Learn how to use the question tags with the auxiliary verb "Do", for both positive and negative questions.
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Idioms of the World – Japan
The japanese language is full of poetic idioms. Translate them into english and discover their meaning.
Read More »ABA Street Challenge – Episode 27
ABA English challenges weekly a contestant. By answering correctly, they win a 1 Year Subscription to our course. Otherwise...find it out! Meet Hellen!
Read More »Learn English with Songs – XO by Beyoncé
Beyoncé, the Queen of Pop and R&B.
She has been singing since she was a child and now, after recently having her own child, released her fifth album Beyoncé which immediately went to #1.
Today, we will be using her song XO to learn some new English vocabulary. Ready? This is what you have to do:
1. Read the lyrics
2. Understand the vocabulary
3. SING!
Idioms of the World – Finland
Translating idioms to english can be a great way to learn english and enrich your vocacbulary. Today we have a look at idioms from Finland.
Read More »ABA Street Challenge – Episode 26
ABA English challenges weekly a contestant. By answering correctly, they win a 1 Year Subscription to our course. Otherwise...find it out! Meet Ivan!
Read More »Need to Ace the TOEFL? Start Talking to Yourself!
When you’re alone, do you talk to yourself? I do. I will have whole conversations with myself while cooking, cleaning, or driving a car. I’m not embarassed about it, although I know I might look strange to other people who walk into the room (I try to do it only when nobody will hear or see me talking, but sometimes I get caught...).
I know I’m not the only one—it’s a funny habit, but it’s pretty common. For me, it helps me to think more clearly. If I think out loud, literally speaking my mind, then I can reason through a problem or situation more quickly and effectively. If I am silent, it’s a bit more difficult to think straight.
Even if you don’t have the same experience with talking out loud, it’s still a good idea to talk to yourself if you’re preparing for the TOEFL. That’s because a quarter of the test actually is talking to yourself. Well, technically, you speak into a microphone, but there is nobody listening as you talk, and nobody responds to you, so it’s very similar to talking to yourself. And in general, to improve your TOEFL scores, you will want to practice doing the tasks that the test requires of you.
Continue reading on our web Read More »The ABA Book Club Reviews – Bossypants by Tina Fey
At the ABA Book Club, each month we review and recommend a great book for you to practice reading in English.
Today, the ABA Book Club will be reviewing comedian Tina Fey's book Bossypants. It is, as you would expect from a comedian, very funny. Also, insightful and full of lessons learnt.
Tina Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. She has received many, many awards, including seven Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
Continue reading on our web Read More »ABA Street Challenge – Episode 25
ABA English challenges weekly a contestant. By answering correctly, they win a 1 Year Subscription to our course. Otherwise...find it out! Meet Alex!
Read More »10 ways to say you don’t like something
Imagine someone does something you do not like. Saying “I don’t like it” or “I don’t like this” can sound a little bit childish. So today we will learn a couple of ways to say ...
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