How’s it going everyone? Making requests in a language which is not your mother tongue can sometimes be nerve wracking as you always want to make sure that you are polite when making the request. ...
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Using “shall” to make offers and suggestions
Hey ABA family! Often in English when we make offers and suggestions, we tend to use the conditional so as to be polite to the interlocutor. On the other hand if the interlocutor is our ...
Read More »What Brits and Americans think about each other’s humour
So, one thing is agreed- we speak the same language albeit with slight variations in both grammar structures in certain instances and more often than not with different vocabulary depending on what we are referring ...
Read More »How to form questions with “must” and “have to”
Hey ABA family! Like in most languages, forming questions related to responsibility and obligation can sometimes be a little tricky. In today’s post we are going to focus on forming questions using the “must” and ...
Read More »Are you Ready to be Amazed by the Olympic Games?
Hey ABA friends and fellow sports lovers! Can you all believe that the Olympic Games 2016 have finally arrived? I mean, it feels like we have been waiting years for them to start! Well, we ...
Read More »Paraphrasing Practice for the TOEFL
In TOEFL Speaking and Writing, paraphrasing is very important. Even if a response in these sections is grammatical and easy to understand, it will still receive a very low score if the test-taker copies a ...
Read More »5 British Etiquette Tips You Must Learn!
British people, what can I say? Well, they have a reputation for being particularly polite as far as the stereotype goes. What are they really like though? The answer- generally very polite. Due to their ...
Read More »Confirmation with the verb “to be”
What’s up guys! Do you sometimes think about different ways in English that you can give confirmation? Today, we are going to have a look at using the verb “to be” to give confirmation in ...
Read More »Using the Verb “to go” Followed by a Preposition
Hey ABA family! As most of us are aware, prepositions in English can be tricky to get the hang of in general. In today’s post, we are going to look at the verb “to go” ...
Read More »The Verb “to be” in Questions in the Past Simple
What’s new everyone? The verb “to be” is the most important verb in English. Today we are going to look at its use in questions in the past simple and how we respond to them ...
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