English at CU

January 17th is Ditch Your Resolutions Day - the day many people quit the goals they set on January first. Why? Many New Year’s resolutions are too ambitions, so the majority of people quit them by today! What about you? Have you made one? Are you still…

Here is another time-management tool for the new semester: The Four Burners Theory When exploring the concept of work-life balance, one helpful framework to consider is The Four Burners Theory. This metaphorical model offers a visual way to reflect on how we distribute our time and energy across life’s key domains. What is the Four Burners Theory? Imagine your life is a stovetop with 4⃣burners. Each burner represents one essential area: 🤩Family 🤩Friends 🤩Health 🤩University (Work) The core id...

January 17th is Ditch Your Resolutions Day - the day many people quit the goals they set on January first. Why? Many New Year’s resolutions are too ambitions, so the majority of people quit them by today! What about you? Have you made one? Are you still keeping it? But first… Brief History Behind New Year’s Resolutions Every year, millions of people resolve to spend less, exercise more, study harder, or finally travel the world — you name it. But few stop to wonder where this annu...

TODAY Your journey to clearer, more confident English starts now. Join us for the first session with our professional accent coach. On these meetings we’ll work on: 🔹 Individual sounds - master the building blocks 🔹 Intonation & rhythm - sound more natural when you speak 🔹 Full phrases & speeches - put it all together with confidence 🗓️ Today at 6:00 PM 📍 Library Open to all levels. Just bring yourself and your voice!

Your English practice for this week? Sorted ✅ Join us for three evenings of friendly, focused learning at the library: 📅 Wednesday 25/02| English Through Songs Learn new vocabulary, improve your listening, and sing along to great music with a professional singer. No talent required—just enthusiasm! We have already covered “Pretty woman” and “Diamonds”, see what’s coming tomorrow at 7 pm! 📅 Thursday 26/02| Grammar Focus Tackle those tricky tenses and confusing rules in a relaxed space. Our spec...

Now three days a week. Regularly

Have you ever tried to explain an English word to a friend in your native language, only to realize... there is no direct translation? You have to use a whole sentence just to describe it. English is great at borrowing words from other languages (like kindergarten from German or entrepreneur from French). But there are some English words that are so specific, other languages have simply adopted them because they cannot find an equivalent. Here are 5 English words that are nearly impossible to tr...

📢 Today's "English Through Songs" is cancelled – our teacher is still unwell. Get well soon! 🤒 BUT! Spring is here, and so is our new weekly lineup: 🌸 Monday 16.03 | 6 pm: Refresh your Perfect, Continuous & Simple - across Past, Present & Future 🌸 Tuesday 17.03 | 6 pm: train English sounds 🌸 Thursday 19.03 | 7 pm: practice listening and speaking through songs Spring has sprung. Let your English skills bloom with it. 🌷

English vs. Russian Consonants Tonight at Extra Mile (6 pm, B512) we're tackling English consonants (согласные звуки) and discovering just how different they are from Russian sounds. Is your "t" really English enough? Let's find out! 🎯 🔥 HOT NEWS: Attendance now counts! 🔥 That's right - every 2 Extra Mile visits = 1 seminar credit (up to 4 missed classes). So come for the pronunciation, stay for the skill and academic bonus! Tonight, 6 pm, B512. Don't miss it! 🚀

🌍 Multilingual Reality Today we live in the world when one country is normally associated with one language while in reality almost all modern societies are multilingual. In some cases it emerged historically. For instance, Russia is a huge multi-ethnic country that is home to more than 270 native languages and recognises Russian as the state language while India has 22 official languages and about 400 local languages and dialects. Canada gives equal status to both English and French whereas ti...