IF SOMEONE WERE to ask me how good my French is, I’d say my reading is OK, I can speak just enough to get by. My listening skills need a lot of work and my writing, well, let’s not go there. This is a shame because I love French. Knowing my...
An exclusive crime story set in Edinburgh, written by acclaimed author Craig Russell FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE, Professor Rory Ogilvie felt he had been born into the wrong time. As if he had been delivered into a world where he was already obsolete,...
James Bond and Harry Potter films both have Scotland in common Set-je ing The term combines “set” (as in a film or TV set) and “jetting” (travelling the world in a plane). It’s a play on the adjective “jet-setting”, used to describe the...
What is level A2 and what are the key mistakes made at this level? Are you at A level and what the CEFR defines as a “basic user”? Have a look at their A2 criteria below and tick the boxes to see whether your level is “elementary”. I can...