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 ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: “Glowing streets (such a cool idea!)”
Privet! (that’s hello in Russian). We think this idea is amazing and would love to see it in roads and streets across the world. Want to know what we’re talking about? Check out our news ...
Read More »Learn English with Songs: “Natural Mystic”
Holler! holler – to call out loudly. Happy Monday lovely people. How is today going to be special for you? If you can’t answer that yet, maybe Bob can help. Here to make Monday a little ...
Read More »English Expressions: “Mind your P’s and Q’s”
Hello beautiful souls, Soul – the spiritual part of a person that is believed to give life to the body and in many religions is believed to live forever. So remember last month we spoke about ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: “Guinness World Records!”
Sour Sdey! (that’s hello in Khmer – the language of Cambodia). First of all: if you were to win the Guinness World Record, what would it be in? Do you have a unique skill or ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: “Born to Run”
Bonjour! (that’s hello in French). Remember the other day we learnt some English with Bruce Springsteen and his hit Born to Run? Well, a draft of those lyrics is now being auctioned for sale… find ...
Read More »Happy Birthday to…
Hermann Rorschach! First of all: have you done Hermann’s test on google’s doodle yet? We’d love to know what you see! We’ve seen tie’s, clouds, profiles and beards… Hermann Rorschach was a Swiss Freudian psychiatrist ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: “In time for Christmas…”
Oh, hello! Welcome! It’s lovely to have you here on the ABA English blog. Christmas is a little over a month away and, of course, companies and businesses have been preparing for months. Especially toy ...
Read More »Learn English with Stories: “A cosmic love story”
Hi everyone, How was your weekend? We hope it was fabulous! Love. We all look for it, some of us find it, some of us continue searching. Ever wonder what the mathematics behind love are? ...
Read More »Learn English with songs: “Born to Run”
Oh, hello! Welcome to our small space on the web; a space to learn a bit of English and meet others who are also on this journey. If you haven’t done so yet, check out ...
Read More »Reading Comprehension – Halloween cupcakes!
Happy Halloween!! Are you celebrating this holiday? Are you getting dressed up or do you prefer to stay home and watch a scary film? Tell us about it in the comments’ section below! Last year ...
Read More »Learn English with Songs: “Young Folks”
Hallo! Wie geht es dir? (that’s “how are you” in German). Let’s learn today with a fun song! This is what you have to do: 1. Read the lyrics 2. Understand the vocabulary 3. SIIING Lyrics ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: “Book Domino!”
Tēnā koutou! (that’s “hello” to more than 3 people in Maori). Here at ABA English, we love reading. We love books, we love the internet, we love anything that tells us a story or helps ...
Read More »Learn English with Songs: “Alphabet of my Phobias”
Hi everyone! Come vanno le cose? (that’s “how are things?” in Italian). Today we have a beautiful song by Maia Vidal for you as a lesson plan. At ABA English we are obsessed with finding ...
Read More »The Origin of “Please”
Welcome! Remember last week we spoke about saying “thank you“? Well today we will continue with the mini lesson in politeness. “Please” is short for “if you please”. For example, in the past we would ...
Read More »10 Rules from Richard Diebenkorn part II
Hello you, So last week Monday, we had a look at some of Diebenkorn’s rules for creativity (or learning a foreign language) and today we will finish reading rules 6-10. Ready to be inspired? Richard ...
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