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 »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 ...
Read More »Day to Day English Sentences: “Why aren’t you in your room with your books?”
Hello! Today, Fabiola, one of our ABA Teachers, is going to teach you about the interrogative sentences, like “who” and “when”. Fabiola will also teach you vocabulary related to examinations. Find out more by watching the ...
Read More »Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States. To celebrate, let’s watch and understand his amazing speech “I have a dream”. Recognized as one of the best and most important speeches in ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: Try Something New for 30 Days
The following video is for intermediate and advanced students; the speed of the speaker and the vocabulary used is relatively harder than our usual videos. The video has subtitles to help you understand if you ...
Read More »Learning English with Stories: “Santa’s Christmas”
Today we are going to learn some English vocabulary by watching “Santa’s Christmas“, a story about what happened when Santa Claus became ill. It’s a great story to remind us of what matters during Christmas: ...
Read More »The Real King’s Speech
Merry Christmas everyone! From ABA English we hope you have a beautiful day surrounded by family and friends. And if your culture does not celebrate Christmas, we hope you too are also having an amazing ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: “A New York Apartment”
Hello! A lot of you have probably watched the American show Friends, right? Watching Friends makes us all want to live their lives for a bit: living in the middle of New York and drinking ...
Read More »Beginner Vocabulary – Say or Tell?
Good morning! Today we are going to remember the difference between say and tell. So how do you know when to use them? It’s easy: You say something to someone You tell someone something Say ...
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