by Andrea Giordano | Feb 16, 2014 | Student Posts
Weather-Related Idioms This winter in the United States, we have experienced bizarre cold streaks, polar vortices, and snow days galore. Even in a normal year, the weather is a constant source of conversation with everyone you meet, but this year, weather talk has...
by Andrea Giordano | Feb 13, 2014 | Student Posts
How to describe yourself in an interview Job interviews can be intimidating. Especially when they aren’t in your native language! That’s why it’s important to know key words that can help present yourself in the best possible way. Here are 10 words...
by Andrea Giordano | Feb 10, 2014 | Student Posts
Studying at an IEP According to research by Kaplan International, 65% of English language learners believe that the best way to learn English is by traveling to an English speaking country and taking English classes with other foreigners. I would agree that this...
by Andrea Giordano | Feb 6, 2014 | Student Posts
Does Your Dog Say Ham, Gav, or Woof? Thanks to Ylvis, we know what the fox says. But what does the dog say? Depending on the language you speak, your dog could say gav (Russian), guau (Spanish), voff (Icelandic), meong (Korean), blaf (Dutch), ham (Romanian) or woof...
by Andrea Giordano | Feb 3, 2014 | Student Posts
Happy Learning! If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you’ll know that I quite frequently sign off with the catch phrase “Happy Learning!” It’s my belief that happy, motivated learners make the best language learners. Noted...
by Andrea Giordano | Jan 23, 2014 | Student Posts
5 Simple Tense Verb “Rules” Verb tenses are confusing. It’s sometimes difficult to know when to use the simple tense, even though it’s generally the first tense that people learn. Here are 5 general rules you can follow when you think about...
