Business English – Banking vocab: Stop Banker Bonuses
Business English is very useful at the moment becuase everyone is talking about the global economic crisis. The words you need to know are in bold and then explained in…
Animal Idioms: An Oscar’s best friend
A dark horse; top dog; having a whale of a time - What do these animal idioms mean? Find out in the article and vocabulary glossary below. The Artist was…
Vocabulary: Pinterest – The Facebook killer?
Vocabulary of all kinds is used in this post. Some of the more difficult words that might be new for you are highlighted in bold and then explained below the…
Welcome to London, Afternoon Tea and Ten Pin Bowling
The beginning of the week saw myself and Danielle taking around 35 students to The Adam and Eve for a drink. Once orders and drinks were done, everyone sat down…
Though Although Grammar: Interactive ads for women
Though / Although / Despite / In spite of...how do you use these contrast words in English? Read the text about the latest technology in advertising being used in Oxford…
Business English: 6 Figure Jobs
Read the text about 6 figure jobs to practise your Business English. Some phrases about jobs are highlighted and explained below. Don’t forget to answer the quiz and leave comments…
Beginner’s English – Countries: The couple who sailed round the world
Do you know how to say the names of countries from around the world? Here is a story where we can practise saying country names. Listen to the mp3 of…
Basic English – Past Simple: Whitney Houston’s funeral
The grammar here is for Beginners. The Elementary English that we explain is Irregular Verbs for when we are talking about the past: Past Simple (Preterite). There is a table…
Drinks, Sightseeing, The Science Museum and The London Dungeons
On Monday Charlie and I had record attendance for the weekly pub, drink and chat. We even managed to get a couple of freebies from the staff due to…
Competition: Win 2 IELTS Self-Study Textbooks
On Valentine's Day, SGI had it's 100,000th view on the School Blog. Thank you so much for reading, commenting and for being the reason why we do this. To celebrate,…