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 Sentences: “She is blue today”
Hello, How are you today? This is Maria, one of your ABA Teachers. Today I don´t have much energy and I feel a little sad, have you ever felt a bit blue for no reason? ...
Read More »Where There is a Will, There is a Way
Today we think is a good day to do a listening class. It’s very important to listen to English a lot if you want to improve your pronunciation and understand other people speaking. The text ...
Read More »Banjo the Koala is returned to his home in Australia
It’s Friday and we thought we’d share with you the adventures of Banjo, an Australian koala kidnapped from a zoo in Sydney. Here is the text from the video below, so you can follow the ...
Read More »Spelling vs. Pronunciation
Relating the spoken to the written word in English can be very difficult even for native speakers and of course more difficult for you English Learners… Good spelling and an accurate pronunciation are very important ...
Read More »Learning English with Word Games!
Hello everyone! Ready to learn some vocabulary by playing a fun game with us? Great! Studying English can be hard: we have to memorize vocabulary, study grammar and practice our pronunciation. But it can also ...
Read More »Teachers’ Tips – The Inspiring Story of Felix Finkbeiner
We are never too young to teach a lesson nor too old to learn one… Have you heard about Felix Finkbeiner? He is a 13 year old German boy and the founder of “Plant for ...
Read More »A Real Life Vampire
Maria José, a Mexican woman with four kids, looks like something out of the Twilight films. She has piercings, teeth like a vampire and horns! Watch the following video and read the content below to ...
Read More »The ABA Book Club Reviews – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Welcome to the ABA English 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 ...
Read More »Khan Academy is Changing Education
Education is evolving! E-learning, like that offered by ABA English, is changing the way people learn all over the world. There is a new way to learn math and science online as well. Khan Academy ...
Read More »Icelandic Ash Travels to Europe
This time last year the world was paralysed as flights from and to Europe were cancelled because of the ash coming from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano. Now, another volcano, the Grimsvotn, has begun erupting as well and ...
Read More »Angry Birds Reach the Internet
What started out as a worldwide sensation for smart phones has finally hit the Internet! Google Chrome now supports a limited version of the popular game Angry Birds. Only 3 levels are currently available along ...
Read More »Intermediate Grammar – Facebook Questions Answered II
A member of our ABA Community has asked for help understanding the difference between: Doubt That – Doubt Whether -Doubt If Doubt That Doubt that is used for negative contexts or questions; when you suspect something is ...
Read More »Learn English with the News – Nurturing Creativity
What does it mean to nurture? Nurture, by defintion, means to help (something or someone) to grow, develop, or succeed. In today’s culture it is often believed that creativity comes from within one’s own self. ...
Read More »Learn English with the News – American Woman Wakes Up Speaking With an Irish Accent
Could you imagine coming home from a visit to the dentist’s office and speaking with a foreign accent? That’s what happened to a woman in Newport, Oregon. Karen Butler had a normal reaction to oral ...
Read More »Reading Comprehension – Cinco de Mayo, An American Civil War Holiday?
Cinco de Mayo (5th of May in Spanish) commemorates the day Mexico drove the French in Pueblo, Mexico in 1862.Interestingly, it is celebrated primarily in the United States and the city of Puebla in Mexico. ...
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