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At first glance, this might seem very simple. Then, in just a moment, you realize that you don’t know which to choose. Is it at or in? Don’t worry! With a little study and some ...

Hi! Welcome to our little corner of the Internet. Ok, so a big part of the world is slowly moving towards the heat and fun of summer, but for the other half… winter is coming. ...

Well, hello! Today we will be reading a beautiful poem by W.S.Merwin on September. Remember, to read poems, it’s all about the feel and not just the words… so let the meaning soak through you ...

Hello world! Today all we would like to do is remind you that YOU are awesome. Have a fantastic Monday! – from all of us in ABA English, to all of you.

Konnichiwa! (that’s hello in Japanese). So we all know about good and bad karma, right? But this artist has taken it to a whole new level: food. 1. Read the text 2. Understand the vocabulary ...

Hello! 中秋節 in traditional Chinese. ABA English would like to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with you! Remember the news article on Hong Kong’s recycled moon? Today hundreds of thousands will gather around it t to ...

Who feels like a Friday sing-song? Fantastic! As you know, here at ABA English we are big fans of Xavier Rudd, a super talented artists from Australia. In the past we’ve learnt the lyrics from ...

Good day to you all. An onomatopoeia is the creation of words that imitate natural sounds. For example, in English the sound snakes makes is called a “hiss”. Why? Because to us, that’s what it sounds ...

Néih hóu! (tha’ts hello in cantonese.) How are you today? It’s Monday today, we know, but we hope that in the world of Monday’s, this one is fabulous. From a young age we are taught ...

Happy Birthday to youuuuuu! To Roald Dahl. Remember him? We shared this lovely quote. And today we wanted to share another one: “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because ...

Hi there! Welcome to Wednesday’s blog! Today we will be learning new words with Katy Perry’s new song “Roar”. To roar means to make the loud sound of a wild animal (such as a lion). Right, ...

Hi! How are you? Today we will be looking at a really crazy news story that is happening right now in London. Find out more by: 1. Reading the text 2. Understanding the vocabulary 3. ...

Good morning everyone! Today we are excited and proud to introduce you to Kaplan International Colleges. Like us, they are passionate about finding new methods for you to fall in love with the English language. ...

Welcome to the ABA English blog! And welcome to part 2 of the cooking series for those in both the northern and southern hemispheres. Yesterday we learnt how to make pumpkin pancakes. Today we will ...

For half the world fall is almost here… the leaves are turning red and brown and yellow and orange, the weather is getting cooler and people are beginning to think of Halloween and Christmas. Of ...

Good morning! Pangaea, Pangæa, or Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras, forming about 300 million years ago. It began to break apart around 200 million years ago. The single global ocean which surrounded Pangaea is accordingly named Panthalassa. The ...