By kimhopkins on 18/05/2010 4:50 PM

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Sydney’s festival of light, music & ideas is here again in 2011. From May 27 to June 21 head to Sydney to see many wonderful, and mostly FREE events.

Visit Circular Quay as the Opera House, Circular Quay and St Mary's Cathedral are illuminated with brilliant lights. This truly is a spectacular sight to see across the water.

Be there when they turn on the lights! Thursday 27 May, from 5.30pm, lights go on at 6pm. More information here.


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By kimhopkins on 13/05/2010 1:43 PM

 

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By kimhopkins on 13/05/2010 1:22 PM

Great food, great price!

No matter what your budget there are many places you can go for a cheap dinner. And the great thing is, many have outdoor heaters! So you can enjoy the outdoors while staying nice and warm. Some great places I enjoy going:
 
Newtown: For a sunny day I  like Urban Bites. It is a trendy café located on King Street. They are affordable with meals ranging from $10 - $20. I love the all day breakfast! www.urbanbites.net.au

Another great place in Newtown is Thai Pothong. Beautiful food, this restaurant is extremely popular with the locals and it attracts visitors from out of town. Read More »

By kimhopkins on 19/02/2010 2:02 PM

Do you like history? Or maybe you are interested in the unexplained? I know I am! Enter Sydney’s ghost tours; Sydney's early days were full of dark secrets and exciting stories; these tours will tell you all about them. Some great tours are:

The Rocks Ghost Tours run two different walks around The Rocks, the Dark North Side & the Dark South Side. These lantern-lit tours go for two hours and run every evening. Weaving through The Rocks you will go though old streets see haunted sites and houses while your tour guide tells of ghostly tales of days gone by. These tours are interesting and informative filled with historical facts.
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By Paula . on 23/10/2009 3:20 PM

As part of Sydney's Crave festival the Opera House will hold a free open day this weekend,  After hearing that over 80 students plan on attending Eve, our ever helpful student services star has produced an information sheet that gives some great background to the building and the features.  Download Eve's Opera House Self Guided Tour PDF before you go.

By Paula . on 9/10/2009 3:41 PM

October in Sydney is jam packed with fun events, exhibitions, shows and they named it Crave Sydney. There is just so much to do and see such as the International food festival, Darling Harbour Fiesta (last post), Island hopper (discover the islands around Sydney), Breakfast on the Bridge (exactly that! Have breakfast on the iconic symbol of Sydney- our Harbour Bridge) 

I was a student once too and know money can be tight so check out some free events at this link   

Get into Crave Sydney!

By Paula . on 2/10/2009 9:12 AM

Just a quick reminder that daylight savings will start this Sunday 4th October. This means you will need to put your clock forward one hour at 2am on Sunday (or when ever you wake up). You can get the official word on the New South Wales Lawlink site.

No excuses for getting to class on time on Tuesday 

Enjoy the long weekend!

By kimhopkins on 30/09/2009 10:55 AM

South America meets Sydney this long weekend for the annual Darling Harbour Fiesta! Feel the rhythm with the help of more than 70 Latin bands and dance groups. Don’t know how to rumba? That’s OK they will teach you that too with free dance classes.

The event boasts three days of Latin music, dancing, food and crafts. Check out what you will experience on the day!

We have many students from South America currently studying with us so I’m sure they will go down to have a look. If you’re from another country- even better- go and experience the Latin culture without leaving Sydney. Read More »

By Paula . on 23/09/2009 1:12 PM

Using English for Academic Purposes - A Guide for Students in Higher Education

This site is an amazing resource for students studying academic English. There is hours of practice here to help you improve all of your academic skills including work on proof reading, notetaking, essay types, academic research and much much more...

By Paula . on 18/09/2009 4:59 PM

Slang dictionary

This online slang dictionary by free English learning site www.time4english.com has an up to date list of common slang terms that people actually use. So many slang dictionaries include words that the average English speaker would NEVER say.

This one is a mix of Australian, British and international terms and tells you if the term is offensive or not... quite useful :-)