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...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 17, 2014 | Student Posts
Money, Money, Money, Money!There are dozens of ways to talk about money without actually saying the word “money”. Most of these slang terms would never be used in a bank, but they are certainly popular. Here are 25 of my favorites along with their meaning,...
