We often only talk about British or American English, completely forgetting that the English language has many other variants, one of which is Australian English. Australia is a long way away, of course, but in ...
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The use of “will” in English
Hello ABA friends! The modal verb “will” is very important to learn in English as it will help you use the simple future tense in the correct way. Learning to speak in the future tenses ...
Read More »5 Ways to say “I understand”
Hey everybody! As you will all know, the most common way to express agreement and understanding in English is by saying the sentence “I understand”, however it is very important to try to use more ...
Read More »5 tips to master small talk in English
Howdy! Have you ever been in a situation where you would like to get to know someone better but you don’t know how to initiate a conversation? Have you ever been trapped in a lift ...
Read More »Do you know the origin of the English language?
Hey ABA family! We know, you’ve always wondered about the origin of the English language. Well, wonder no more! Today we’re going to take a walk down memory lane and see what factors influenced the ...
Read More »Things to Consider Before an IELTS Retake
This blog post originally appeared on the Magoosh IELTS blog. You took the IELTS exam and thought you did well. But when the scores came out 13 days after the exam, you found that you ...
Read More »10 Animal inspired English idioms
What’s new, everybody? At ABA we are all great and have been working hard to make sure you have as much material as you can to continuously improve your English. As we all know, the ...
Read More »What’s the best way to memorise vocabulary?
What’s new everybody? When people study, irrespective of the subject, one of the most difficult things can be memorising the information that you have learnt. It could be that you understand the technicalities of the ...
Read More »Nature idioms in English
Good morning everyone! So, as we all know, English is a rich language which is full of idiomatic expressions. These are sentences that have a specific meaning which cannot be translated literally to other languages. ...
Read More »American and Canadian English Differences
As we all know, English has an array of accents and dialects that make it a very rich language to learn. There are times however when accents can seem so similar to an untrained ear ...
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