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Category: Reading & writing

The Sounds of English

English has around 40 sounds. Each can be written in several ways. As in ‘f’, ‘ff’ and ‘ph’. Watch this … More

BBC, pronunciation, sounds

How to write a CV

Watch this video for top tips (Right click on the image and open the link in a new window)

CV wriitng

Reading is fun

PG students have been attending a regular reading group where they read aloud and discuss the text. They have just … More

Book club, Reading group

Humans

For those of you reading Frankenstein, watch Humans on Channel 4. It’s a sci-fi series about robots that raises some … More

ethics, Frankenstein, life, robots, sci-fi, science, science fiction, technology

Points of View

What happens when you see the same event from different points of view? Why is it important when researching to … More

analysis, news, reading, research

1984 – The Play

For those of you reading George Orwell’s 1984, you can see the play in the West End this summer… This … More

Books, culture, literature, London, politics, reading, society, theatre

Three Men in a Boat

“I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours“ So said Jerome K. Jerome, … More

Books, Britain, comedy, humour, literature, London, reading, the UK, Work

Frankenstein food?

So-called ‘Frankenstein food’ is a critical term used for the use of science in food production to genetically-modify what we … More

Books, food, Frankenstein, health, literature, reading, science, technology

The film of the book

Here are clips and trailers of the films based on the books we discussed today. Which one do you think … More

Books, films

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