What’s new everybody? Have you ever heard a word in English in one place in one context and understood it and then heard the same word in a different context and it didn’t make sense? ...
Read More »The Alphabet and Spelling in English
Hey everyone, how are things? In today’s blog we are going to look at the alphabet in English and its pronunciation as well as seeing if there are any techniques to make spelling in English ...
Read More »Who are you supporting in the 2016 Euros?
2016 is shaping up to be quite the year in terms of world sporting events! We have the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics which will certainly be exciting, however in addition to that we ...
Read More »Differences Between American and British Spellings
How are y’all doing? (That’s American slang for “how are you?”) If you have read a lot in English, you will probably have noticed that there are many different variations of spellings depending on the ...
Read More »The Use of Gerunds after Prepositions
How is it going ABA friends? In general, gerunds are tricky to get the hang of, but how do we know if we need to use them after prepositions or if we need an infinitive ...
Read More »Attitude is Everything
What’s new ABA friends? Do you have an exam coming up that you need to study for? Do you feel like you just cannot get in the studying zone? Maybe you feel like you haven’t ...
Read More »New partners join ABA English to improve your learning experience
Things just keep going from strength to strength for ABA English and their quest to be the best online English course provider around! Yesterday it was announced that Kennet Partners have invested in the business so ...
Read More »Questions with “to be” in Present Simple
What’s up ABA friends! In today’s blog we are going to look at the most important verb in English- “to be”. We will look at the use of this verb in interrogative form in the ...
Read More »ABA English takes part in the International Language Fair 2016
What an incredible week it has been for ABA English! Between the 19th and 21st May, ABA’s Chief Learning Officer, Maria Perillo and ABA’s Communications and Partnerships Director, Sol Nuñez, took part in the International ...
Read More »Debate Vocabulary
What’s up guys! Do you ever find yourselves in situations where you have to debate a topic, or maybe situations where not everyone is going to agree with your opinion? Do you find that sometimes ...
Read More »Phrasal Verbs on the TOEFL
Learning phrasal verbs can be challenging. Luckily, phrasal verbs are used on the TOEFL in a limited, predictable way. Most phrasal verbs have multiple definitions, but the TOEFL will likely only use only the most ...
Read More »Personal Pronouns with “to be” in the Present Simple
Hey everybody! Personal pronouns are paramount in English so that we know who is talking if no name is mentioned. Today we are going to focus on their uses and in particular, with the verb ...
Read More »4 Tips to Improve your Listening Skills
Hey everybody, what’s up? Have you been studying English for a while and feel like your understanding of spoken English hasn’t improved? Don’t worry about it because you will be making improvements without even realising ...
Read More »How to Respond to Offers and Suggestions
What’s up everyone! The lesson we are going to focus on today is related to answering offers and suggestions that people might put to you. We’ll look at what the best ways to answer them ...
Read More »International Day of Families
Hey everybody! We’ve got a special blog post for you! Today is the official “International Day of Families” and we are going to be delving into when and why this special day to celebrate our ...
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