Global Village UEC Blog

Vivid Sydney 2012

Wed, 09 May 2012 01:01:00 GMT

Vivid Sydney will be here again at the end of the month and we are very excited. As always, another year, another fantastic show better than the previous!

5 You Tube Channels you might like to check out

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:15:00 GMT

You Tube can be a great tool for anyone learning English. There are thousands of free videos offering lessons on vocabulary, pronunciation, even grammar. Today I am going to show you a few of my favourites to get you started.

Guest Post by Katie - Things to do this Easter weekend

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:00:00 GMT

Today we have a guest post from Katie, our front desk superstar. Katie has some great ideas about how you can fill your 4 day Easter break.

STB Student Surfing Festival

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:02:00 GMT

STB Student Surfing Festival

The STB Student Surfing Competition is to bring together students from all over the world to compete in the surf at Curl Curl Beach. If you can surf, please sign up and join team ELS! If you can’t surf, that’s ok too! Come on down and enjoy the festivities.

What’s happening in Sydney this weekend?

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:55:00 GMT

Here are a few things to do in Sydney this weekend

Hopefully the rain will ease up this weekend so we can all enjoy some of these great outdoor events. Even if it is raining, brave the weather and head out.

It is looking rather multicultural (which is just the way we like it!) with the ME Bank Starlight Cinema LAN Brazilian Festa, Afro Latino Festival and the International Student Festival.

Free things to do on Australia Day

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:36:00 GMT

So there is no School on Thursday but there is no need to be sad... there are lots of free celebrations and concerts on across Sydney so get outside and join in the celebrations.

Take your camera along too because next week we will launch our ELS Sydney Summer Photo competition. Australia Day will present lots of great opportunities for fantastic photos.

[ correct Aussie pronunciation : ORSE – TRAIL – YA Day ]

What is Pinterest?

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:35:00 GMT

Pinterest is a new visual bookmarking site that lets you save webpages or videos that you want to go back to. You do this by making “pinboards” on topics you are interested in.

Guest post by Rebecca - The Hidden Job Market

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:18:00 GMT

This week our librarian Rebecca offers some advice on a few different ways you may find a job.

The hidden job market

Did you know that 80% of job vacancies are never advertised? Many jobs are filled through word of mouth or by resumes on file from people who have contacted the company looking for work.

Academic English - 5 resources to help improve your study skills

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:50:00 GMT

Today I wanted to highlight some websites that will help you improve your Academic English study skills. A visit to any of these 5 websites listed below is worthy of your time if you want to improve your results….