Present Perfect Examples: Experts have named Jack the Ripper
As the legend of Jack the Ripper from the nineteenth century continues up to the present day, this is perfect (no pun intended) situation where we can use the Present…
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…
Past Perfect & The Stone Roses
Let's look at the Past Perfect tense by looking at a short article about The Stone Roses, who were one of the biggest bands in England in the 80s/90s. They…
Olympics Pod 3: Gymnastics talk with non native speaker
As an extension to our Real & Relevant Podcasts of completely natural conversations, here is the third of our Olympic mini-podcasts The Real and Relevant podcasts are normally only with…
Comeback vocabulary: Man City zeros to heroes
Even if you're not interested in football, this post is full of grammar and vocabulary that just reading it will improve your English a little bit. The close of the…
Though Although Grammar: Interactive ads for women
Though / Although / Despite / In spite of...how do you use these contrast words in English? Read the text about the latest technology in advertising being used in Oxford…
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…
Whoever/Whenever Grammar: Nadal vs Djokovic – whoever lost, we won
When should you use whoever, whichever, whatever, whenever, wherever & however. Look at the examples in the text and then read the explanations below. This year’s Australian tennis Open produced…
Student blogcast
Welcome to the first SGI Student Podcast! It was created by six students in the upper intermediate 1 class on Friday 9th December 2011 as a pilot show for the…
Used to: Boxing Day
Habits from the past that have stopped are talked about with ‘used to + infintive’. Look out for examples in the text and then read the ‘used to’ grammar explanation…