Chiara’s update: week 6

Hi! I am Chiara. This is my sixth week here and I am having a great experience.

With Hilderstone College I have been on some excursions, and I really enjoyed those. Two weeks ago I went to Leeds Castle, a beautiful building with a big and lovely garden. Here there is a wide variety of birds, like ducks and swans. Valentina and I went to the maze of the Castle and we also saw the  falconry display.

Last week Valentina and I went to Canterbury, where we went shopping and visited the beautiful and historic city. There we saw Canterbury Cathedral, which is the most important cathedral in Britain. We visited also St Augustine’s Abbey and Eastbridge Hospital (medieval pilgrim’s hospital)

I spend a lot of time with the host family: I play a lot with the kids, we watch movies together (e. g. Harry Potter) and we cook together. With my host family I can also improve my English.  

Recently there have been two festivals in Broadstairs: the Water Gala and Folk Week. Every Wednesday night there were also fireworks and they were very beautiful. There were a lot of people in Broadstairs and there were markets, music and dancers in the streets.

NEW: Hilderstone College promotional videos

We are delighted to announce the launch of two brand new Hilderstone College promotional videos (90-second montage and 3-minute video with student interviews and comments). The videos were filmed in Broadstairs this summer with the participation of staff and students. We hope you like them and welcome your comments!

See the shorter, ‘montage’ video here.

For the full-length version, click on the link:  https://youtu.be/d6xDQjI6tOU

https://www.hilderstone.ac.uk

 

QUIZ OF THE WEEK commencing 13th August 2018: Prepositions

What is the correct preposition for each gap?

1) If you’re walking _____ the post office on your way to work, could you buy me some stamps?

2) He got ____ the bus in the High Street and bought a return ticket.

3) I broke my arm falling _____ my horse.

4) I’ve worked at this company _____ 5 years.

5) Where were you ________ 9 am and 3 pm yesterday?

6) We flew _____ the mountains on our way to Switzerland.

7) I’m not very good ____ maths.

8) ___ average, men still earn more than women.

Check the answers at the bottom of the page.

 

QUIZ OF THE WEEK commencing 6th August 2018: Correcting mistakes.

Can you correct the mistakes in these sentences?

1) ‘Oh no! I’ve forgotten my lunch money!’
‘Don’t worry – I’m going to lend you some.’

2) It rains really heavily at the moment.

3) I lived here for five years now.

4) This house built in the 18th century.

5) The price of the course depends of how many weeks you
stay.

6) Who did write ‘Pride and Prejudice’?

7) The man which you saw is my uncle.

8) When I was young, I must go to bed at 9 pm.

9) I do a lot of mistakes in my homework.

10) I’m not used to have dinner so early. It’s really strange!

Check the answers at the bottom of the page.