by Andrea Giordano | Jun 13, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
The word adversary means an opponent, rival, or someone who is against you. Some famous adversaries are American political parties Republicans and Democrats or the Capulets and Montagues in Romeo and Juliet. Can you think of any other famous adversaries? Was that...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 11, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
To adapt means to adjust or change to fit in a new situation. In the video below I discuss a unique situation where I had to adapt to fit into a new culture in Panama. Every year we adapt our teaching curriculum to work with new technology and new learning best...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 8, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
What does accelerate mean? To accelerate is to increase your speed or go faster. This can be related to the movement of an object or the time it takes to complete something. For instance, I can push the gas pedal on my car to accelerate or I can practice my vocabulary...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 6, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
When you say something is abridged that is a way of saying something is condensed or shortened. Many classic novels that are long have abriged cliff note versions so you can quickly read it and understand the story line of the book without spending a lot of time. Was...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 4, 2012 | Basic, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
A great summer pastime in America is watching baseball. My favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals. In the video below I talk about some basic baseball terminology including infield, outfield, bases, foul line and more right from Busch Stadium, home to the Cardnials!...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 1, 2012 | Basic, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
Summer is upon us here in the United States. With temperatures reaching in the 80s and 90s (fahrenheit) – a fun summer activity is to ride a boat on a lake! A dock is a structure that is built out over the water where you can walk to access your boat. You can...
by Andrea Giordano | May 30, 2012 | Blog, Student Posts, Tongue Twisters, Videos
One of the biggest challenges to non-native English speakers is pronunciation of the different sounds in the English language that are not present in their native language. Andrea is here to help with your pronunciation practice with the following tongue twister....
by Andrea Giordano | May 28, 2012 | Blog, Student Posts, Tongue Twisters, Videos
One of the biggest challenges to non-native English speakers is pronunciation of the different sounds in the English language that are not present in their native language. Andrea is here to help with your pronunciation practice with the following tongue twister....
by Andrea Giordano | May 25, 2012 | Basic, Blog, Student Posts, Vocabulary
What is a tower? A tower is a structure that is tall or higher than it is wide. In this video I will show you one of the most well known towers in the world – Giotto’s Tower in Florence Italy. A lot of towers were used for protection in the olden days but...
