The verbs ‘do’ and ‘make’ are often confused because ‘do’ goes with some words and ‘make’ goes with others. Another difference is that ‘do’ is an auxiliary verb, ‘make’ is not. When ‘do’ is an ...
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Learn English with Stories – “Zippy the Zebra”
Hello everyone! The story we are going to listen to today is about a zebra. He has fleas (small insects that bite animals) and does not know what to do. First, read the vocabulary below ...
Read More »Campfire Treats
You’ve probably seen scenes in films or T.V. shows of people gathered around a bonfire or a fireplace with skewersin their hands and white, puffy things at the tips of them. The white, puffy things are marshmallows and ...
Read More »ABA’s 99 English Idioms
Hey! Let’s begin by saying that there are thousands of idioms in English. According to Wikipedia, there are at least 25.000. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! This idiom is used to tell someone ...
Read More »How to use “wish” in English
When we want to express a desire in English for a situation to be different to what it actually is then it is very common to use the verb “to wish”. This verb can be ...
Read More »Learn English with Stories: “The Little Pianist”
Good day to everyone! Story telling is one of the oldest activities shared by cultures all over the world. It’s a human tradition and something we all enjoy listening to and sharing. So today we ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: “Facebook for Seniors”
Good morning lovely people! Most of us are on Facebook nowadays, but are your grandparents? They might be soon! 1. Read the text 2. Understand the vocabulary 3. Watch the video Text It’s never too ...
Read More »Slow but Steady Wins the Race!
Hello everyone! How are you today? What does “Slow but Steady Wins the Race” mean? It means that if you do work consistently and correctly you will reach your goal. This is also true when ...
Read More »Learn English with the News: “An Olympic Tribute”
Good morning lovely people! Windsor Castle in London used its walls to display tributes to the Olympics. 1. Read the text 2. Understand the vocabulary 3. Watch the video Text Windsor Castle’s walls are transformed ...
Read More »Learn English with the News – Would you like to be Macaulay Culkin?
Do you remember the film Home Alone? That huge house where Macaulay Culkin had to defend himself from the thieves? Well, you can now own that house if you’re willing to pay $2.4 million. Watch ...
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