Noticias IB

5 fun ways to improve your English in the Easter holidays

Spring is officially here, the clocks are going forward and the days are getting longer. You’ve suddenly got more energy, an extra hour of daylight and a few days holiday but what are you going to do with it? Instituto Británico teacher James Heal suggests 5 fun ways to build on your English language skills. 1. Master those phrasal verbs. Be realistic and study one a day. A good...

Saint Patrick’s day: 17th March

What do green, shamrocks, snakes and parades have in common?  17th March is Saint Patrick’s day, a day to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland and Irish culture.  Saint Patrick: who is he? Saint Patrick, is the patron saint of Ireland but he was not actually Irish. Historians believe that he was probably born in Wales around 386 AD.  When he was 16, he was taken prisoner by some...

Talking about regrets in English

Imagine you want to talk about something that you wish were different about yourself or your life or to talk about something that you are sorry that you did or didn’t do in the past. Here’s a simple guide to how you can express regrets in English. To express regret about situations in the present or future To talk about things that we would like to be different in...

Saint David’s Day – National Day of Wales – 1st March

Saint David is the patron saint of Wales and his saint’s day is the National Day of Wales.  Who was Saint David? St. David, or Dewi Sant as he is known in the Welsh language, was a Welsh bishop during the 6th century- He was a monk and missionary who travelled around Wales and Britain preaching and founding monasteries. He founded 12 monasteries and was said to have performed...

Learn English and make pancakes

It’s Pancake Day in Britain so why not practice your English by reading about the origins of Pancake Day then follow the recipe to make your own pancakes. Pancake Day – Shrove Tuesday – Mardi Gras Pancake day, or Shrove Tuesday, to give it its proper name, is a traditional day of celebration held in the UK the day before the start of the 40 days of lent. In...

Improve your English listening skills – listen to the radio

February 13th is UNESCO World Radio Day. The idea of having a celebration day for radio was first suggested by Spain at a UNESCO conference 10 years ago, since then radio stations around the world have been celebrating  World Radio Day by putting on special programmes to celebrate radio and its importance to people everywhere. Listening to English speaking radio programmes and podcasts is a great way to improve...

Protocolo Covid-19. Curso 2020-2021

En este enlace os podéis descargar el Protocolo Covid-19 para este curso 2020-2021. En el Instituto Británico llevamos trabajando sin descanso desde el pasado mes de marzo para adaptarnos a las circunstancias y con la vista puesta en dos objetivos fundamentales: que nuestros alumnos continúen con una formación, de la misma calidad con la que comenzaron el curso, y que lo hagan con todas las garantías de seguridad. Hoy...

Especial Oposiciones de Correos

Estamos viviendo momentos de incertidumbre laboral y tenemos que estar al tanto de las diferentes oportunidades que se presentan, como la convocatoria de 3.421 plazas que Correos acaba de publicar. Si estás pensando en presentarte a las pruebas para acceder a estos puestos, debes saber que estar en posesión de un nivel A2 o B1 de inglés puntúa como uno de los méritos para puestos de Reparto y Agente...

Estrenamos nuestra nueva Librería online

¡Estamos de estreno! A partir del próximo curso estará disponible nuestra nueva Librería online, una plataforma independiente del Instituto Británico. Y es que en el Instituto Británico intentamos mejorar cada día, para ofrecer un mejor servicio a todos nuestros alumnos y a sus familias, para que se sientan como en casa. Con la nueva Librería online se podrán reservar todos los materiales de clase y los alumnos los encontrarán...

Cursos intensivos

¿Te gustaría mejorar tu inglés y obtener tu Titulación de Cambridge en solo 3 meses? Este año, te planteamos una vuelta a clase con fuerza. En el Instituto Británico hemos pensado en ti y creado un curso a tu medida, compatible con la vuelta a clase. Con este curso, especial para jóvenes, podrás mejorar tu inglés y obtener tu Titulación de Cambridge en solo 3 meses. Los niveles son...