Beginner’s English – Countries: The couple who sailed round the world
Do you know how to say the names of countries from around the world? Here is a story where we can practise saying country names. Listen to the mp3 of…
Basic English – Past Simple: Whitney Houston’s funeral
 The grammar here is for Beginners. The Elementary English that we explain is Irregular Verbs for when we are talking about the past: Past Simple (Preterite). There is a table…
Competition: Win 2 IELTS Self-Study Textbooks
On Valentine's Day, SGI had it's 100,000th view on the School Blog. Thank you so much for reading, commenting and for being the reason why we do this. To celebrate,…
Drinks, Sightseeing, The Science Museum and The London Dungeons
On Monday Charlie and I had record attendance for the weekly pub, drink and chat. We even managed to get a couple of freebies from the staff due to…
Beginner’s English Vocabulary: Apple Digital Textbooks
Read the Beginner's English text about Apple digital textbooks. Some phrases are highlighted and explained below. Don’t forget to answer the quiz and leave comments about the discussion questions. Apple…
Vocabulary/Slang: British school bans slang
Slang words are used everyday. In the table below you can see lots of very common slang words from British English and then the standard English version. Please vote on…
Vocabulary: Sweaty, Smelly Valentine
There is lots of vocabulary to do with smell in the text. It's all explained below in the glossary. After your daily bit of free English study, have some more…
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…
Football, Tate Modern, Drinks, Afternoon Tea and Bowling!
Monday saw Ben and me taking a few students to the pub for the usual welcome drinks and chat. There was a lot of confusion between what the difference between…
Vocabulary: Most Relaxing Thing Ever?
There is lots of vocabulary in the text to do with relaxation. Find out what they mean in the glossary below. A band from Manchester, Marconi Union, have composed a…
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