English has around 40 sounds. Each can be written in several ways. As in ‘f’, ‘ff’ and ‘ph’. Watch this … More
Category: Reading & writing
How to write a CV
Watch this video for top tips (Right click on the image and open the link in a new window)
Reading is fun
PG students have been attending a regular reading group where they read aloud and discuss the text. They have just … More
Humans
For those of you reading Frankenstein, watch Humans on Channel 4. It’s a sci-fi series about robots that raises some … More
Points of View
What happens when you see the same event from different points of view? Why is it important when researching to … More
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
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
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
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