by Andrea Giordano | Jun 20, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Vocabulary
Aggressive is an adjective used to describe something or someone that is attacking, forceful or overly assertive. A lot of predatory animals can become very aggressive when they are hungry, so beware! Have you ever had to face an animal or person that was very...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 18, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
The verb affirm means to reinforce positivity or to confirm that something is true. I try to affirm my students in their language learning on a daily basis so they are encouraged to continue to work hard on their English. What are some ways you affirm those around you...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 6, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
When you say something is abridged that is a way of saying something is condensed or shortened. Many classic novels that are long have abriged cliff note versions so you can quickly read it and understand the story line of the book without spending a lot of time. Was...
by Andrea Giordano | Jun 1, 2012 | Basic, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
Summer is upon us here in the United States. With temperatures reaching in the 80s and 90s (fahrenheit) – a fun summer activity is to ride a boat on a lake! A dock is a structure that is built out over the water where you can walk to access your boat. You can...
by Andrea Giordano | May 28, 2012 | Blog, Student Posts, Tongue Twisters, Videos
One of the biggest challenges to non-native English speakers is pronunciation of the different sounds in the English language that are not present in their native language. Andrea is here to help with your pronunciation practice with the following tongue twister....
by Andrea Giordano | May 21, 2012 | Blog, Student Posts, Tongue Twisters
One of the biggest challenges to non-native English speakers is pronunciation of the different sounds in the English language that are not present in their native language. Andrea is here to help with your pronunciation practice with the following tongue twister....
by Andrea Giordano | May 18, 2012 | Blog, Student Posts, Tongue Twisters, Videos
One of the biggest challenges to non-native English speakers is pronunciation of the different sounds in the English language that are not present in their native language. Andrea is here to help with your pronunciation practice with the following tongue twister....
by Andrea Giordano | May 16, 2012 | Advanced, Blog, Student Posts, Videos, Vocabulary
A courtyard is an outside space surrounded by walls or trees creating an enclosed area with an open roof. I’m standing in a courtyard in Graz Austria in the video below Do you have a courtyard by your home? Do you find them as peaceful as I do? Was that video...
