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 ...

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. ...

The peanut butter and jelly sandwich is an American staple of many children’s childhoods. It is typically a food used for snacks or lunch time. The food is as simple as it sounds– two pieces ...

A member of our ABA English community has asked questions about when the following words are used: Go-going-gonna Why-because All-everyone-everybody To-for Go-Going-Gonna Go – ‘To go’ is the infinitive form of the verb “I want ...

With half the world watching, Kate Middleton and Prince William only have two days to prepare for the big day – their Royal Wedding. They met 10 years ago at university where they were both studying ...

Legos are a fun toy many people associate with childhood. You can build almost anything with Legos. Most recently, Brazil has successfully erected the world’s largest Lego tower! Sao Paulo is now home to a tower composedof 500,000 Lego ...

A biologist from Rutland has become the first woman to row solo across the Indian Ocean. Sarah Outen, a biologist of 24 years old, set off from the west coast of Australia in April and ...

If you’re a sports fan, you probably already know the names of the most common sports. However, sports vocabulary is pretty broad. Think about all the types of sports out there: group, individual, extreme, aquatic, ...

Sometimes we wish that the people closest to us would remain by our side forever.  However, sooner or later, it’s time to say goodbye. Sadness overwhelms us and we enter a period that in English ...

Adverbs are those words that modify a verb, an adjective, or even another adverb. There are many types of adverbs out there. On this occasion, you’ll learn about the most important ones you can use ...