Welcome Drinks, Tour, Camden Market and The London Dungeons
On Monday John and I took around twenty five students to the Adam and Eve. We chatted about the Paralympics closing ceremony, life at SGI as well as getting to…
Word of the day: Amazeballs
Word of the Day Amazeballs (adjective)(Slang) - better than amazing / an expression of enthusiastic approval Example: OMG, have you seen Rhianna's new video? It's amazeballs, innit? NOTE: If you…
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…
Advanced vocabulary: Break phrases
Advanced vocabulary doesn't have to mean using long, complicated words that nobody knows the meaning of. You can show that you have an advanced level of English by using metaphorical…
Present Perfect sentences – by an Alien!
A few present perfect sentences - just for fun! If an alien can learn English grammar, so can you! :) Present Perfect Formula Have / Has + Past Participle Present…
Welcome Drinks, Walk, Theatre, Tate Modern and A Boat Trip
On Monday Dan and Danielle took the students to the pub for the usual Welcome Drinks. It was quite a quiet drink compared to usual. There was a lot of…
Present Perfect v Past Simple: The Queen & her butler
Present Perfect v Past Simple grammar issues cause lots of problems for English students. Enjoy the video which has both present perfect and past simple examples. If you need help…
Present Perfect Examples Explained
Can you see examples of Present perfect grammar in the cartoon strip below? Find out why we use them in English grammar with explanations below the cartoon. A Present Perfect…
Present Perfect Timeline
Take a different look at grammar with our Present Perfect timeline based on our cartoon story. USE THE TIMELINE. It should really help you understand the grammar. There are explanations…
Present Perfect Grammar Series begins!
Present Perfect grammar is notoriously difficult for students to know how to use properly. It's one of those grammar tenses in English that every student knows, but does anyone really…