Everything has its end ....

So does our course. We should thank you, our dear students, for your enthusiasm, openness, and preparation. Hope you also enjoyed the course we created together, in cooperation with you. We invite you to remember some bright moments and find your smart faces in the photos posted below.

Last British Quote

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.

George Bernard Shaw 

a British/ Irish writer,  (1856 - 1950)

News from GB

Such a Fuss over Swans )

Cartoon of the Week

If the Queen gets bored ....

Recipe of the Week

The Perfect Omelette for Breakfast

Jamie Oliver, the popular British TV chef will show you how to make it))

News of the Week

Secrets of Shakespeare's last home

Scientists have started digging under the ground where William Shakespeare's last home stood in Stratford-upon-Avon. They hope their work will help us find out more about how Shakespeare and other people lived 400 years ago.

Quote of the Week

We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

William Shakespeare

(1564 - 1616)

Cartoon of the Week

A True  British Strike

News of the Week

2 days before the Wedding of the Year!!!


Find out at what time the wedding ceremony starts, how the royal wedding will hurt the economy of Great Britain and what Catherine Middleton won't be able to do after getting married in this week news!

Quote of the Week

The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.

John Boynton Priestley

a British novelist and playwright, (1894 - 1984)

News from GB

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOUR MAJESTY!!!!

Last week there was the 85th birthday of Elizabeth II. Find out what Britons think about their monarch, why the Queen has two official birthdays and what is the best present for her Majesty from the following video http://www.1tv.ru/news/world/175090

Cartoon of the Week

The Adventures of Robin Hood )))

Poem of the Week

Samuel Coleridge is one of the classical British poets of the XVIII century. The founder of the Romantic Movement in the English literature, all his life he suffered from depression and opium addiction, but he is loved by  a lot of readers because of his light and melodious verses. Like the one titled 'Song' we offer you for reading today!

News of the Week

UK tells foreign students: 'Speak 

English or stay out'

New visa rules  make language tests compulsory!

"Let me be clear: you need to speak English to learn at our education establishments. If you can't, we won't give you a visa."

Quote of the Week

A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.

John Lennon

(1940 - 1980)

Video of the Week

21 Accents of the English language! Do you understand them all?

News from GB

The event Britons look forward to....

Cartoon of the Week

And thus King Arthur obtained the throne by pulling a sword from a stone .... 

(a modern version of the old legend)

Recipe of the Week

Good Meal after a Tiresome Day!

If you are worn out after numerous tests, tons of homework or one more student contest ('olimpiada') you have to take part in, a CARAMEL CROISSANT PUDDING  is exactly what you need! The recipe is presented by Nigela Lawson, a renowned British broadcaster.

Hope you'll enjoy it )))

News of the Week

Statue of Gagarin will appear in London soon!

A statue is to be erected in London to mark the achievements of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space.

It will appear next to Admiralty Arch where Gagarin  met the then Prime Minister Harold MacMillan fifty years ago. It is also very near to a statue that celebrates one of Britain's greatest explorers and circumnavigator of the globe - Captain James Cook.

The 3.5m (12ft) statue is a gift from the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) to the British Council, the organisation which represents the UK culturally abroad.

It shows Gagarin in a very typical mode: he's wearing a spacesuit; his profession is on show. He's also standing on a globe and the trajectory of his orbit is around him.