Canadian Rocky Mountains Promotion

 

THE CANADAIN ROCKY MOUNTAINS

This Promo ROCKS!

 

Camber College is already in full gear getting ready for Summer! It is our 10 year Aniversary and we are celebrating with this fantastic promotion. We will be sending any student who signs up with us for 12 weeks or more before July 1st, 2013 on this amazing Rocky Mountains trip with Club ESL and Discover Canada Tours. If you were ever planning on coming to Canada to study English then now is the time!

Here are the details:

 All you have to do is register with Camber College for 12 weeks or more by July 1st, 2013. You don't have to be here by then. Just be signed up. For more information on Camber College and it's English Language programs click here.

Join us in Canada and "Live the Edventure"

***This promotion is not valid with any other promotion***
***You must mention promo code THIS ROCKS when registering***

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14 FUN FACTS ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY

14 FUN FACTS ABOUT VALENTINES DAY

 

1. More than 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are sold for Valentine's Day each year.

2. On Average, men shell out $130 each on candy, cards, jewelry, flowers and dates. That's more than double what women commit to spending.

3. Worldwide, over 50 million roses are given for Valentine's Day each year.

4. Women purchase 85% of all valentines.

5. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men, while only 27 percent are women.

6. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentine would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. "To wear your heart on your sleeve" now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

7. The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addresses to Juliet every Valentine's Day.  

8. Richard Cadbury invented the first Valentine's Day candy box in the late 1800s.

9. Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone, an "Improvement in Telegraphy", on Valentine's Day, 1876.

10. In Medieval times, girls ate unusual foods on St Valentine's Day to make them dream of their future husband.

11. In the middle Ages, people believed that the first unmarried person of the opposite sex you met on the morning of St. Valentine's Day would become your spouse.

12. Teachers receive the most Valentine's Day cards.

13. England's King Henry VIII declared February 14th a holiday for the first time.

 

14. Casanova, well known as "The World's Greatest Lover," ate chocolate to make him virile.

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Camber College!

Christmas 2012 - Things do do in Vancouver (part 1)

CHRISTMAS 2012

FUN THINGS TO DO IN VANCOUVER (part 1)

Christmas in Vancouver is such a magical time. If this is your first Christmas in Canada, then don't miss the opportunity to participate in the festivities. Below is a list of a few fun activities we recommend our Camber College students participate in while on their trip to Vancouver. Stay tuned because this is just part one. I'll be posting even more fun and fantastic holiday events!  



 

Bright Nights - Stanley Park Christmas Train

During the holiday season, Stanley Park sparkles with two million twinkling lights, decorating the darkness that comes early at this time of year. Make the Bright Nights Train part of your holiday tradition. Ride the train, watch animated displays, listen to holiday classics, sip warm cocoa, and feast on fresh popcorn or roasted nuts.

http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/bright-nights-train.aspx

 

Carol Ships Vancouver

 

Take in the sights of Vancouver from the deck of a Christmas Caroling ship. The Parade is a flotilla of brightly coloured vessels, lit up on the outside and decked out in their Christmas best on the inside. This holiday tradition features a combination of private and public vessels all decorated. It is the only time of the year that vessels are allowed to display coloured exterior lighting.

http://www.boatcruises.com/tour.php?pv=p2

 

 

 

VanDusen Garden's Festival of Lights

 

During December, VanDusen garden is decorated with hundreds of thousands of lights for the Festival of Lights.

Enjoy the twinkling lights and light show, take a stroll down Candy Cane Lane, hear the sweet sounds of caroling, and get in to the spirit of the season.

http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/festival-of-lights.aspx

 

 

 

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Learn English in Canada at Camber College

This is how we Roll at Camber College

 

 

Check out Camber College; a great English lanuage school located in BC, Canada. We offer excellent English programs such as Academic English, Business English and Intensive English. You can get your TOEFL, TOEIC and study for your Cambridge exam. We can even get you certified as a Scuda Diver! We put together this video to highlight all the things that make us different from other English language schools. Come and learn English with us and we will show you the time of your life. "Live the Edventure" at Camber College.

 

http://www.cambercollege.com/

http://www.cambercollege.com/Courses.html

http://www.cambercollege.com/Activities.html

10 Reasons to learn English

10 Reasons to Learn English

 

English is one of the most difficult languages to learn, but there are many reasons why it is the most important language to learn. Below I will give you 10 great reasons to learn English. Hopefully these reasons will help you stay focused on your path to learning the English language.

 

• English is the most commonly used language among foreign language speakers. When people with different languages need to communicate they usually do so in English.

• The English language is very difficult to learn but knowing English will make you bilingual and more employable in every country in the world.

• The United States is a leader in technical innovation and economic development. English is used in the United States and in each of these fields.

