Peter Madams, Embassy Oxford, writes: It’s not all work, work, work here in Oxford. We try to relax and have some light-hearted activities as well, maybe a little bit of fun too. There are a variety of clubs and societies to attend every week outside of classtime – they exist because a full and rounded education should contain both academic and extra-curricular activities.
Pictured here (holding the book) is Thuan from Vietnam looking very poetic. That’s because he’s at the PPP Club. What, you may ask, is PPP? It’s Pronunciation for Poetry and Prose. This club meets every week and reads and discusses poetry and prose and tries to improve their pronunciation. Last week they we reading poetry from the time of the First World War, because it was Remembrance Day.
Also pictured (below) are the Music Club, trying to get their harmonies right on the song ‘Way Back Into Love’ which features in the film ‘Music and Lyrics’. It’s really good to sing together and relieves some stress before the next class begins. When they learn the tune properly, and there are no duff notes, we’ll record them and put it on YouTube for everyone to watch.
Find out more about learning English in Oxford on the Oxford section of the Embassy website.
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