Happy Holidays, everyone! It’s our favourite time of the year again. Yes, it’s nearly Christmas! Christmas is a time for celebrating, sharing and sending loved ones cards to show that we are thinking of them. ...

Hello! How are we all doing today? Sometimes when we are learning a new language it can be really frightening to start speaking it with other people. We may have a good vocabulary and grammar base ...

At the ABA Book Club, we review and recommend a great book for you to practice reading in English. Our recommendation today is Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book: Big Magic. Do you know this author? She ...

Hey, everyone! Are you all ready to brush up on some important grammar? I bet you are so let’s go! The Future Perfect is a slightly difficult tense in English but it is important to ...

Hello again ABA friends! What could be better than singing along to a great song and at the same time practising some of your English? Remember that it is great way of learning new vocabulary ...

Hello everyone! Usually, when people talk or write about the TOEFL, they just say “TOEFL.” Only sometimes do you hear or see the full name of the test: TOEFL iBT. But the truth is that ...

Hello ABA friends! You know, trying to finally choose an accent in English and stick to it is one of the most difficult things you can do. It’s probably something people are concerned about the ...

Howdy! Contractions may be confusing to non-native English speakers but with a little practice you can learn how to use them correctly. The verb “to contract” means “to squeeze together” in English. Bearing that in mind is ...

Hi again, everyone! Today we are going to look at modal verbs of deduction and speculation in the past. These modal verbs of deduction in the past are often confusing and difficult to remember, but ...

Hello dear friends! Let’s talk about an upcoming celebration: Thanksgiving (A day of giving thanks), which is one of the most popular holidays in the US and Canada. It also marks the beginning of the ...