Tag Archives: CISL San Diego

4 Weeks in San Diego!

Posted on November 29, 2010 by padres fan

By CISL SD Student, Linda Sintniklaas (The Netherlands) San Diego’s Little Italy When you are staying in Vantaggio in San Diego, you will live in Little Italy. This is a little village in the centre of San Diego with a … Continue reading →

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Baseball in downtown San Diego, such as sport must be!

Posted on September 12, 2010 by padres fan

By Linda Sintniklaas, The Netherlands (CISL San Diego Student) If you think you can’t go to a good baseball match in San Diego, you’re totally wrong! The home stadium of the Padres is located in San Diego, named the Petco … Continue reading →

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Learning English, meeting people and having fun at CISL!

Posted on August 28, 2010 by padres fan

By Dianne Kuijs, The Netherlands (CISL San Diego Student) After all the preparations, the journey to San Diego, and all the first impressions of the city, I began my lessons at Converse International School of Language (CISL) last week. Although … Continue reading →

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Word of the Day – Cognate

Posted on February 4, 2009 by cislsd1

The Word of the Day is: cognate • \KAHG-nayt\ • adjective 1 : of the same or similar nature 2 : related; especially : related by descent from the same ancestral language Example Sentence: Sean is a professor of astronomy … Continue reading →

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Monthly Grammar Lesson: Using “To Wish”

Posted on February 4, 2009 by cislsd1

Let’s examine how to use the verb “to wish” in English! Let’s start off with the easy part. ‘ I wish to’ can mean the same as ‘I want to’ but it is much, much more formal and much, much … Continue reading →

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Joke of the Week 2/4

Posted on February 4, 2009 by cislsd1

The Bracelet A woman sees a beautiful bracelet in the window of a jewelery shop and decides that she wants it, but she doesn’t have enough money to buy it. Then she has an idea. She goes into the shop … Continue reading →

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