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Is it better to have brains- or pals? Be popular, or be a smarty pants??

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 Despite the title, this is not a blog about the pros and cons of trying to 'fit in'.  I have noticed that  in my 'ELT World' I have only been reviewing restaurants recently, so I thought it was time to as Eminem sang "get down to business"  Toward the end of my MA studies, I started my first teaching roles, completing 2(TWO) summer schools. One in Kent and one in Oxford, and I 'definitely' didn't complete these schools whilst also writing my dissertation. shhhh, don't telly Tilly.   Anyways- the point is, and there is a point, eventually, towards the end of my ramblings, that during these summer schools I used both ESL Brains and ESL Pals and thought it would be worth taking a closer look at these helpful websites.  Now, the first thing to note is that both offer a 'premium subscription service' to access the full library of lesson plans: ESL Pals offers three different options: Full Access for $49.99 for 6 months Full Access (lifetime

Georgy Porgy, pudding pie

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 Buutttt did George in the Tree make us cry? Hello dear readers, I am back with another restaurant review (RR)  Now, let's address the elephant in the blog, in the last review I said my next post would be a review of the Brazilian restaurant in Coventry City Centre, and it is in fact a review of a completely different restaurant. Let this be a valuable life lesson, always expect 'crushing disappointment' and you can only be pleasantly surprised. I will get to the Brazilian restaurant in due course, however.  So on with the review. George In The Tree Beefeater  Kenilworth Road, Balsall Common, CV7 7EX  Opening times Mon-Sat 11.30am - 11pm Sun 12pm - 10.30pm Breakfast serving times Weekdays                                   6:30am - 10:30am Weekends  7am- 11am Yes, it's a Beefeater, which also means it's adjacent to a hotel, very handy if you overeat and need a nap :) Having been here a few times already- I had noticed they do a 'Sunday Roast special' which I