The 8 Best Sydney Beaches Where You Can Spend Your Christmas Day

Here are some beach suggestions to make your trip during the Christmas season more festive and enjoyable. Summer in Australia is a season of fun, sun and celebrating some festive times including Christmas. It is a great to experience this festive season during summer, and what better way to enjoy Christmas Day than by visiting one of the beautiful beaches in Sydney? Swim in pristine waters, relax alongside Sydney’s coast and take in the Christmas...

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World's 50 Best Beaches Include 4 in Australia

4 Australian beaches have been named among the best on the planet. They are in Queensland, NSW and Western Australia. The accurate and reliable list is assembled by travel site FlightNetwork, ranking the world’s 50 most stunningly beautiful beaches according to the opinions of over 600 travel journalists, editors, bloggers and agencies. 4 beaches in Australia have been named among the world’s top 50. Whitehaven Beach – No 2 The beach is...

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4 Basic Strategies to Improve Your English Skills in Your Own Time

Study skills are ways to learn properly and efficiently (without wasting time). During class time, your teacher will help you improve many essential skills. Besides, there are some basis strategies that you can use in your own time to improve your English skills. Probably all students who come to Scots English College will have completed high school education and many will have been to third level education. Yet, the skills that you will...

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How Do People in Australia Celebrate Summer Christmas?

Christmas in Australia in mid-summer is more likely to involve a barbie (BBQ), full of seafood and quality steak than a traditional European roast dinner. Christmas is observed on 25 December each year to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. In Australia, it was introduced as a result of British settlement in 1788 as the cultural norms were transferred to the new colonies. Australia is located in the Southern hemisphere. When it is winter...

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[Intensive English Course] Cambridge Examination Preparation

Scots English College offers three Cambridge Examination Preparation Courses: Cambridge Preliminary (PET) Preparation Course; Cambridge First (FCE) Preparation Course; Cambridge Advanced (CAE) Preparation Course. CRICOS Course Code: 093245J Levels: Intermediate to Advanced Duration: Full time – 20 hours per week Cambridge English examinations Cambridge English (also known as ESOL) is a department of Cambridge University, London. Cambridge...

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5 Reasons to Study English in Sydney This Summer

The brightness and colour of Sydney’s summer along with abundant activities, events and celebrations will be an epic English experience for you! Summer – from December to February. Temperatures range from an average of 22 degrees Celsius at night to 35 degree Celsius (and hotter) during the day. This is a great time of the year to explore Sydney. All the colours of this glorious city are on display – sparkling blue water and green foreshores...

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How to Think in English Like A Native

By thinking in English, you don’t have to translate in your head! This can really improve your fluency. Many ESL speakers think in their native language and then translate to English. In conversations and other situations where you need the ability to process information and respond quickly, thinking and translating slows you down. Let alone, the translated sentences may not sound natural in English because the sentence structure is often different...

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A Free European Cheese Festival is Coming to Sydney This October

According to the latest cheesy announcement, France (rather, a Parisian centre for cheese) is bringing Bon Fromage, a free two-day European cheese festival to Sydney. It will be held at Carriageworks on October 14 and 15. Last year Melbourne dedicated 3 days to cheese festival, and this year it’s Sydney’s turn to luxuriate at a two-day cheese festival. More than 500 kilograms of finest aged and fresh cheese have been brought from Europe to...

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EAP Courses: What Do I Need to Know?

The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course helps you to get ready for study at a university or college. EAP also helps you to understand what it is like to study in Australia with Australian students. This can be different from your home country. Living and learning English in Sydney is one of the most fun-filled and enriching experiences you could wish for. Enrolling in an EAP course not just helps to boost your English skills but helps...

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15 Heart-Warming Quotes from 'Frozen'

Below is our collection of unforgettable quotes from 'Frozen'. They sure will motivate your week and warm your heart this winter in Sydney! Frozen quotes Cr: Photos: Original authors Quote pictures: Scots Engli...

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30 Alternative Ways of Saying "Do You Understand Me?"

What are some alternative ways of saying “Do you understand me?” “Do you understand me?”, “Do you hear me?”, “Do you understand what I say?” are common ways to verify that people are following/ understanding you when you speak. Still, not everyone knows about these 30 alternative expressions in English.  1. Am I getting my point across? 2. Are you following me? 3. Are you with me on this? 4. Did I explain that well? 5....

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Top 7 Inspirational Quotes from Beauty and the Beast 2017

See below for inspiration quotes for Beauty and the Beast 2017. They are indeed truths about life and love. Looking for the most inspirational quotes from Beauty and the Beast movie 2017? You have been in the right place. Scots English College has compiled a list of quotes from Belle, Beast, Gaston, Mrs. Potts and Lumière. Enjoy! Photo credit: Original authors Picture quotes compiled and designed by Scots English...

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