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 | Apr 10, 2015 | Student Posts
Conversation Questions About Baseball From the time I was a little girl, I attended Major League Baseball games. My dad is a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan, so naturally, our whole family is too. I love the sounds around a baseball stadium, the food that they serve, and...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 17, 2015 | Student Posts
Practice Your Listening Skills – St. Patrick’s Day Listening Activity St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 17th. In my country of the United States, this holiday is especially popular. Tradition is that you must wear green or...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 12, 2015 | Student Posts
Stop Daydreaming and Start Learning English Thinking about learning a language and actually learning a language are not the same thing. Seems obvious, right? But consider this… I know many people who dream about speaking English well. They can easily imagine the...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 6, 2015 | Student Posts
How to Talk About Twitter In English I once heard someone say that Twitter is like a gigantic party where you have to have to introduce yourself to people if you want to be noticed. Twitter is gigantic! The amount of information that pours into my news feed everyday...
by Andrea Giordano | Mar 3, 2015 | Student Posts
2014’s Most Popular Posts for English Language Learners I’m finally getting around to writing a “Year in Review” post. I know, it’s already March, but I just had to share the excitement of everything that happened this past year. It was a...
by Andrea Giordano | Dec 4, 2014 | Student Posts
Here are 3 ways to sound like an American Native-like American pronunciation is difficult to achieve for second language learners, but there are simple things you can do to sound more like an American. Here are my 3 tips to achieving native-like pronunciation: Link...
by Andrea Giordano | Aug 22, 2014 | Student Posts
The Difference Between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation I recently was asked the question, “How do you deal with motivation problems when learning English?” (Thanks for asking, Ildar!) The first way I would approach this question is by asking another...
by Andrea Giordano | Aug 8, 2014 | Student Posts
Ordinary English Greetings I love hearing from you! That’s why I recently sent an email out to all of my email subscribers (join here) and asked them what they wanted to learn. You guys flooded my inbox with amazing suggestions. Because I want to help you guys...
