Portsmouth – What to See What to Do
Portsmouth Accent If you would like to know more about the Portsmouth accent have a look at this blog. Click here. Best Place to Visit Portsmouth was recently recommended as a top place to vis...
The CELTA Course at LSI / IH Portsmouth
The Cambridge Assessment Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) course is the most recognised and respected TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) qualifica...
A tale of two Spice Islands
Portsmouth's Famous Resident Leaves “Spice Island” is a nickname given to the old part of Portsmouth, as well as the Island of Zanzibar given to both for their contributions to the trade in spi...
FCE Exam – A Student’s Journey
My English language journey - A Student Testimonial We have been helping students achieve success in their Cambridge exams for many years with our intensive preparation courses. We love hearing stu...
Practical Tips for Teaching OET
Our Exams Director of Studies Lewis Richards last week presented a webinar for OET entitled 'Practical Tips for teaching OET'. OET run regular Friday webinars for teachers, and we were del...
Covid-19 Q&As
Coronavirus - your questions answered! If you are thinking of coming to th eUK to study with us, we are sure you must have a lot of questions. Of course, the information may change depending on g...
My Online English Teaching Experience
An online English language teacher Mandana Gavahy My name is Mandana Gavahy and I have been a teacher at LSI since 2013. I have recently started teaching online due to the lock-d...
LSI / IH Portsmouth to re-open its doors!
After months of waiting and missing our students, we are delighted to announce that we will be re-opening our school in Portsmouth on September 7th 2020! All of our courses will start on Monday...
COVID-19 Pandemic and Mental Health:
Looking After Your Mental Health During a Global Pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has meant that we have experienced a global lock-down, changing the way we live, work and experience life. W...
Sensations English
What is Sensations English? Sensations English is a unique English language learning website that delivers lessons featuring topical news videos and written news articles. Based in ...
What is the IELTS Indicator?
The IELTS Indicator The IELTS indicator is nearly identical in structure to the face-to-face IELTS test, it is timed and follows the four parts of the IELTS. Furthermore, IELTS examiners mark t...
Preparing for Cambridge Exams Online
What is it like to prepare for a Cambridge exam online? More and more students are choosing to prepare for their exams through the Internet. In this article, we will look at the experiences of one o...
What is different between studying English online or in a cl...
Online English Study versus Traditional Study In the last few months, online English language study has become incredibly popular. As a result, LSI Portsmouth has launched its own online English lang...
Online Pre-Sessional Course during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Coronavirus and Online Pre-Sessional Course Classes As you will know by now, LSI Portsmouth made the important decision to move all of our courses online in order to keep our staff, students and ho...
An Important Covid-19/Coronavirus Update
Update on the Coronavirus/Covid-19 situation - 18th March 2020 Dear partners, students and friends It goes without saying that these are uncertain times, and things are changing quickly. As we said ...
Top Ten Best Books to Learn English
Top 10 best books to help learn English World book day is coming, which got us thinking about the best English language books to help learn English. Books are a great way to improve vocab...