In this podcast we are going to be giving you some motivation to continue with your English studies. We are going to look at inspirational quotes that will hopefully get us through and give us passion ...

Today we are going to look at the simple past affirmative of the verb “to be” in English. We have already studied the present simple form of the verb “to be” in unit 1. If ...

In many countries around the world, the word “beer” refers to the type of alcoholic beverage associated with brands like Budweiser and Heineken. However, in the United Kingdom the term “beer” is very ambiguous and ...

In this episode we are going to be concentrating on new vocabulary. Included in this we will learn words related to the seasons in English and find out which adjectives match which seasons. Listen to ...

Homophones are words which sound the same but are spelt differently and have a different meaning. We hope you enjoy this podcast and that it is very useful for you. I’m listening to the #ABAonAir podcast ...

Most of you will know, and will have been hugely frustrated, by thee fact that words in English are often pronounced very differently from their spelling. The English Language contains 44 separate sounds and some ...

You know here at ABA we are all about watching (and learning from) movies in English. But sometimes you might be left wondering which film to start with… a comedy? A romcom? Today we are ...

Today we are going to learn all about, well… “going to” and how to use it correctly in English. The future expression “going to” is used for events which are planned or expected to happen ...

Every day our teachers receive dozens of messages from students concerned with how to improve their pronunciation. “I want to pronounce English well” is one of the main concerns for someone who is starting to ...

When we study a new language, we always try to find ways to make the studying process a little bit more entertaining, but for some people this can be a difficult thing to do. This ...