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: “The Butterfly Business”
Hello you! Who would have thought that producing butterflies could be the start of a business? Well, Vanessa, a Columbian university student, decided to write her thesis on creating a unique business. After graduating, her ...
Read More »Day to Day English Sentences: “We did the painting in one week”
Good morning! Today’s class is by Nikki. She will be teaching you how to use the gerund after the verb to do. If you’d like to learn more, watch the video! To practice pronouncing this sentence, go ...
Read More »ABA Teachers – Nikki and Fabiola’s Valentine
Do you like February? February means a lot to me. Last weekend I had a conversation with my mom about men, love and the way relationships have changed. Compare what I said with what my ...
Read More »Learning English with Movies: “Carpe Diem”
Hi everyone! Today we will learn vocabulary with the Dead Poet’s Society. This 1989 American drama film was a huge success and remains a classic. Whether you have watched the film or not, the following ...
Read More »Linking Adverbs and Transition Words in English
English grammar can be tricky at times, especially when it comes to finding the correct connectors or linking words. Today, to try to make the language that little bit easier, we are going to take ...
Read More »Intensive and Extensive Verbs in English
When we learn a new language, there are usually different grammar points that we find tricky along the way and English falls into that category too. Do you know what intensive and extensive verbs are ...
Read More »Advanced Grammar – Subordinating Conjunctions
When we learn a new language, we often find that structuring sentences so that they sound natural can be somewhat challenging, however, this can be overcome. Today we are going to take a look at ...
Read More »Day to Day English Sentences: “I’m thinking of moving”
Hi! Today, Sarah, one of our ABA Teachers, is going to give you a class in making sentences with the gerund after a verb. This is a more advanced class. Fabiola will also teach you ...
Read More »Day to Day English Sentences: “Did you take many photos?”
Hello! Ella, one of our ABA Teachers, is going to teach you about the questions and negative sentences using the past simple. To practice pronouncing this sentence, go to Today’s Class: Have you signed up for Today’s Class yet? ...
Read More »Learning English with Songs – “Friday I’m in Love”
Hi everyone! Ready to sing along with us? We chose a fantastic classic for today: It’s Friday I’m in Love! This song is by The Cure, a British rock band. It was supposed to be ...
Read More »Advanced Grammar – Correlative Conjunctions
We have already looked at Coordinating Conjunctions. Now we’ll continue with Correlative Conjunctions. These conjunctions connect equal sentence elements together (like two nouns) and are always composed by two words. Addition Alternative Cause-Effect Comparison Condition ...
Read More »Advanced Grammar – Coordinating Conjunctions
Remember our Introduction to Connectors? Let’s look deeper into the first category: Coordinating Conjunctions. These conjunctions connect words, phrases and clauses. They are usually found in the middle of a sentence with a comma (,) ...
Read More »Advanced Grammar – An Introduction to Sentence Connectors
Sentence Connectors are a great way of improving your English. Why? Because we use them to express relationships between ideas and to combine sentences. When we begin learning a language, we speak in very basic ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: “Happy Chinese New Year!”
Good morning! As you know, yesterday we celebrated the Chinese New Year (Kung Hei Fat Choi!). It’s the most important festivity in the Chinese calendar. Traditions vary from region to region, but decorations are put ...
Read More »Tip #2: Pronouncing Vowels in English
Hi ABA friends! Today we want to share a beautiful video for you to practice your vowels with. In the English language, we have 5 vowels – A, E, I, O and U. But combining ...
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