We had a lot going on at Lexis English | Byron Bay this afternoon – a running ping pong tournament, Coffee Lounge with Marie with cappuccino and conversation, and a slacklining lesson with Joshee out in the garden!

  Do you need some cash to buy me flowers for Valentine’s Day???  Here are the jobs available in Byron this week!! 1 – experienced short order cook required for busy Byron cafe – please call 02 6685 6810 2 – pastry chef / general kitchen hand required for night work 1.30pm to 9pm, Monday … Continued

  We welcome seven new students to Lexis English | Byron Bay this week! Mathias from Switzerland, Eric from Sweden, Fabiana from Brazil, Olivia from Switzerland, Megan from France and Laura from Colombia. Mathias has Armenian heritage, Megan was born in the Congo and grew up there and in Morocco and Eric is an accomplished … Continued

    Joohee has been here with us at Lexis English | Byron Bay for over 10 months now!! When she started, she tested as a lower Intermediate student – and in the past 10 months has flown through the many levels offered here at Lexis – going into the FCE (Cambridge First Certificate of … Continued

  Yesterday was Akane’s birthday! Her Elementary classmates and teacher Marie surprised her with a plate of classic Aussie treats – Tim Tams. Yum! Happy Birthday Akane!

  Lexis | Byron Bay students sweltered in the heat this afternoon – playing soccer to win a case of beer! Winning team Dominic, Mathilda, Michael, Phillip, German and Sara beat Kwanhee, Lee, Takuto, Davey and Matthew for the cold case of Grolsch. Next time guys!

  Want to buy a surfboard but feeling strapped for cash?? Here are the jobs available in Byron Bay this week! 1 – pastry chef / general kitchen hand required for Byron Bay Gourmet Pies, for night work from 1.30pm to 9pm – Monday to Friday. Email CV to [email protected] 2 – manager required for … Continued

  The team here at Lexis English | Byron Bay are very sad to say goodbye to some fantastic students this week! Laura from Brazil, Eva Cristina from Spain, Ramona from Switzerland, Olaf from Germany, Victor from Spain, Elena from Italy, Fabian from Switzerland, Dora from Taiwan, Maria from Spain, Marianna from Italy and Daniel … Continued

Grammar Books for Teachers. For the majority of English language teachers starting out in the TESOL industry, there is one aspect of the job that scares the pants off us – teaching grammar. I’m not sure about you, but when I went through primary and secondary school, we weren’t taught English grammar, so when I … Continued

  Well what do you know, the weekend has come around again!! Tonight, The Northern is throwing a retirement party for soon-to-be ex pro surfer Kieran Perrow, from 6pm! With special guest Tommy Franklin, DJs and prizes… On Friday, Tom Richardson is playing at the Treehouse on Belongil – he has played most festivals in … Continued

  Brazilian pro skateboarder Flavio Biehl came in to Lexis English | Byron Bay today to teach some of our students some tricks and turns! Marianna and Clara from Italy and Valentin from Switzerland tore up the concrete behind the school on a sunny Byron Bay afternoon =)

  Congratulations to Raphael from Switzerland, who scored an incredible 100% in his Face to Face Pre-Intermediate weekly test this week!! Raphael has been studying with us here at Lexis English | Byron Bay for almost four weeks and is almost halfway through his General English course. He is excelling in Kathleen Barrett’s Pre-Intermediate class … Continued

“My name is Lara, and I am from New Caledonia – it’s really close to Australia, so I know this way of life with the beach close to the school. In New Caledonia we can’t surf as there are no waves, instead we take boats out onto the reef. I’d like to go home and … Continued

  Spent all your cash on Australia Day and need to replenish your funds? Here are the jobs available in Byron Bay this week! 1 – Miss Margarita are looking for a Floor Manager with strong admin, organisational and leadership skills, and 3 years experience in a fast paced restaurant. Email CV to [email protected] 2 … Continued

Concept Checking Questions As a teacher, there are a couple of things we should never say or do to our students. For example, pointing at them and laughing when they make a mistake is often frowned upon and will most likely result in an upset student, poor classroom atmosphere, and a newly unemployed teacher. But … Continued

A sad day today as we say goodbye to seven students! Michael from Switzerland, Valerie from Germany, Lara from New Caledonia, Hazuki from Japan, Raul from Spain, Fredi from Switzerland and Steve who is also from Switzerland! Raul is off to Perth, Hazuki will be living and working in Byron Bay for the next few … Continued

Marie O’Mara’s Business English class tried their hand at ‘Dragon’s Den’ this afternoon – where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to millionaire business tycoons who will invest their own cash! Obviously our Lexis students are not millionaire tycoons (I would have married one of them by now if they were) – but they enjoyed an afternoon … Continued

Today we had a Japanese cooking class in the student lounge, led by Lexis Byron Bay students Asami and Yurina! They had decided to demonstrate and cook Okonomiyaki – a delicious Japanese pancake recipe with bacon, egg and cabbage – YUM! The other students crowded around to watch the girls whip up this tasty dish, … Continued

Need some spare change for ice creams?? Here are the jobs available in Byron this week!! 1 – chef required for busy Lennox Head restaurant – 38-40 hours per week. They are looking for someone who will stick around for a long time. Email resume [email protected] 2 – office cleaner required on the Byron Industrial … Continued

Here at Lexis English | Byron Bay, we have a grand total of 11 different nationalities in this week’s Upper Intermediate class! We currently have Swiss, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian, Portuguese, Korean, Taiwanese, Russian, New Caledonian and German Upper Intermediate students – what a great opportunity for you guys to practise your English with people … Continued