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David Beckham Retires – Third conditional »

Third conditional_David Beckham retires

Beckham, the golden boy retires. How would his life had been different if certain moments & decisions had happened differently. Third conditional sentences for grammar practice.…

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Irregular Past Simple review »

Irregular past simple

Time to revise Irregular Past Simple grammar! In this lesson, look at our posts on verbs with irregular preterite forms and answer the questions in the quick quizzes related to the information in…

Feb 8 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Comparatives and Superlatives: Beer v Guinness »

Comparatives v superlatives_Guinness v beer

Cool infographic on Guinness v Beer including lots of comparatives and superlatives. Quiz to check understanding. Grammar articles & language for comparisons.…

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Verb Noun collocations: English Butlers are back »

Verb noun collocations - English Butlers are back

English Butlers are back in fashion. Read the text to learn more about this trend and study the verb noun collocations.   Verb noun collocations   Here are some of the collocations from…

Dec 28 2012 / No Comment / Read More »
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Angelina Jolie double mastectomy »

Angleina Jolie double mastectomy

Vocabulary | The world's most famous actress undergoes a deeply personal medical issue and goes public to benefit the women of…

May 14 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »

FREE ENGLISH LESSONS: I want to study English at SGI because… »

Free English Lessons Competition

Competitions | WIn 2 weeks of free English lessons at SGI in Central London in our video competition. Make a fun…

May 6 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Advanced English CAE Sample Answer: Speaking »

Advanced English CAE Sample Answer Speaking

Vocabulary | CAE Advanced English Sample Answer on video given by a native-speaker English teacher from London. Full transcript to help…

May 3 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »

IELTS Speaking Sample Answer from a teacher – Pt 1 Interview »

IELTS Speaking Sample Answer from an English teacher

IELTS | A native-speaker English teacher gives 4 IELTS Speaking Sample Answers on video with detailed written analysis. A student answers…

May 1 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »

R&R 31: Scottish accent »

Scottish accent_advantages of living in Scotland including whisky

Podcasts | LISTEN TO THE LOVELY SCOTTISH ACCENT AS AN ENGLISH TEACHER FROM DUMFRIES DESCRIBES THE ADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN SCOTLAND,…

Apr 23 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Controversial topic: Margaret Thatcher – for and against »

Margaret Thatcher controversy

Vocabulary | Margaret Thatcher is just as controversial now as when she was alive. Vocabulary to match the controversial topic and…

Apr 17 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »

SGI English School London is outstanding – that’s official!!! »

English school London

News | Saint George International English School in London had the ISI inspectors in recently. Their official report repeatedly says that…

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Upper Intermediate English: David Bowie Fever in London »

David Bowie

Vocabulary | To improve your Upper intermediate English, add these chunks or phrases to your vocabulary. You’ll be amazed at how…

Mar 20 2013 / 2 Comments / Read More »

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Pub, Museum, Soho and Phantom of the Opera!!! »

At the pub on Monday, Neus, teacher Danielle, Mario, Elizabeth and teacher Hannah talked about Margaret Thatcher’s death, life in Switzerland and exercise. Neus recently went back to Spain and really enjoyed the warm weather and the rest of them are all hoping that London will warm up soon. On Tuesday Jon took the students…

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Student Testimonial: Sara de Maio from Geneva »

Student Testimonial Two-time SGI student, Sara gives her opinion about the school and London life.…

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SGI IELTS Results 2010 »

IELTS results 2010 are now available on the IELTS Courses page. We are proud of our students’ achievements at SGI. Here are some of our former students and their progression into Higher Education in the UK and around the World.…

Oct 7 2011 / No Comment / Read More »
IELTS Results 2010

IELTS

IELTS Speaking Sample Answer from an English teacher

IELTS Speaking Sample Answer from a teacher – Pt 1 Interview »

A native-speaker English teacher gives 4 IELTS Speaking Sample Answers on video with detailed written analysis. A student answers the questions on audio. …

May 1 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »

IELTS Speaking practice: Speaking test Part 2 »

Say YES, I can be excellent in my IELTS speaking test

Improve your IELTS Speaking by working through this lesson. Practice for Part 2 of the speaking test - The Long Turn where…

Feb 15 2013 / 2 Comments / Read More »

IELTS exam preparation advice from an English teacher »

This is how you'll feel when you pass your IELTS exam

Experienced native-speaker English teacher and examiner gives advice about IELTS exam preparation to help improve your band score. Perfect IELTS student? Are…

Feb 12 2013 / No Comment / Read More »
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English Tips

Often in Received Pronunciation: Queen’s Xmas Message »

all dressed in red and white hair...it must be Father Christmas

how do you say 'often'? With a 't', without a 't', or like The Queen? Video, of received pronunciation speaking, mp3 of English…

Dec 27 2011 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Steve Jobs talks about life and death »

Apple boss, Steve Jobs R.I.P.

An inspirational speech on video plus the entire transcript from the Apple legend. Use as an English listening exercise.…

Oct 7 2011 / 2 Comments / Read More »
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7 Reasons to Learn English »

You know you should learn English and here are 7 reasons to motivate you to study the English language a little bit more!…

Sep 17 2012 / No Comment / Read More »

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