Using the right word combinations
In English, like in any language, certain word combinations belong together eg a golden opportunity, a bright future; a fatal accident; a deadly poison; a narrow escape; a lucky break.…
Special Event – Film Screening
On Thursday afternoon, Owen took 3 lucky students to see the first screening (NEVER shown before) of "Ways to Live Forever" They shared the small screening room in Wardour St.…
Agata Chudek from Poland
IELTS preparation course Summer 2007 I am a demanding student and while booking a course in SGI I had great expectations towards it. From my IELTS preparation course I wanted…
Welcome Drinks – Every Monday!
Here is one of the pictures of our visit to the pub on Monday afternoon, where the students get a free drink and get to meet/chat to other students, practise their…
Owen, Katie… and Jess’s Soho Walking Tour – 24 August 2010
This week Owen took the students around the trendy London area of Soho (lucky it didn't rain considering the week we've had!). Have a look at the pictures on the…
Visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum – 25th August 2010
Sparkles Sparkles Sparkles... According to the teachers, Chloe and Katie, the Jewellery Collection was the highlight, and I think all the girls will agree with this. The V&A (as Londoners call…
Bend it like Beckham… or not…
Oh dear... was my reaction as I was told the result of Thursday night's SGI football game against Kaplan School... Apparently the referee stopped counting the goals when it reached…
Roxane Antequil from France
General English Combo 10 With my first teacher, in the morning group classes, there was good methodology, you really feel as a student that he likes his job and this…
Cheap travel: London’s new bike hire scheme
A new bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys has been launched in central London. Currently there are 5,000 bicycles, which are available at 315 special locations…
Oxford Circus: Crossing the road made easy
One of Europe's busiest diagonal crossings has opened in central London's Oxford Circus and is just round the corner from SGI! Based on crossings in Tokyo, the new design stops…