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Day 25 – Sunday, 4 August 2019 – Birmingham & Mountain Walk

August 4, 2019 More Than English team

It’s time for another half-day excursion, this time with students choosing between a relaxed trip to Birmingham or an adventurous mountain walk.

University and job interview prep

We call it Core English, but students learn so much more than just English in our classrooms. Today, some of the students dressed up and participated in simulated competency based job interviews. Being one of life’s most useful skills, we were happy to see how well they managed to present themselves, as well as how successful they were in using special *phrases and specific examples to prove that they possessed the required competencies for the courses and positions.

Examples of interview *phrases:

Phrases that express what you did, and what you learnt this

I further discovered that…
I ‘x…ed’ enabling me to develop my ‘y…’ skills / understanding of ‘z…’
These three weeks enabled me to…
Taking part in ‘x…’ showed me that…
Being … was profoundly enlightening
taking part in ‘x…’ developed my…
‘x…’ helped me to see

The interview panel – ready to grill candidates

Success in interviews: practice, passion and preparation

Mountain walk

A true challenge even for the fittest among us. Students walked along a mountain-top and enjoyed the fresh air, all the while being surrounded by mesmerising nature.
However, sometimes, even the best laid mountain adventure plans don’t go to plan. So when heavy rain hit the mountain, we shortened the walk, abandoned the mountain and added in a visit to Stokesay Castle and Ludlow too. Always overcome obstacles!

No better way to do some exercise!

Birmingham

Those who wanted a more laid-back trip could explore England’s second biggest city, Birmingham. After a nice walk through the city, they could continue to discover the secrets of the city’s centre or enjoy some shopping time.

Disclaimer: don’t try petting a bull yourself

Mocktail prep

One delicious dinner later, students were ready to prepare for one of our favourite activities – International Mocktail Night! Making drinks isn’t as easy as it may seem, but with some research and careful thinking, we’re sure that greatness will come!

Using our English in new ways

Day 11 – Sunday 21 July 2019 – Birmingham

July 21, 2019 David Meddows

Students and teachers spent the morning working hard in English lessons.

Ludlow is in beautiful countryside. But Birmingham the super cosmopolitan second city, is only just over one hour away. That means More Than English students can get the best of both worlds.

Birmingham, in the heart of the Midlands (central region of the UK) was an industrial powerhouse during the industrial revolution, but these days is probably better known for its fantastic universities including The University of Birmingham, currently ranked No 15 out of 140 in The Times) plus the biggest and perhaps one of the most modern and architecturally ambitious shopping centres in Europe.

Selfridges – part of the ultra modern shopping experience in Birmingham

Home sweet home

Interesting: students always love the fun of going to the city. But, they always seem glad to arrive back home in their international community in their countryside palace: Moor Park.

Arriving home from Birmingham
Home sweet home

Preparation for international night

In the evening our lovely students working in mixed nationality teams started preparation for International Night, which is tomorrow.

Food for thought

Shopping on summer school excursions: that's controversial, isn't it? 
Consumerism is destroying our planet (your planet) isn't it? Young people love fast fashion but shouldn't we avoid encouraging this altogether? In fact, shouldn't we be trying to reduce shopping time on excursions to zero?

On the other hand, teenagers just really enjoy shopping and although with globalisation we're tending to get the same shops in every country, it is still exciting to visit shops in different countries.

Let us know what you think: info@morethanenglish.co.uk