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What’s going on everyone? Do you ever think that sometimes your English isn’t developing as much as you’d like and that you are going round in circles? Today we are going to be looking at ...

What’s up ABA friends! If you’re a workaholic or frequent business traveller who find that you don’t have a lot of time to fit any studying in, then today’s blog post is for you. We ...

Parallel structure in English refers to the use of similar grammar constructions within a sentence or clause. Understanding parallel structure in English can help your TOEFL score. Examples of parallel structure Parallel structure is a ...

Good day everybody! We hope you are all doing well! In today’s blog post we are going to be looking at reported speech in English and which tenses we need to use to report what ...

Hey everybody! Have you ever thought about grammar rules in your own language and knew everything about them? Probably not. Native English speakers are quick to defend their language when something is said that doesn’t ...

Hey ABA friends! It’s time for more grammar fun! Today we are going to focus on something which can sometimes cause problems for non-native English speakers. The use of “since”, “for” and “just” with the ...

We all know learning a language is challenging but getting to know and understand the humour can be one of the biggest tasks anyone learning a language faces. How do we know what kind of ...

What’s going on ABA family? You know that way sometimes you see news from around the world and learn about some traditions and customs from other countries just by chance and think to yourself: “so ...

What’s up everyone! We all know how frustrating it can sometimes be to learn another language and master its grammar. Today we are going to try to calm that frustration by looking at the past ...

Recently, I was reviewing a student’s recorded response to a TOEFL Independent Speaking task. The question prompt asked for a spoken opinion about cell phones. While talking about mobile technology, the student mispronounced the word ...

Reading out loud gets an unfair reputation. A lot of people see it as something you do when you’re a kid… or something you only do with kids, if you’re reading a story to small ...

What’s up guys! It is said that grammar can sometimes be tricky. Would you agree? In today’s blog post, we are going to look at the use of the pronoun “it” in impersonal sentences and ...

For years, us Brits have gone all over Europe and even to the Caribbean and Mexico on our happy holidays and along the way have tried some incredible and some *cough* not incredible *cough* food. ...

Being human beings, it is only natural for us to look for feedback from our bosses when we give a talk or present ideas so that we can make them better for next time but ...

What’s new everyone? It’s that time of the day again where we start to focus on our English and what we can do to improve it. Today we are going to be looking at the ...