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IOU News – A Leeds English Newspaper
Lewis' Upper Intermediate class created their own eNewspaper. This project contains insightful articles on travel, sports, debate, food, celebrity, books and movies - it has it all! Read some extracts below, or click the button [...]
Writing – Apostrophes
An apostrophe is an important punctuation mark which is often used incorrectly or forgotten. The best way to get apostrophes right is to understand when and why they are used. Apostrophes have [...]
English Speaking – Subject-verb agreement
Every sentence in English has a SUBJECT and a VERB. Sometimes the subject is singular (e.g. the man/he) and sometimes it is plural (e.g. my friends/they). Incorrect agreement between subject and the [...]
English Reading – Punctuation
When you are reading, it is important to pay attention to the punctuation marks that are used as they can change the meaning of a sentence. Here is [...]
Learning about British Culture
On Friday 20th December 2019, the students worked in groups for a morning of quizzes, challenges and presentations all about British culture. Following on from this, we explained some of the common customs and interesting traditions of [...]
The Leeds English Winter Party, 2019
The annual Leeds English Winter Party was a great success! At our favourite local venue, Left Bank Leeds, we enjoyed a delicious freshly-made breakfast. We had fun playing games and quizzes and our school raised money for [...]
Student of the Year 2019
Here at Leeds English, we celebrate hard-working students with certificates and special awards at the end of the year. One student who has been exceptionally committed to their studies (and to the entire Leeds English experience) is [...]
“My First Week” with Hazel Upper Intermediate
The students of Joe's Upper Intermediate class have been working on a writing task which required them to think back to their first week in Leeds! Reem, Sarah, Marta and Alhnouf share their own discoveries and experiences [...]
A Passion for Blogging
Büşra Beşiroğlu is a blogger from Turkey. She studied with us in the summer of 2019 and wrote many articles about her experiences, all of which have been published on Edumag.net. She continues to promote Leeds English [...]