Recently, CISL San Diego students took a trip to the local bowling alley. Looks like they had a lot of fun! Would you like to learn a little about bowling-related vocabulary? Strike (noun): when you hit all ten pins down in one try. Spare (noun): when you hit all 10 pins down in two tries....
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to trade places with someone for one day? We asked our CISL San Diego students this question recently. To correctly answer this question, students must properly use the Second Conditional. See our grammar lesson on the Second Conditional to refresh yourself on its form. The Second Conditional...
Summer continues for CISL San Diego! We have many fun-in-the-sun activities planned for our students this month. Hope each of our students can make it to several of these events! Wednesday, August 1: World Famous San Diego Zoo $8.00 per person $5.00 per person for bus fare Meet at 1:30 Thursday, August 2: Sea World San Diego $73.00 per person $5.00 per...
Today marks the beginning of the 2012 Olympics in London, so we thought it would be the perfect time to ask our students their opinion about sporting occasions. We asked our CISL SD and SF students the following question, which is based on a question from a previous IELTS examination: Popular events like soccer’s World...
What is the one activity that most CISL San Diego students MUST try? Surfing! Last week our student Benjamin and his friends hit the waves and shared their experience (and photos) with us. Looks like they had a great time! This was the first time that Benjamin tried to surf. After his first attempt at...
San Diego has recently earned the title “Little Belgium” because of its many microbreweries (small production beer companies). Would you like to find out why there is such a buzz about the area’s brews? Check out the San Diego Brew Fest on Saturday, July 21! This is the event’s second year in existence, and the...
San Francisco is always offering unique festivals, events, and concerts. This Midsummer Mozart Festival, which begins this weekend and runs through July 29th, is no exception. The Midsummer Mozart Festival was founded in 1974 by George Cleve, a musician and Mozart lover, along with a consortium of classical musicians. Now in its thirty-sixth year, the...
It is wedding season! Spring and summer months are the most popular for marriages, and we think it is the perfect time for some ESL wedding vocabulary. Do you know the following words? bride: the woman getting married groom: the man getting married bridesmaids: the women who stand with the bride (close friends and...
Downtown San Diego is just 20 minutes from the Mexican border, so it is no surprise that we have delicious Mexican food. Our student Tamara recently visited a Mexican restaurant in San Diego’s Old Town and was kind enough to share her experience with us. Enjoy her article about her fun evening with other CISL...
Many of our CISL San Diego students are surprised to find that there is a thriving wine industry in Southern California. San Diego has dozens of wineries that students can visit to taste some delicious, local wines! Our student Lara from Spain recently visited Ferrara Winery in Escondido, a town north of Downtown San Diego,...
