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The Future is easier than you think 🙂
The Future is easier than you think 🙂 An analysis of ”will” & ”will not” Learning Goals Grammar Corner The future tense is much simpler than most English students believe! Yes, there are informal terms like ”gonna”, but it’s much more proper and easier (!) to just use Will and Will not when you speak.…
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What happened to our vacations?
On Vacations and Boundaries (Aandego Podcast and Transcript) Cecil is a 12-year veteran of the IT (information technology) industry in the United States So, what exactly is it these days with vacations and the disappearance of boundaries? Let’s fly a little farther and investigate. 🐦⬛ Aaron: Vacation Days! I want to talk a little bit…
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Profe’s Picks 3: Brooklyn 99, Mel Robbins podcast, George RR Martin, and Nirvana
Profe’s Picks 3: Aaron Recommends his Stuff Again (again) Do you need more material to learn English? Are you tired of watching Friends yet? Well, here is my personalized curated list of English-language media, updated approximately whenever I feel like it. The Funny Brooklyn 99 is a sitcom about New York police, led by actors Andy…
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Concerning Chores and Projects
Don’t Let Your Chores Overwhelm You Hello everyone, Aaron here. Was this week a ”nothing special” kind of week for you? Did you have any special projects that you finally finished? I swear, ”nothing special” is the most popular answer when I ask ESL students what they did last week. 🙂 For me, this was…
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Profe’s Picks 2: The Trendy, The Funny, and the Change to Heal the World
Aaron’s Second Round of English-learning Recommendations Wherein Profe Aaron Aandego picks his favorite English-language content to recommend to advanced students of the language. Updated…whenever he feels like it. The Trendy TechCrunch is a website of news dedicated to the tech industry around the world. Who is giving investment capital to whom? What companies are falling? Which are…
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No More Filler Words!
For real, like, these need to go in the trash. Having taught English face to face now for several eons of man, I have learned that one of the major obstacles to understanding someone is the overuse of filler words. The ”like”. The ”ums”. The ”uhhhhs”. The ”well, uh”…. There are at least 4 reasons…
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Profe’s Picks I: English-language content we can recommend!
Long ago, in the far south of the world, lived a people who called me Profe. It is short for profesor, teacher. I still carry this moniker with nostalgia and affection. In this series, I, Profe Aaron of Aandego, pick my favorite English-language content to recommend to intermediate students. This ”Picks series” will be updated…
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Foreign Language Learners, this is how you prevent the notorious Mind Freeze Attack
We have all been there… Speaking up in the meeting. Delivering our part of the presentation. Chatting to that cute colleague. And then, it hits. Your mind goes blank as a whiteboard and you cannot even remember what you were saying, or what words you had intended to say next. You freeze. If it’s your…
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Welcome to Aandego
Welcome to Aandego! Aandego was founded for Intermediate English learners. The founder, Aaron, will use this blog space to help teach Intermediate English learners who are improving and honing their linguistic skills. If you’re motivated, if you’re ready to advance, you’ve come to the right place. See you soon! Aaron Aandego looks forward to teaching…