My Heart’s In The Highlands by Robert Burns

One of the best ways to learn English is to read English language literature. In this post, we offer My Heart’s In The Highlands, a poem by a famous Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) and a reading of the poem by Charles, Prince of Wales.

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ESL Pre-Intermediate Texts

Lemonade on a Hot Day

It was a hot day. The sun was shining in the sky. The air was sticky. It was a Sunday afternoon. Jane was thirsty. She went to the kitchen to get a drink. She opened her refrigerator. There was nothing to drink inside. Jane grabbed some lemons and a big pitcher. She cut the lemons in two. She filled the large pitcher with water. She squeezed the lemons into the pitcher…

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Goethe’s The Elf-King

For German language learners, it is exciting to read Goethe’s famous poem The Erl-King, also called The Elf-King, written in 1782 and published as Der Erlkönig. The poem is based on the Germanic legend of an evil elf who haunts the Black Forest, luring children to destruction. It was translated into English by Sir Walter Scott and set to music in a famous song by Franz Schubert.

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The Academy has become a member of the Cambridge University Penfriends Initiative

Georgian-German Academy has become a member of the Cambridge University Penfriends School network.  The membership allows our students and lecturers to organize joint presentations, discussions, and other academic activities with partner school. The students can meet their Penfriends from different countries and hold discussions on exciting topics.   The Academy plans to engage actively in the events of […]

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German for Beginners. First Contact

Hallo, ich heiße Albert.                                             Hello. My name is Albert.
Wie heißt du?                                                             What’s your name?
Mein Name ist Adriane Schmidt.                            My name’s Adriane Schmidt.

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