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Valentine’s: A celebration of love
February 14th, also know as Valentine’s Day, is a very important day in the English-speaking world. Traditionally, it was a day for lovers but it has since transformed into a day where people can express[…]
Mary Beard in Barcelona
On October 30th this year, the UOC proudly awarded an honary degree (“honoris causa”) to the British academic Mary Beard. The vice-rector of the UOC Pastora Martínez Samper and the rector Josep Planell presented Mary[…]
Family Trees
A very popular activity on the C1 English language course is a spoken activity where students describe a member of their family from the past. Everybody loves talking about family and you don’t need to[…]
Chocolate at Easter!
Easter happens on a different date every year; it is a moveable celebration. The date of Easter depends on the moon and it can be any time between March 22nd and April 25th. This year Easter[…]
Posts in English
Summer solstice at Stonehenge
Did you know that the summer solstice happens when the sun is in its highest position in the sky as the North Pole tilts towards the sun by 23.4˚? This is the longest day of[…]