
What do you say when…..? – Awkward Business English phrases
What do you say when… you’re doing business

‘For’ can be used lots of different ways in English. Look out for the different ‘for’ meanings in the text and then read the explanations below. For those of you who don’t…
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Though Although Despite In spite of...how do you use these words in English? Look at the text examples & then learn with the grammar section…
Feb 24 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »
Irregular Verbs in Past Simple are difficult in English. You must learn the verbs because there are no rules. Included here is also a reference table of Preterite Irregular Verbs.…
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How do you use 'as' in English? Lots of different uses of 'as' in the text and then the grammar explained...plus a video of 'As' …
Feb 13 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Welcome to the first of our new podcast series: English Conversation – Real and Relevant These discussions…
May 15 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »
Even if you’re not interested in football, this post is full of grammar and vocabulary that just reading it…
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Most people have an opinion on Royal families, either good or bad. If the subject comes up in conversation…
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It sounds like just the same, normal weather forecast vocabulary that you would expect to hear at the end…
May 10 2012 / 1 Comment / Read More »This text is about why we buy products. Different ways of saying often are highlighted and explained at the…
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Here is a text with computer vocabulary about the new Microsoft HomeOS. Useful language is highlighted and explained below.…
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As you are interested in IELTS, please have a go in our “Win free IELTS textbooks” competition this month.…
May 1 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Words to do with ‘charity’ are highlighted throughout and then explained below the text. The London Marathon last Sunday…
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Welcome Drinks, Tate Britain, Sweeney Todd and a Walk.
Welcome Drinks, Madame Tussauds, Museums and a Walk.
Royal Walk, Thriller, Bowling and Welcome Drinks
Under The Bridges, Welcome Drinks, National Portrait Gallery and 39 Steps.
Natural History Museum, Welcome Drinks, Soho Walk and the Theatre
Welcome Drinks, Walk, Bowling, English Tea and the Theatre!
London Aquarium, Drinks and a Boat Trip
Meet and Greet, Madame Tussauds, Museum of London, Sightseeing AND Football!
Welcome to London, Afternoon Tea and Ten Pin Bowling
Drinks, Sightseeing, The Science Museum and The London Dungeons
Football, Tate Modern, Drinks, Afternoon Tea and Bowling!
Royal Garden Walk, Jersey Boys, Imperial War Museum and Welcome Drinks
Natural History Museum, Welcome Drinks, Soho Walk and We Will Rock You
La Soiree, Chat in the Local, Soho Walk and The National Portrait Gallery
Monday was off to the usual start in The Adam and Eve. There were less students than usual but just as much fun. I had a long discussion on celebrity spotting in London, especially around Hampstead, where Noel Gallagher and Madonna have been spotted by students. It was also nice to catch up with some old faces…
May 4 2012 / No Comment / Read More »Two-time SGI student, Sara gives her opinion about the school and London life.…
Dec 5 2011 / No Comment / Read More »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 »As you are interested in IELTS, please have a go in our “Win free IELTS textbooks” competition this month. You can win IELTS Speaking and IELTS Listening self-study textbooks from…
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Do you need to improve your IELTS band score? When studying for your IELTS Speaking test, it’s really important to improve your…
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Getting to IELTS band 7+ is tough and most students never manage it but why? Well, people at that level are similar…
Mar 28 2012 / 2 Comments / Read More »
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 / No Comment / Read More »
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 »Lots of English words that are difficult to pronounce because of their strange spelling patterns...with a video of a native speaking English teacher trying to say all the words correctly…
Jan 10 2012 / 9 Comments / Read More »