Learn French at the English Language School of Cape Town!

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The English Language School of Cape Town is situated in the city centre in the prestigious Leadership House, overlooking Greenmarket Square the oldest market in Cape Town.
We are dedicated to providing students with an enjoyable and stress free environment, while improving their English and French.

With our wide range of English and French courses and exciting activities you are assured of a memorable stay.

A bientôt!

Learn the language of Nelson Rolihlahla “Madiba” Mandela at ELS of Cape Town!

The English Langue School of Cape Town now offers an excellent basic Xhosa course taught by a native Xhosa speaker!

Classes take place every Tuesday and Thursday from 15h00 to 17h00 over 12 weeks.

Enrol and learn a beautiful South African language that will open doors into a part of South African heritage that is as yet unknown to you.

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The English Language School of Cape Town is situated in the city centre in the prestigious Leadership House, overlooking Greenmarket Square the oldest market in Cape Town.

We are dedicated to providing students with an enjoyable and stress free environment, while improving their English, French and Xhosa.

With our wide range of English, French and Xhosa courses and exciting activities you are assured of a memorable stay.

Sizobonana msinya!

“Jeddah City” by Abdulrahman Bahumayd

Jeddah is second largest city after the capital Riyadh, which is located in the middle of the eastern coast of the red sea known as “bride of the red sea”.

Most of the visitors visit it to see how we apply our religion. It’s the most beautiful city in the country. Ancient buildings and modern restaurants make the city very attractive for tourists. Jeddah has one of the biggest popular places in this country, you can find your item cheaper than any other place.

Jeddah’s population like to spend their money in the shopping malls. We have restaurant similar to KFC, but it comes complete with its own secret recipe.

The funniest thing is that some people fly to Jeddah just to go to this restaurant, which has a special test and flavour. There are many scuba diving, sea diving water sport clubs in Jeddah that offer you a safe and memorable experience, most of them are located along the north corniche. Visiting Jeddah corniche, the king Fahd  water spring, the world’s largest water fountain, cannot be missed out, visiting the corniche in the evening to enjoy the sunset, it’s nice view. The holy cities which are visited twice a year. The first visit, they come to perform Umrah rituals which is in Ramadan, the month that we fast yearly. The second visit, they come to perform Al-Haj rituals which is the last month in our calendar.

“Vietnam” by Hahn Nguyen

Vietnam is in Asia. It is located on the eastern Indochina penisula, has the shape at the letter S. Along the country from North to South, Vietnam is near to China, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. Vietnam is one of the countries which has the typical and specific culture.

In fact, the first Vietnamese state was a king’s dynasty. After that, Vietnam remained mostly under Chinese rule (938-2th September 1945). Vietnam became Independent from China. 1945-1955, Vietnam became Independent from France. 20 years after that, Vietnam was in war until 30th April 1975, Vietnam took a reunication and have named Socialist Republic of Vietnam with a motto “Independence – Freedom – Happiness”. However, the way destroyed many aspects. So, after more than 30 years, Vietnam has been restoring the economy, tradition,… On 11th January 2007, Vietnam became a member of the WJO and is one of Asia’s most open economies. Besides, Vietnam has become a major exporter of agricultural products. For example: cashew nuts, black pepper are the largest producer. The second largest rice exporter in the world, after Thailand. Besides coffee, tea, rubber and fish which are also exported.

Vietnam has 85,8 million people including a King ethnic group (73,6 million) and 54 ethnic minority groups as: Hmong, Dao, Tay, Thai and Nung. They speak a variety of languages. However, the official national language is Vietnamese.

Vietnam’s culture has developed over the centuries from Dong Son Culture with wet rica agriculture. Vietnamses society is structured around villages. So, people are close-knit.

Traditional music varies between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

Our festivals, we use lunar calendar. So, the most important festival is the Tet New Year celebration. It is prepare before one week before New Year and is celebrated during a week with fireworks, a traditional Tet tree, traditional food, new paper-money and a motto is put in a red paper bag as the gift that the elders give the youngsters, like the blessing of New Year. Moreover, at this time, people wish each other in family, close relative, teacher and acquaintances. This is an opportunity to have a family gathering.

Tourism: Since 1990s, Vietnam has become a major tourist destination.

Besides Vietnam has also two World Natural Heritage Sites -  Ha Long Bay and Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park; six biosphere reserves.

In general, today Vietnam is developing in many various aspects: economy, culture, education, trade, tourism,… If you have never been is Vietnam, you should save up and travel to Vietnam to know and see the country and Vietnamese.

“The Norwegian town in Madagascar” by Arild M. Bakke

Antsirabe, the second largest town in Madagascar, is sometimes mentioned as a Norwegian town by journalists in Madagascar. When the first Norwegian missionaries came in 1869 it was only a village with some limestone quarry. The town got its name from the salty lime. The meaning of Antsirabe is “on the place where there is much salt”.

The pioneer missionary Thorkild Rosaas came in 1871. He was a dynamic, creative and hard working man. In addition to being active in church planting and the education of theological students, he did urban development and social work. He made plans for the roads and water channels, and he eventually organized the fulfilment of the project. As a result of the good plans, Antsirabe is one of the best organized towns In Madagascar.

The house Rosaas built as a mission station has been saved and is the oldest building in the whole town. The square close to this house has got the name of the pioneer missionary.

Rosaas also took the responsibility to build the biggest leper centre in the world.  In the last part of the 19^th century there were about 900 lepers living together with their families in this part of the town. – The social work that was initiated by Rosaas has since been some of the particularity of this town. The Lutheran church, which was established by Rosaaas, has institutions for disabled children and vocational schools. There is also a big hospital run by the church.

