English School in Melbourne, Australia
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 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) 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 […]
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 […]
By Eric (Discover English Teacher) In the darkness it is music that brings light. We all have different ways of coping with the lockdown here in Melbourne. Whenever I start to collapse in on myself I find that music – and dancing – is the key to lifting myself back […]