I think I’ll never forget my learning experience at BLC. It’s been simply fascinating and has let me make the most of my time in Bristol improving my English. At the beginning, I didn’t know what to expect from the classes since I’d never taken English classes in a language school. From the very first moment, I found the learning atmosphere of the school extremely exciting and motivating:…

If you work at the reception desk you come across a variety of unpredictable questions. Most of the time the front desk is busy, sometimes it can be challenging, but I can assure you that it is never boring.  The number of course-related enquiries increases when it comes to the spring and summer. Sometimes I feel as if I am a psychologist. People come to the reception…

Having worked as an intern at BLC for six months, I have come across a number of various tasks. In my job you need to be very flexible and ready to learn new things. I started as the person who does the copying and scanning, who prints out student handbooks, goes to the post office and tidies up the classrooms at the end of the day. Over time I was given more responsibilities and the job…

Being the Welfare officer at BLC is a very interesting job. I am often asked to help out students with things that are not always related to studying! Many of our students hope to find a job while they are in the UK and often request help writing CVs.  They are something that everybody struggles to write whether they speak English as a first language or not. However, writing a CV in a foreign…

When we mention the need to expand their range of phrasal verbs, we usually find our students have one of two rather distinct reactions: either moans and groans can be heard as a familiar feeling of dread sets in (we’ll call these students Camp A), or it sparks off a flurry of excitement and sudden interest about what’s coming next (these students represent Camp B). The…