20 Day English – Day 6: Upper intermediate idioms quiz
Idioms are those phrases in English like "It's not my cup of tea". A group of words that when put together have a meaning that is completely different than the…
New Student Social Programme Events
There is a new teacher organiser of the SGI London Student Social Programme now. Vanessa is the teacher in charge of organising all the student events from now on. She started her new role by asking the SGI students what…
Learn English idioms with cool street photos: Fun Friday #4
Students love to learn English idioms, I think, because it is an advanced form of the language and if you can use an idiom correctly then it can make you…
Business English Idioms: Idioms Test
Business English idioms are the focus here in our latest English test. Using idioms can really widen your Business English vocabulary and make you sound more like a native-speaker of…
Boxing Idioms: Nexus 7 v i-Pad
Several boxing idioms are highlighted and explained to help you in this article about the new Google Nexus 7 tablet. Read the text and tell us what you think. The…
Idioms with LOSE: M&S have lost their way
Idioms with lose are highlighted and explained below. If you use idioms when using English you will sound more natural and possibly even more like a native speaker! Marks…
Sports Idioms & Phrases: IELTS Speaking
One way to try to get high scores in the IELTS speaking test is to use phrasal verbs and idioms. In this blog we are going to look at sport…
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…
Grammar: ‘As’ – Rules of Date Club
How do you use 'as' in English? Lots of ways! Look at the examples in the text and then read the explanations below in the grammar section. A lot of…
Cold Idioms & Snow vocabulary: A snow day at home
There is actually a lot of vocabulary to do with snow! Also there are lots of idioms about the cold. Look out for them in the text and then find…