ELH NEWS AND VIEWS
Here you can see news, information and recommendations from the UK and/or Milton Keynes and/or English Language House:
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES AND RE-OPENING ELH
16/06/2020
We hope to re open our physical classrooms again from September 2020. Students can join our online lessons now if they wish or can join now for the September lessons in our physical classrooms and take advantage of our current promotional offers.
When we re open there will be special safe
CORONAVIRUS AND HOW TO STAY SAFE
20/03/2020
Coronavirus speads through droplets so people who carry the virus can pass it on very easily to other people. It is a new virus and people do not have immunity to this. The best way to stop the virus from spreading is to take precautions so that you are safe. If you catch the virus it is very important that you are looked after well and you do not pass it on to your family and friends. Please make sure you follow recommendations by Public Health England.
LESSONS AT ELH
From Friday 20th March 2020 the UK Government will close all schools and English Language House will not run Face2Face classes at our premises in Central Milton Keynes until schools re-open again.
We are encouraging all students to continue their learning virtually and we are reviewing the situation constantly so we can offer the best alternatives to everyone who wants to continue to learn. Since 2019 we have been offering e-learning courses which you can see here: https://www.elhuk.com/elh-online.html but now we are also looking at offering live online classes via a virtual learning platform. We hope to start these next week.
We believe that the best way forward once schools close in the UK is for students to continue to learn via a good virtual learning platform where they can meet their teachers and the other students, and continue to interact, support each other, and improve their English.
If you would like to join us in our virtual lessons or learn independently using one of our e-learning courses please let us know.
We are encouraging all students to continue their learning virtually and we are reviewing the situation constantly so we can offer the best alternatives to everyone who wants to continue to learn. Since 2019 we have been offering e-learning courses which you can see here: https://www.elhuk.com/elh-online.html but now we are also looking at offering live online classes via a virtual learning platform. We hope to start these next week.
We believe that the best way forward once schools close in the UK is for students to continue to learn via a good virtual learning platform where they can meet their teachers and the other students, and continue to interact, support each other, and improve their English.
If you would like to join us in our virtual lessons or learn independently using one of our e-learning courses please let us know.
In the meantime:
VISITORS TO ELH
We are no longer seeing visitors face2face at ELH but we can speak to you virtually if you like. Stay safe and thank you for your understanding.
CANDIDATES FOR EXAMS
See the following information from Cambridge English:
DOs and DON'Ts
We want all our students and staff to be safe. You can see all coronavirus information from EnglishUK here.
The advice from Public Health England is that people who arrive into the UK from certain counties should self-isolate; this means they should stay at home for 14 days and not come into contact with other people until they have been tested negative for the virus.
You can see the list of countries and who should self-isolate here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-specified-countries-and-areas/covid-19-specified-countries-and-areas-with-implications-for-returning-travellers-or-visitors-arriving-in-the-uk
The advice from Public Health England is that people who arrive into the UK from certain counties should self-isolate; this means they should stay at home for 14 days and not come into contact with other people until they have been tested negative for the virus.
You can see the list of countries and who should self-isolate here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-specified-countries-and-areas/covid-19-specified-countries-and-areas-with-implications-for-returning-travellers-or-visitors-arriving-in-the-uk
- Everyone who travels into the UK from a category 1 areas should self-isolate and call NHS 111 to inform them of their recent travel.
- Everyone who travels into the UK from a category 2 areas must self-isolate and call NHS 111 if they feel unwell.
The Latest UK government advice is as follows:
The World Health Organisation has declared the Covid-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, and as a result UK Chief Medical Officers state the risk to the UK public is moderate.
For the latest information on number of cases, risk level, and advice for arriving travellers, see the government advice webpage, which is updated daily at 14:00 GMT.
British people travelling overseas should check the Foreign & Commonwealth Office latest travel advice.
Visitors arriving the UK should check the guidance from Public Health England detailing which countries and areas have implications for visitors arriving in the UK.
The World Health Organisation has declared the Covid-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, and as a result UK Chief Medical Officers state the risk to the UK public is moderate.
