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Who said "intelligence is the ability to adapt to change"? In the following infographic, we challenge you to connect who said what.
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Advanced Grammar – Future Perfect
We use the future perfect to say that something will have finished by a certain time in the future. It's constructed with the verb "have" in the future, therefore it uses "will have" plus the main verb in the past participle.
Read More »Phrasal Verb VIPs – SayWhat?! Episode 7
The ABA English show that answers students' questions from around the world. Today, we talk about the Phrasal Verbs.
Read More »How to use “such” – SayWhat?! Episode 5
The ABA English show that answers students' questions from around the world. Today, we talk about how to use "such".
Read More »How to pass the TOEFL – SayWhat?! Episode 4
Every week English students from around the world send us their questions with #saywhatABA and ABA teacher Brandon answers them. Watch the video to hear all the questions and answers.
Read More »How to Start Studying for the TOEFL
Find out more about the three aspects that will increase your TOEFL score: Official practice material, explanations and guidance, and lots of practice!
Read More »Idioms for real life – SayWhat?! Episode 3
The ABA English show that answers students' questions from around the world. Today, we see idioms you can use every day and how to use "either".
Read More »American and British vocabulary
As you know, ABA stands for American and British Academy. This is because our course incorporates vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation from both sides of the Atlantic. In fact, we have even more accents in our course since our teachers come from all over the world!
However, our students often ask us questions regarding the differences in vocabulary between American and British English.
Here is a great infographic with some of the words you might come across:
Continue reading on our web Read More »When to use say or tell – SayWhat?! Episode 2
The ABA English show that answers students' questions from around the world. Today, we talk about when to use "say" or "tell".
Read More »Intermediate Grammar – Prepositions after adjectives
Some adjectives need a preposition before their object.
For example:
Spain is famous for its Mediterranean cuisine.
My dad is very proud of me.
They are so excited about their vacation to Brazil!
Unfortunately, however, there is no rule to know which prepositions go with which adjectives. This means there is only one solution: using the power of memory.
Our tip is to try and remember a 3 combinations every day (or every week if you're very busy!). Make sentences with each combination, practice writing them down and saying them out loud. Slowly, you will remember them all.
Here are some of the common combinations of adjectives and prepositions:
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