by Andrea Giordano | Apr 7, 2014 | Student Posts
How to Write an Effective Topic Sentence When you write an academic paragraph in English, you should probably start by writing the topic sentence. The topic sentence is essentially a 1-sentence summary of the paragraph. It clearly outlines the main idea, basically...
by Andrea Giordano | Apr 1, 2014 | Student Posts
Is texting ruining your English? According to a poll taken by Kaplan International, 63% of English language learners don’t think so. The good news is that world-renowned linguist David Crystal doesn’t think it’s had a negative effect on language...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 28, 2014 | Student Posts
You probably already know that continuous verbs are be + -ing verbs. am typingare walkingis singingwas yellingwere gallopingwill be happening But do you know when to use continuous verbs? Here are 5 simple rules for when to use the continuous (progressive)...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 25, 2014 | Student Posts
How To Pronounce Countries In EnglishLearn how to pronounce countries in English… every country! Here is a list of world countries, along with an audio recording I put together of the American English pronunciation of each country. Every language in the world...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 24, 2014 | Student Posts
Check out these tools for learning English…When Kaplan International asked over 500 ESL teachers about tools they used to teach English, 86% said that they have used music for lessons in their classrooms. I am definitely part of the 86%! Music is one of the best...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 20, 2014 | Student Posts
How to Brainstorm Effectively Today is a writing lesson focused on the process of brainstorming. The best place to start when you want to write is in the pre-writing phase called brainstorming. When I brainstorm, I use three techniques:Free WritingThe Big 6...
