by Andrea Giordano | Oct 24, 2018 | Student Posts, Videos
Two years ago… I traveled 27 hours to Guangzhou, China on a student recruitment trip. The host school I was visiting arranged for a guided tour around their campus, where hundreds of students in red and white uniforms were studying hard for their exams. I saw...
by Andrea Giordano | Jan 30, 2018 | Blog
A couple weeks ago, our YouTube channel surpassed 2,000,000 views. That’s crazy! I never thought that when we started this little channel 9 years ago, we would see such an overwhelming response to the videos we put out. It turns out that the world is nuts about...
by Andrea Giordano | Jul 21, 2017 | Citizenship Podcast, Podcast
In this episode, you’ll learn the answer to the 14th possible question on your U.S. Citizenship Civics Test, “What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?” In addition to the question and answer, Andrea will provide a brief history...
by Andrea Giordano | Apr 25, 2016 | Blog, Teacher Posts
Seven things only ESL teachers understand 1) You speak in broken English more often than you would like to admit. I often hear ESL teachers complain that their English has gotten significantly worse since they started teaching English. Let me just say: You’re...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 10, 2016 | Student Posts
This is a guest post from Jack Askew, the creator of To Fluency Most learners I speak to are intermediate speakers of English. And they have been at this level for some time. If you feel the same – if you feel like you’ve not made real progress, then...
by Andrea Giordano | Nov 18, 2015 | Blog
Crossing Borders I have these recurring dreams. They all take place in different locations, but one thing is the same: I’m doing everything I can to cross a border, but something prevents me. Sometimes I get stuck in a spiral airport with no departing flights....
by Andrea Giordano | Jul 8, 2015 | Student Posts
Learn English While Watching Shark Week Every year, the Discovery Channel holds a programming event called “Shark Week”. Viewers look forward to this event every year because they love the shocking footage of sharks, as well as the scary facts they learn...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 24, 2015 | Citizenship Podcast
In this episode, you’ll learn the answer to the 10th possible question on your U.S. Citizenship Civics Test, “What is freedom of religion?” In addition to the question and answer, Andrea will provide a brief history lesson as well to help you...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 1, 2015 | Citizenship Podcast
In this episode, you’ll learn the answer to the ninth possible question on your U.S. Citizenship Civics Test, “What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?” In addition to the question and answer, Andrea will provide a brief history lesson...
