass of the local park and chatting animatedly with three select […]
By Eric (Discover English Teacher) We’re inching towards freedom. It’s lovely. But we’re still in lockdown for a while longer and sometimes that will wear us down. I know at times I just feel overburdened; crushed by the relentlessness, and the loneliness. Sometimes the lockdown is bearable, and sometimes it […]
Article by Elissa. Originally posted on ‘The Language Brain’. Reposted with permission. Stories are everywhere, and have been for a very long time. We read them in books, watch them on screens, hear them from friends, family, even strangers. Some are terrible or easily forgotten, like an office anecdote, or a TV […]
By Eric (Discover English Teacher) Ideally, I would’ve written this piece a few months ago in the cold heart of winter. But given that we’re all forced to remain couch potatoes for a few months more, it’s still applicable, even if we may want to be frolicking in Melbourne’s al […]