• English is commonly spoken throughout much of the world due to Great Britian’s expansion during the colonial age. People in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, parts of Africa, India, and many smaller island nations speak English. English is the commonly adopted second language in Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands. Speaking English opens these countries and cultures up to you.

• Another reason why English is so important is that it is the language of science. To excel in science you need to know English.

• English is based on an alphabet and, compared to Chinese, it can be learned fairly quickly.

• English is also the language of the Film Industry and English means you no longer have to rely on subtitles.

• In the United States, speaking English immediately opens up opportunities regardless of your ethnicity, color, or background.

• Learn English and you can then teach your children English -- or if they are already learning, you can now communicate with them in English.

• English speakers in the United States earn more money than non-English speakers. Learning English will open your job prospects and increase your standard of living.

Come and live the Edventure and learn English at www.cambercollege.com

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/why-learn-english.htm

Top 5 Tips to Learn English

 

With English now being a global language with over a billion people speaking it. (on at least a basic level) It is becoming more and more important to learn English. It's required for certain jobs and to get into good schools and universities. Below are the top 5 most helpful tips we could find to help you learn English.

Tip #1
Listen to English Music - Listening to English music while doing something else can help to get used to the natural rhythm and tone of English speech. The more and more you listen to a song the more you will learn. So put your favourite English song on repeat!

Tip #2
Travel to an English Speaking Country - Traveling to an English speaking country will force you out of your comfort zone. You will have to try and speak English just to get directions. It's amazing how much of the language you will learn in even just a week.

Tip #3
Read an English Book - Read a book written in English. If you are a beginner start with a children's book. Maybe even a story you are already familiar with. Any words you do not understand you can look up in a dictionary. Practice reading this book until you can read it all the way through and then move on to something harder. ***reading out loud will also help you with pronounciation***

Tip #4
Watch an English Movie - Watch an English movie with subtitle in your own language. It will help you become familair with the words. Have a pen and paper close to write down any new word you learned to practice later.

Tip #5
Find an English Speaking Pen Pal - Find a native English speaking pen pal. This is a great way to learn new words, practice grammer and make a new friend. There are sites for free language exchange. http://www.speakmania.com/index.php?language_id=1

BONUS TIP
Come to Camber College - The best way to really learn English is to join us at Camber College. (lol) You will learn English, make new friends, see a new country and learn fun new activities like skiing, scuba diving and horseback riding. Come Live the Edventure!

Student Testimonial - Sao Paolo - Brazil

CAMBER COLLEGE

Spotlight Student

Ana Clara Maria - Sao Paolo, Brazil

 This year we had a lovely young woman from Brazil join us at Camber College. She completely embraced the experience we are trying to offer students travelling abroad to learn english. She participated in just about evey activity we offer such as learning to scuba dive, surfing, bungee jumping and whale watching trips to Tofino, BC. Her enthusiasim was contaigious and quickly she had many other students signing up to join her on her adventure. Life is an adventure and should be lived to the fullest!

Below is her testimonial about her time spent here with us at Camber College.

 

Testimonial

"I'm Ana Clara, I really recommend to all students who can live the same experience that I lived in Camber College and Powell River. the people are very friendly. My Canadian family made me feel the best place in the world. I made friends from many countries of the world such as Japan, Mexico, Korea, France, Spain, Germany and Brazil. My teachers were excellent in teaching me not only English, but how to make the best of Powell River as well as sports and developing my English with others.

I really miss all of Camber College and very soon I hope to visit them again.

Kisses and hugs!"

Ana Clara Maria Arantes

 

 

 

Did you have a great time at Camber College? Do you have a memory or experience you want to share? Send us a picture and a few sentences about it and we'll shine the spotlight on you!

Send it to info@cambercollege.com attention Jacquie Powell.

 

 

 

 

Winter in Canada

ENGLISH WINTER CAMP

 

 

Come and experience the magic of a Canadian winter. Spend a month with us learning English and participating in fun activities such as skiing, snowboarding, ice hockey, ice skating, snowshoeing and so much MORE! We're currently accepting registation for our popular Winter Camp program. For more information please visit our Winter Camp page on our website or contact Jacquie at jacquie@cambercollege.com

 

Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau

GREAT NEWS!!

Camber College has been officially recognized by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau!

What this means is that Camber College is now on a list of approved schools by the SACB that allow Saudi Arabian scholarship students to attend. This is a great honor for us because the SCAB has stringent guidelines in order for a school to be accepted.

1. The school must be a member of Languages Canada.  
2.  The school must pass a thorough in depth review of it's curriculum.
3. Teachers must be highly educated and trained.

We are proud to say we passed all the requirements and look forward to hosting many students from Saudi Arabia. Assalaam Alaykum! Marhaban!

 
 

Graduation - July 2012

Graduation Day!

