December 2018
It is hard to believe but we have almost reached the end of another year, and that can only mean one thing: it is time to reflect and set some…
November 2018
This summer, we have an extra-special summer camp for children to learn English in the UK countryside with a fantastic team made up of teachers from SGI London.The opportunity…
November 2018
Do you fall asleep easily or does it take you ages? Does the slightest noise wake you up or do you sleep very deeply? Do you love waking up early…
There are approximately 130 universities in the UK, not counting other institutes of Higher Education and the plethora of online providers, so it is not surprising that narrowing down the options…
October 2018
Do you have doubts about using punctuation marks? Do you sometimes put them in the wrong position, or avoid using them altogether? If so, you re not alone; many people…
October 2018
Have you noticed just how often thank you is used in everyday conversations in the UK? Perhaps this is one of the reasons the Brits are thought to be polite…
Last week I was in a queue at the Tube station and the guy in front of me was trying to buy a ticket to Southwark, but he was getting…
Aren't English prepositions like 'in, on & at' annoying? 😊 It's sooooo difficult to get them right when you are speaking English. I always say to my students…
Being an effective listener is not just about understanding the literal meaning of the words of the person in front of you:It is also important to learn how to…
Slang is very informal language that tends to be used in speaking rather than writing. A recent survey of SGI students found that a staggering 91% of respondents have been confused…