Another week is gone! On Monday the Cock's landlord welcomed our group as usual and we had a nice little drink. The table I was sitting at was near the…
November 2014
This week the teachers did their usual bit to entertain the lovely SGI students, but we did have a few drawbacks! On Monday all went well... What could go wrong…
November 2014
Learn English when you are travelling: Describing things a simple and enjoyable mental challenge It s difficult to find time for studying English everyday. We all know that. But every…
November 2014
Old Nothing makes you feel old like an invitation to a primary school reunion. 27 long years ago I walked into that classroom for the first time and felt lost and…
What is there to say about London that hasn t already been said? Everybody knows the big stuff .the main attractions, its immensely long and turbulent history, its extraordinarily diverse…
For one day and one day only, the normally busy traffic-full Regent Street will become the site of an exciting street festival. The Regent Street Festival will transform this famous…
November 2014
Double TakeBy day a mild mannered English teacher, by night a crime fighter and international super-hero .. well, not quite. For the last 2 years I have been teaching English here at…
November 2014
Highlight of the week? Wednesday's 5 aside football match! Gavin's Devils versus Charlie's Angels... The Devils opened the score early in the match, but the Angels came back and headed for 10:8...…
November 2014
London has famously become home to people from all over the world. Whether fleeing religious or ethnic persecution or dire economic circumstances, countless migrant communities have formed and settled in…
November 2014
If you thought Standard English was difficult, you might like to try your hand at the latest London English dialect, Jafaican , or to give it its more academic sounding title,…