As a modern European language, English is generally not grammatically complicated, however it does have certain elements which are tricky and do not necessarily exist in other languages and one of these is phrasal verbs. ...

Today we are going to continue with phrasal verbs. Please refer back to unit 143 to refresh your memory about how to use separable phrasal verbs or simply check out this post for more information. ...

Phrasal verbs are extremely important to memorise and use when trying to learn English. Using phrasal verbs often shows a sense of fluidity and good comprehension of the English language. The important thing is to ...

We often only talk about British or American English, completely forgetting that the English language has many other variants, one of which is Australian English. Australia is a long way away, of course, but in ...

Hey ABA Friends, Today we are going to look at mixed conditionals. In English there are two types of mixed conditional:

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.

Hey you! Do you know Richard Wagner’s classical piece “Ride of the Valkyries”? You can listen to it here. Well, that piece inspired Pete Burns from Dead or Alive to write the hit “You spin ...

Olá, tudo bom? (that’s “Hello, how are you?” in Brazilian portuguese). Studying online has a lot of advantages: it’s flexible, you learn more because you study at the right rythm, you save time because you ...

Happy New Year! “Today is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one” Isn’t that a great quote? 2013 was an amazing year, but we are sure 2014 will be ...

Hello world! Today all we would like to do is remind you that YOU are awesome. Have a fantastic Monday! – from all of us in ABA English, to all of you.