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 | 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 | 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 | Apr 30, 2015 | Student Posts, Videos
“Happy” by Pharrell Williams An English Gap Fill Exercise Surely you’ve heard of the song “Happy” by Pharell Williams. It was everywhere in 2014. No matter how much I listen, I can always use a little more “Happy”, though....
by Andrea Giordano | Apr 29, 2015 | Student Posts
Minimal Pair Pronunciation of /ɪ/ and /i/ So many of my ESL students struggle with pronunciation with the short “i” sound ( /ɪ/ in IPA) and the long “e” sound (/i/ in IPA). Being able to say these vowel sounds correctly is critical in allowing...
by Andrea Giordano | Apr 28, 2015 | Student Posts
“I Look to You” by Whitney Houston An English Gap Fill Exercise How does a gap fill exercise work? While listening to “I Look to You” by Whitney Houston, you’ll read along with the lyrics worksheet below the video. Notice that blank...
