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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 ...

Hello beautiful people! Have you ever asked yourselves: why learn idioms? Well, learning idiomatic expressions is a very important part of the language-learning process. Much of everyday speech is based on colloquial and slang vocabulary ...

Minoura Minou, one of our Facebook friends, asked us the following question: “hi guys, my topic about ” marriage between different countries” can you help me please? How do you think of the marriage between ...

The verbs ‘do’ and ‘make’ are often confused because ‘do’ goes with some words and ‘make’ goes with others. Another difference is that ‘do’ is an auxiliary verb, ‘make’ is not. When ‘do’ is an ...

Hello everyone! The story we are going to listen to today is about a zebra. He has fleas (small insects that bite animals) and does not know what to do. First, read the vocabulary below ...

Hello! Ready to read in English? The following article is published by Focus Magazine, a magazine about technology and the future. But the article we will be reading today is about weird words! Weird Words ...

You’ve probably seen scenes in films or T.V. shows of people gathered around a bonfire or a fireplace with skewersin their hands and white, puffy things at the tips of them. The white, puffy things are marshmallows and ...

Good morning! You know on Valentine’s day, people write little poems for those they love. The classic poem is: “Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you” But every year ...

Hey! Let’s begin by saying that there are thousands of idioms in English. According to Wikipedia, there are at least 25.000. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! This idiom is used to tell someone ...

When we want to express a desire in English for a situation to be different to what it actually is then it is very common to use the verb “to wish”. This verb can be ...

Good day to everyone! Story telling is one of the oldest activities shared by cultures all over the world. It’s a human tradition and something we all enjoy listening to and sharing. So today we ...

Hi ABA Friends! Have you ever seen clothes made out of chocolate? Well, now you can! 1. First read the text 2. Understand the vocabulary 3. Watch the video  Text “Fashion has never been this ...

Hi ABA Friends! Most people agree that surfing is a cool sport, but imagine surfing at night! That’s what this group of surfers did to welcome the beggining of summer to Australia. 1. First read ...

Good morning lovely people! Most of us are on Facebook nowadays, but are your grandparents? They might be soon! 1. Read the text 2. Understand the vocabulary 3. Watch the video Text It’s never too ...

Hello everyone! How are you today? What does “Slow but Steady Wins the Race” mean? It means that if you do work consistently and correctly you will reach your goal. This is also true when ...

Welcome to the ABA Book Club! Every month we review and recommend a great book for you to practice reading in English. The language in these books is not complex from a literary point of ...