Learn the meaning of common phrasal verbs you can use or hear when eating out at a restaurant.
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English Vocabulary – What’s in a living room?
What objects can you find in a living room? What happens in a living room? We are going to look at English vocabulary that we can find in the living room.
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As you know, ABA stands for American and British Academy. This is because our course incorporates vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation from both sides of the Atlantic. In fact, we have even more accents in our course since our teachers come from all over the world!
However, our students often ask us questions regarding the differences in vocabulary between American and British English.
Here is a great infographic with some of the words you might come across:
Continue reading on our web Read More »WOTY 2014 – To vape
What is WOTY you might ask. WOTY stands for "Word of the Year" and it is time for the Oxford Dictionary to look back on the year and decide which new words or phrases have become so popular that they deserve an award.
From "selfie" to "chav", these words reflect the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of that particular year and have lasting potential as a word of cultural significance.
Read More »10 ways to say you don’t like something
Imagine someone does something you do not like. Saying “I don’t like it” or “I don’t like this” can sound a little bit childish. So today we will learn a couple of ways to say ...
Read More »English Vocabulary – Spring
Hello! Remember we wrote a post about autumn vocabulary? Well, here is a post dedicated to the beauty of spring! Spring Vocabulary Awakening – an act or moment of becoming suddenly aware of something. Barefoot ...
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For half the world, autumn has arrived. For the other half, spring has sprung. So, let’s learn some new words and expressions related to the change of season! This post will cover autumn and the ...
Read More »English Vocabulary – Autumn
For half the world, autumn has arrived. For the other half, spring has sprung. So, let’s learn some new words and expressions related to the change of season! This post will cover autumn and the ...
Read More »English Vocabulary -12 Misused English Words
Saluton! (that’s “Hello” in Esperanto). We all make mistakes when speaking in English, native speakers and beginners alike. And some words always seem to trip us up! But today, we can rule out at least 12 ...
Read More »What is synchronicity?
Hello everyone! Do you know what synchronicity is? It’s a word coined by Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist, in the 1920’s. It is the experience of two or more events related in a way we ...
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