Graduation Day at Camber College! Look at all those happy, smiling face! Congratulation you guys!

ENGLISH 101

10 COMMON ENGLISH LANGUAGE ERRORS

Because English is such a complex language, it is loaded with traps that we all frequently fall into (even native speakers).  I hope this list is useful and will help clear up a few of the confusing words we use almost everyday.


1. Practice / Practise
In US English, practice is used as either a verb (doing word), or noun (naming word). Hence, a doctor has a practice, and a person practices the violin. In UK english, practice is a noun, and practise is a verb. A doctor has a practice, but his daughter practises the piano.

2. Bought / Brought
Bought relates to buying something. Brought relates to bringing something. For example, I bought a bottle of wine which had been brought over from France. The easy way to remember which is which is that bring start with ‘br’ and brought also does. Buy and bought start with ‘b’ only. This is one of those difficult ones that a spelling checker won’t catch.

3. Your / You’re
Your means “belonging to you”. You’re means “you are”. The simplest way to work out the correct one to use is to read out your sentence. For example, if you say “you’re jeans look nice” expand the apostrophe. The expanded sentence would read “you are jeans look nice” – obviously nonsensical. Remember, in English, the apostrophe often denotes an abbreviation.

4. Its / It’s
As in the case above, the apostrophe denotes an abbreviation: it’s = it is. Its means “belongs to it”. The confusion arises here because we also use an apostrophe in English to denote possession – except in this case; if you want to say “the cat’s bag” you say “its bag” not “it’s bag”. “It’s” always means “it is” or “it has”. “It’s a hot day.” “it’s been fun seeing you.”

5. Two / To / Too
With a ‘w’ it means the number 2. With one ‘o’ it refers to direction: ‘to France’. With two ‘o’s it means “also” or refers to quantity – for example: “There is too much money”. A good way to remember this one is that too has two ‘o’s – ie, it has more ‘o’s than ‘to’ – therefore it refers to quantity.

6. Desert / Dessert
This is a confusing one because in English an ‘s’ on its own is frequently pronounced like a ‘z’ and two ‘s’s are usually pronounced as a n ‘s’ (for example: prise, prissy). In this case, desert follow the rule – it means a large stretch of sand. However, dessert is pronounced “dez-urt” with the emphasis on the second syllable – ie, something we eat as part of our meal. To make matters worse, when a person leaves the army without permission, it is spelt desert. So, let’s sum up:

desert (pronounced dez’-it): dry land
desert (pronounced dez-urt’): abandon
dessert (pronounced dez-urt’): yum yum! – remember, two ‘s’s because you want second helpings!

Oh – one more thing – another very common mistake is using the word dessert (two ‘s’s) to mean pudding – pudding is a sweet course, often consisting of some kind of cake or icecream. Dessert is fruit or cheese – normally taken after the pudding course.

7. Dryer / Drier
If your clothes are wet, put them in a clothes dryer. That will make them drier. A hair dryer also makes hair drier.

8. Chose / Choose
This is actually quite an easy one to remember – in English we generally pronounce ‘oo’ as it is written – such as “moo”. The same rule applies here: choose is pronounced as it is written (with a ‘z’ sound for the ‘s’) – and chose is said like “nose”. Therefore, if you had to choose to visit Timbuktu, chances are you chose to fly there. Chose is the past tense, choose is the present tense.

9. Lose / Loose
This one is confusing. In this case, contrary to normal rules of English, the single ‘s’ in loose is pronounced like an ‘s’ – as in wearing trousers that are too loose. Lose on the other hand, relates to loss – for example: “I hope we don’t lose this game”. A good way to remember this is that in the word “lose” you have lost the second ‘o’ from loose. If you can’t remember a rule that simple, you are a loser!

10. Literally
This one is not only often used in error, it is incredibly annoying when it is used in the wrong way. Literally means “it really happened” – therefore, unless you live on a parallel universe with different rules of physics, you can not say “he literally flew out the door”. Saying someone “flew out the door” is speaking figuratively – you could say “he figuratively flew out the door” but figuratively is generally implied when you describe something impossible. Literally can only be used in the case of facts – for example: he literally exploded after swallowing the grenade. If he did, indeed, swallow the grenade and explode – that last sentence is perfectly correct. It would not be correct to say “she annoyed him and he literally exploded” unless she is Wonder Woman and her anger can cause people to blow up.

Bonus: I could care less
I have to add this one as a bonus because it is one I especially hate. When you say “I could care less” you are saying “I care a little so I could care less”. Most people when using this horrific sentence mean to say “I couldn’t care less” which means “I care so little I could not care less”.


~ http://listverse.com/2007/09/19/10-common-english-language-errors/ ~

Graduation-July 29th, 2011

July ends and some students say goodbye to Camber College.

We are going to miss all of you guys!

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