In 2006 it was stated in "English Worldwide", a book by Professor David Crystal, that there were approximately 400 million native speakers of English. In addition, Crystal said that there were 400 million…
This is the first of three articles about the IELTS speaking Exam. You can find tips here for IELTS Part 1: The Interview. Look out for more posts coming soon about…
You know how to write an Out of Office auto reply in your mother-tongue language, don't you?However, are you sure that your out of office auto responder message is…
May 2017
Oh dear... was my reaction as I was told the result of Thursday night's SGI football game against Kaplan School... Apparently the referee stopped counting the goals when it reached…
Bren has been with SGI English school since 2005. At first he was an English teacher teaching mainly Business English. In 2007, he moved abroad to progress his teaching career, but always…
March 2017
Today is March 17th, otherwise known as St. Patrick s Day. This is a perfect opportunity to find out lots of different ways to say 'being drunk'.Patrick is the…
February 2017
Situated in the north east corner of Fitzrovia, and only about an 8 minute walk from SGI in Margaret Street, Fitzroy Square is a truly magnificent Georgian Square that is well…
If you were wondering about the history of Valentine's Day, listen to the audio or read everything you need to know about the origins of Valentine's Day and some fun…
Third conditionals (sometimes called Type 3 conditionals) are sentences where the speaker is thinking about the past and how it could have been different.So, normally a 3rd conditional sentence expresses…
February 2017
Do you need to improve your IELTS band score?When studying for your IELTS Speaking test, it's really important to improve your exam technique to be able to get the…