DID: They didn’t choose me!
Look out for past simple use of the helping verb did throughout the article. Did appears in negative sentences and questions. Yesterday the producer, director and lead actors involved in…
Idioms: Ghost Stories
Look out for idioms used throughout the text highlighted in bold  Following on from the Halloween blog earlier this week and in preparation for the SGI Halloween party, I…
Present Perfect: Hugh Grant has fathered a child
Look out for examples of the present perfect in the article highlighted in bold. Think about how each sentence is talking about the past and up to now. Hugh Grant…
Dressing up vocabulary: Halloween costumes
To help with the difficult vocabulary, there is a glossary at the end of the article for the words/phrases highlighted in bold. Regardless of whether you are into Halloween or…
Student Testimonial: Walida from Algeria
What a wonderful time spent at SGI School!!! I’ve just looked at my pictures; a lot of memories came out from the last three summers: 2009, 2010 & 2011. What…
Office Appraisal: How NOT to get a salary increase!
After the earlier comedy video blog this week, here's another one with more opportunity to practise your listening skills (and learn a little bit more about English culture). The video…
Welcome Drinks, Royal Gardens Walk, The Mousetrap and the V&A
Have you had a good week? On the social side, we had a great one! We started with the pub on Monday, Gavin & I accompanying a group of around…
Compound Adjectives: Tintin is now three-dimensional
When I was growing up, I used to read the much-loved Tintin comic books – I remember having all of them. I used to love reading all about his action-packed…
Mobile Phone Vocabulary: Blackberry not working
Blackberry mobile customers around the world were very frustrated and angry last week after being unable to access their emails, use the Blackberry messenger service or surf the web due…
Win a FREE Course at SGI!!!
Congratulations to the winner of the last quiz, Tina Gallant from Belgium. She won a free Standard English Course at SGI. Now, SGI are giving away another FREE week of…
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