IH SJ closing

The IHSJ Instituto Britanico is to close at the end end of June.
I would like to wish all my students in Costa Rica a fond farewell as I will be relocating to Spain.
I hope that this blog has been useful and from July I will be revamping the website.

Misused words

Thank you Katia for sharing this link
http://www.sourceaid.com/reference/pdf/misused-words.pdf

the Passive

Thank you for sharing this, follow the link to Random Idea English: An introduction to the Passive: This is not so much aimed at advanced learners as at native speakers whose grammar might have got a bit rusty, and who want to brush up. Plenty of exercises to reinforce the coursework.

Phrasal verbs with go

 Follow the link to the wonderful blog Random Idea English: Phrasal verbs with go: English Phrasal Verbs in Use (Cambridge University Press) lists some forty phrasal verbs based on the verb 'go'. The blog has plenty of exercises to challenge advanced students

Random quiz - Conditionals

Follow the link to Random Idea English: Random quiz - Conditionals: Multifunctional quiz based on a 'bank' of more than 100 conditional sentences.

Unravelling Unreal Past

Everything you need to know about Unreal Past,  follow the link to Random Idea English: Unreal Past: What is Unreal Past? Unreal Past is the use of past tenses to talk about hypothetical situations.

Blog update and statistics

For someone who failed Statistics three times at university, I am curiously proud of the fact that this site has had over 2500 page views  from over 50 countries since it started. I hope that this site is useful for students and teachers preparing for the ICFE Exam.
In February IH Costa Rica is holding Cambridge suite mock exams and hopefully there will be some students interested in doing the Financial English exam.
Check out Facebook IHSJ Instituto Britanico Costa Rica for information.
I'll continue posting articles of  interest to advanced students on Twitter and links to helpful grammar sites on this blog.