Tell me and I forget…

… teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn”. Do you know this quote by Benjamin Franklin? We believe this to be completely true here at ABA English. And that’s why our course ...

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New ABA English Teacher: Sarah

Olá, bom dia! (that’s hello in Portuguese). Today we’d like to introduce a new teacher at ABA English: Sarah. To find out more, read the fun interview below. Sarah answered some questions so we could all get to ...

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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 ...

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What do YOU choose?

Sveiki! (that’s hello in Lithuanian). How are you today? We are inspired by the following sentence: “It’s not about success or failure, it’s about choosing to learn or not learn” We believe so many of ...

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The Origin of “Thank you”

Well, hello! Let’s start today’s mini lesson. English people are famous for being polite. And one way of being polite is to always, always, always say “please” and “thank you”. In English, “thank you” derives ...

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10 Rules from Richard Diebenkorn part I

Hello! Apa kabar? (that’s “how are you” in bahasa Indonesian). Richard Diebenkorn was a well-known 20th century American painter. His early work is associated with Abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s ...

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