Today Antsirabe has about 200.000 inhabitants. The streets are always filled by rickshaws, locally called pousse-pousse. There are perhaps more than 7.000 of them. In the last 10 years there has also been more and more tuc-tuc, small taxis with three wheels and a small moped engine.

Antsirabe is also well-known for its hot springs. It was Rosaas that first developed the springs for medical baths and eventually the French colonialists built a big cure centre there. The water in these springs is good for health conditions.

“Lake Como” by Lavinia Capuana

Lake Como is located in Lombardy, Italy and it has a glacial origin. It has been a popular retreat for aristocrats and wealthy people since roman times and now it is a very popular tourists attraction with a lot of villas and palaces. Those villas have been built there since the roman period when Pliny The Younger built the Commedia and the Tragedia resorts. Most of villas have beautiful and admirable gardens that benefit from the mild climate due to the presence of lake water.

Lake Como is also a venue for sailing, windsurfing and kitesurfing, above all in the northern part.

The nature of Como spaces from the lake to the mountain to the city and I think that it is famous for this characteristics, so it is famous amongst tourists from other European countries and United States.

Another popular and unique attraction is food. Most Italian dishes, especially those in the north, are butter-based. Lake Como has different types of fish to choose from and the most popular are lavarello and persico. Some of the famous dishes in this region are cotoletta alla Milanese, risotto alla Milanese (rice can be dressed in almost any way), polenta (a type of cornmeal), pizzoccheri della Valtellina (a dish made of pasta, cheese and vegetables). Of course, pasta is probably the most famous and popular dish in Italt and it can be eaten in many different ways.

“My Country” by Wanessa Santos – Find out more about Brazil!

Brazil, a country located in South America that has approximate 200 million inhabitants.  It’s bordered by Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolívia Peru, Colômbia, Venezuela, Guiana, Suriname e Guiana Francesa. The only two countries that don’t have connection with Brazil, in South America, are Equador and Chile.

The country has 26 states and the Federal District. The biggest country of South America, and the 5^th biggest in the intire world, is geographically divided in five regions: West-Central, North, North-East, South and  South-East.

The West-Central consists of 4 states and the capital of Brazil, named as Brazilia. This region is famous not only to host the capital but also have the Pantanal – one of the biggest marsh in animal biodiversity in the world.

The North consists of 6 states and the biggest river in the world: Amazonas. This river is very important for Brazilians and also people from all around the world because it has almost 84 quadrillions litres of water, being the largest river in the world.

The North-East has the most beautiful beaches in Brazil, and consists of 9 states. People are friendly and  can captivate even the shyest one. Also know for the biggest popular party in the world, the Carnival of Bahia attracts millions of foreigners from all continents. It was there, that Pedro Alvares Cabral discovered Brazilian lands and left his slaves. This event added a lot of African influences in the country: the mix of the races, the spicy food and those different types of religion and dances.

The South of Brazil, with 3 states, is characterized by European impacts: a large number of immigrants, mild temperature and cities designed with European styles. A huge natural monument located in this region is the Iguaçu Falls, that starts in Brazil and ends in Argentina.

The South-East is composed by 4 states that makes up a big part of Brazilians economy. If you want to associate the experience to party and to work in big companies, this is the place that you have to go. Only one state, São Paulo, represents a large part of brasilian economy. In Rio de Janeiro you can find The Sugar Loaf, the Redentor Christ and a lot of fun during the morning (beaches) or during the evening (in nightclubs).

The membership of Mercosul, the economy is based on Mining, Farming, Petrol and Tourism. The weather is hot in almost every regions of the country, in every season of the year. So, Brazilian people often wear informal clothes like shorts, dresses, jeans and shirts.

A typical meal in Brazil consists of rice, beans and beef. Another plate that is very famous is feijoada – beans with parts of pork. For desert, a typical Brazilian dish is composed by chocolate, condensed milk and butter.

And if you think that after all of this you don’t have a reason to go to Brazil, I can guarantee you  that when you listen to samba, funk or forró you will just enjoy your time in our beautiful country.

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Some travel recommendations from ELS Cape Town students!

“CAPE TOWN

If Cape Town is your choise to study, you should do the sightseeing routes by bus. There are two routes, the red and the blue one. It’s an amazing way to discover Cape Town .

The tickets for the trip are aviable at school and a lot of tourist shops. It’s about R120 to R250, depends on wha you want to do.

The buses have seven diferents languages to hear about the places and you just need to bring your camera to take photos and some money if you decide to spend all day travelling.

On the red bus route, you’ll see the important places in Town and know about the history of the Mather City.

On the blue route you visit the places around Cape Town, the mountains, beach points and wine farms, where you can taste some wines wich is included in the ticket price.

The bus takes you to a lot of places, so unfortunately, perhaps you won’t enjoy all of these in just one day. But you can buy a ticket for two days and have time to fall in love with Cape Town.

Atenciosamente,
Bruno G. Lopes”

“Cape Town

If you’re going to Cape Town, you should go on a Safari, climb Table Mountain, Cape Point and Garden Route. which is the most beautiful place in south Africa. It’s such a nice experience and you will never forget it in your life.

You can buy souvenirs in Green Market Square. If you go on the Cape Point tour, you can see the penguins up close at boulders beach. so cute!! you can see where the two oceans meet each other at Cape Point. In my case, i’ve been there with friends of friends. We rented a car. We picked up who wanted to go to Cape Point. We picked up 12people I hink.

First we visited Cape Point. so nice!!  I took a lot of pictures. then we went up to the top for sightseeing. During that time the weather was rainy by the way.. So we had to return in a hurry.

After that we went to the beach to see penguin on Boulders beach. Ther are lots of penguin. Before I saw the penguins, I could’nt imagine seeing penguins in the summer  It was a nice travel! You should go there! If you have more money Safari as well!!

- Sumi Lee”

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