Friday News & Comedy Clip ^^

Hi guys, I hope the week has been treating you well and you are all ready for the weekend ^^

OK, here the first bit of news for you all. Seth Godin has been doing it again! Here’s a fantastic blog entry for you all to read. It’s short, but VERY powerful.
Click HERE to read

Now on to Friday’s comedy clip. THis week we present you a very funny clip for the British sitcom classic “Only Fools And Horses” This sitcom was recently voted Britain’s funniest sitcom.

So, once again dear readers, sit back, relax and enjoy watching ‘Del’, ‘Rodney’ and ‘Grandad’

Marketing & Advertising

Here;s a couple of items for all you guys involved in marketing or advertising.

The first is a classic “invitational Marketing” piece from Coca Cola – Click here to view – Just upload a ‘headshot’ of yourself and have fun

And here is am amazing TV commercial from Guiness. This advert cost around $18 Million to make.

English Learning Secret 2

Here is is guys. Here’s the second English study secret.

STUDY AT HOME

English is not a scientific subject, it is an art subject. And with all art subjects the only way to learn it is to PRACTICE what you learn in the classroom outside the classroom.

If you go to class everyday and then simply go home and do not open your textbook again until you arrive at the next class – don’t expect to find yourself improving at English very quickly. Life. sadly is not like that.

To improve your level of English you MUST set aside 20 to 30 minutes everyday to practice what you learned. Look at the sentences, the structure and how the words fit together. And YES you must practice speaking it over and over again.

As a teacher of English for over 5 years I am amazed how students blame their institute or their teacher for not getting them to improve their English when they themselves have never opened their textbooks outside the classroom. If this is you, then you only have yourself to blame.

So, if you are really serious about improving your English, if you really do want to get a better score at TOEIC, speak English comfortably with foreigners or write better emails in English – put 20 or 30 minutes aside everyday for quiet English practice.

That’s all it takes.

To view the first secret click HERE

Friday’s Comedy Clip

Hi guys, I hope your week has gone well and that you are ready and waiting for the weekend to begin.

This week’s comedy clip comes, once again, from the 1970’s. This time it features an amazingly funny guy called Benny Hill.

Benny Hill’s comedy was often silent (as this clip is … nearly). SO sit back and relax and enjoy one of the funniest comedians in British comedy history.

Also, for those of you who like to read in English, here’s a link to Jeremy Clarkson’s (mentioned here before) weekly newspaper column. It might be a little difficult for all of you, but if you do like to read in English and you like to learn new idioms, then this is the guy for you Click here to view

Don’t forget to get registered for next month’s classes. Many of our classes fill up very quickly, so get yourself registered early so that you do not miss out on a fantastic opportunity to learn REAL English for everyday use.

Have a great weekend every one and see you all next week

English Study Secrets

Starting this week, we will be posting an English study “secret”

each week to help all our wonderful students to learn English.

There are many little ’secrets’

to learning English (or anything really) and on this blog we shall reveal them. So here is the first secret is here :-

DON”T QUIT

Here’s the bad news. There is no way on earth that you will learn English if you quit. Magic may exist, but you will never learn anything if you quit. Too many students think that they will learn to speak English in 3 months or less by attending a language institute. I am sorry to tell you, but this is simply not possible.

You need to commit yourself to 12 months of consistent, uninterrupted learning. If you cannot commit to 12 months, then wait until you can.

Learning English in a language institute is expensive. – Why waste your money if you quit before you can speak English?

So guys. DON’T QUIT It will get hard, it may even get boring, but it’s only 12 months. That’s all you need.

Friday News

Hi guys I hope all is well with you ^^

OK, first up this week is an amazing video taken from the moon showing and Earth rise (like a sunrise, but the Earth rising above the moon) – check it out here

I have also prepared a Giving Direction sheet for all my students – on this sheet are a number of basic dialogues designed to give you an idea of what you need to say if someone asks you for directions – You can download it here —-> giving-directions.pdf

This week’s comedy sketch ^^ This is taken from a 1970’s British comedy show. Enjoy

Finally, as promised to all my students this week. Here is the clip called “Computer Rage” This is even better with sound – I am sure we have all felt like this sometimes

Comedy Sketch Script

By popular demand – many of you asked for a copy of the script from last Friday’s comedy sketch.You can download it here ——-> 2-ronnies-sketch.pdf

Also, for those of you following the the Airbus A380 development check out Singapore’s website Click here to go to the link.

Also, you’ve got to check out this little video – It’s REALLY funny … maybe

Have a great week and talk to you all soon

Friday News

Hi everyone and for all our new students I hope that your first week in the BCM First Class Business program has been both educational and enjoyable.

Now for some Friday news. Starting this week – every Friday we shall be posting you a small comedy clip video to make you weekend start with a laugh (we hope^^). It is also designed to help you enjoy learning English. We have posted a few video clips here before, but we want to make this a regular feature from now on.

Here is the first clip. It comes from a British TV show called the Two Ronnies (Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker – get it?) Here is a sketch where one guy (Ronnie Barker) with a strong provincial accent is ordering some items in a hardware store. Sit back, relax and listen to this quite simple English.

That’s it for this week. Don’t forget to keep checking out this blog for more details on our fantastic First Class Business course.

Have a great weekend

Must Read This !!!

Check out this VERY SMALL blog post – A must read for anyone having to give presentations – in Korean OR English

Click HERE

Wednesday News Update

As promised to 송파 BCM’s 8pm Business Class Level class tonight – here is a video of the BBC’s Top Gear program.

Although not necessarily business related, this program is an excellent way for you to learn how to express your pleasure or displeasure at something. Jeremy Clarkson (mentioned here before click HERE) is truly amazing at making comparisons.

If you want to watch more of this show – you can click on the video picture and view more

Enjoy