The whole of the UK is covered in snow at the moment, which is very unusual. There has not been such a cold winter for 30 years! Students learning at Oxford House School of English have seen 20cm of snow this week.

The English Profile project has just launched a free Word of the Week feature by drawing from the new English Profile Wordlists.

Get up-to-date with British news and culture with English UK!

Every week, we summarise the news to give you some insight into what is happening in Britain, and what people are talking about.

Get up-to-date with British news and culture with English UK!

Every week, we summarise the news to give you some insight into what is happening in Britain, and what people are talking about.

The last week of December is a big holiday period in Britain. It is actually two festivals: Christmas comes first, on December 25, with the New Year celebrations a few days later.

It can be great fun staying in the UK at this time. It is useful to know a little about both holidays. For information on Christmas, click here. This article will tell you about the New Year.