Memory techniques are an important skill for English learners. Most linguists agree that you need a vocabulary of about 3000 words (or word families) to be proficient in any language. This number seems perfectly manageable. In theory, if you memorise…
Despite the changes caused by Brexit, some former ELC Bristol students are working in the UK. Yasuko and Kanta are two of our recently graduated students from Japan. They came to study at ELC Bristol on a Tier 5 Youth…
Bristol – The City With the Most Green Space in England! Bristol is famous for its lively music scene and for Banksy and the vibrant graffiti and street art found around the city. However, Bristol’s abundance of parks and wildlife…
1. Take notes I know, your teacher is always telling you to take notes, but writing things down does help you to remember things and are key to learning English effectively. If you take a photo, you will remember very…
ELC Bristol is the joint number one school in the latest EL Gazette language school rankings 2020-2021. The full rankings include more than 500 British Council accredited language schools across the UK. To feature in the rankings, a school must…
ELC Bristol student Elif is preparing for a Masters at SOAS, University of London, in Migration and Diaspora Studies. However, before moving to London, Elif wanted to perfect her problem areas in English. She choose ELC Bristol because it is…
This month a special guest visited ELC Bristol to welcome our students back to the city, none other than the Lord Mayor of Bristol! The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Jos Clark, firstly stopped by to thank students…
The Vocabulary You Need Clearly, you need a lot of vocabulary if you want to do well in the IELTS exam. You need it for all sections of the test. It’s essential to prioritise what kind of vocabulary to spend…
No matter your age, the first day of school can seem a little daunting! You have made the decision to travel to a new country and start a new school where you do not know anybody. Here is what you…