For the latest information on number of cases, risk level, and advice for arriving travellers, see the government advice webpage, which is updated daily at 14:00 GMT.
British people travelling overseas should check the Foreign & Commonwealth Office latest travel advice.
Visitors arriving the UK should check the guidance from Public Health England detailing which countries and areas have implications for visitors arriving in the UK.
You can see the recommendations by Public Health England here and some of the guidance which is as follows:
- UK Government Guidance for health professionals, businesses, schools and other organisations
- UK Government guidance for schools and other educational settings.
- UK Government guidance for pupils, students, staff, parents, carers in an educational setting.
- UK Government Travel guidance for the education sector
- Travel insurance information.
- Self isolate, when to stay at home, what to do and when to call 111 for help.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOUSE WELCOMED ENGLISHUK STAFF AND AGENTS TO MK AND ELH IN OCTOBER 2017
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Staff from the British Council, EnglishUK and agents from abroad visited English Language House on 5th October 2017. Chris and Tatiana took them on a tour of the city and the surrounding countryside, showed them around our lovely building and introduced them to students and staff at ELH. The agents looked around the school, observed some lessons and had lunch with ELH students and staff.
It was a beautiful, sunny day and we all had a lovely time. We hope our visitors enjoyed their day with us and will come back again soon. |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOUSE WAS AT STUDY WORLD IN SEPTEMBER 2017
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Chis and Tatiana went to StudyWorld at the QEII in London in September 2017. They met many interesting people from all over the world and spoke to them about how fabulous it is to live and study in Milton Keynes.
The QEII is an exhibition centre in Westminster and is very close to Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey.
Here are a few photos Chris and Tatiana took while they were there.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOUSE 2017 COMPETITION
TO CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF MILTON KEYNES
TO CELEBRATE THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF MILTON KEYNES
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JANUARY WINNER: Congratulations to our first winner Eva who posted this lovely photo on our facebook page in January 2017. The photo was taken at Oakridge Park and Eva has won a FREE 5 week Conversation class at English Language House. |
ELH CELEBRATES MK's 50th BIRTHDAYEnglish Language House celebrates 50 years of Milton Keynes with a monthly competition open to all students to win FREE and Discount classes.
ELH COMPETITIONFEBRUARY COMPETITION INSTRUCTIONS
In February we celebrate Valentine's day and Shrove Tuesday. Google these two celebrations to find out more. Then take a photograph of either a food that is typical for one of these days, or a place in or near Milton Keynes where you can go to celebrate on one of these days. Add your photograph to this post at https://www.facebook.com/elhuk/ and comment to tell us about the photograph you have posted and why you chose this.
The best photograph and comment will win a FREE course. |
WHAT'S NEW IN MK IN 2017This year Milton Keynes is 50 years old, the church of Christ the Cornerstone is 25 years old and English Language House has been in the church for almost 20 years !!!!
To celebrate 2017 English Language House is running a competition each month where one lucky student can win a FREE course for 5 weeks. TO ENTER THIS COMPETITION YOU MUST:
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STUDENT VIDEOELH students filmed scenes from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in February 2016
In 2016 we celebrated Shakespeare and ELH students filmed scenes from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
ELH students met in February 2016 on Thursday 11th to find out more about Shakespeare and practice lines from his play "Romeo and Juliet". Then on Saturday 13th February 2016, students met for morning coffee and croissants at ELH and after a dress rehearsal in different locations students filmed some scenes from "Romeo and Juliet". The video appeared in China and scenes can also be seen on the EnglishUK website. You can watch the scenes they filmed here... Cast: Romeo - Upper intermediate student Juliet - Upper intermediate student Nurse - Intermediate student Friar and Tybalt - Elementary student Mercutio - Elementary student |
ELH AT OLYMPIA 2016English Language House staff spoke at the Language Show, Olympia, London in October 2016
The Language Show took place at Olympia from 14-16 October 2016. Tatiana from English Language House gave a talk on Friday 14th October from 17.00-17.45 about the CELTA teacher training course. She taught a foreign language lesson and answered questions about training to teach English to international students as well as about teaching and learning English in the UK and abroad.
THE ELH VIDEO - SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE
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