Hi student! You don’t want to do it. But you can’t escape it. Every teacher, every course, every exam prep list will say the same thing: YOU HAVE TO STUDY! If you are currently studying and ...
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English Vocabulary – 5 Funny Idioms
Welcome to another vocabulary lesson! As you know by now, idioms are expressions that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words. Well, this English vocabulary class is all about idioms that are ...
Read More »In the News: Could We One Day Learn A Language By Popping A Pill?
สวัสดี! (that’s “How are you?” in Thai). Recently, the Huffington Post had an article on Nicholas Negroponte’s idea that one day, in the future, we could learn a language by taking a pill. How amazing ...
Read More »The ABA Book Club Reviews – The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
Xin chào! (that’s “Hello” in Vietnamese). Every month we review and recommend a great book for you to practice reading in English. The language in these books is not very literary, but they do require ...
Read More »Learn English with Songs – Smells like teen spirit by Nirvana
Hello, hello! Who is a Nirvana fan? You will LOVE this lesson. Just follow steps 1, 2 and 3 below: 1. Read the lyrics 2. Understand the vocabulary 3. Sing along to improve your pronunciation ...
Read More »English Reading Comprehension – Learning another language keeps your brain young!
Hi! How are you today? The following article from BBC News is about a new study that shows how learning a second language can help slow your brain’s aging. How great is that? We should ...
Read More »English Expression – Pretty is as pretty does
Salam, Kandaisiz? (that’s “Hello, how are you?” in Kyrgyz language). Have you heard of this saying before: “Pretty is as pretty does”? Can you guess what it means? Let’s find out! First of all, what is the ...
Read More »Learn English with Songs – Boom Clap by Charlie XCX
Hey! Remember we wrote a review about the book “The fault in our stars”? Well, everyone is raving about the sound track, so today we would like to share one of the songs, “Boom clap” ...
Read More »Presenting: the ABA English app!
Howdy friend, More exciting news! You can now learn English on the go with the ABA app, which you download for free at the Play store or Apple Store. Here’s what one user had to say: ...
Read More »English Vocabulary – Abbreviations and acronyms
Welcome! Do you know what an acronym is? And an abbreviation? That’s what we are going to learn today! Abbreviation An abbreviation is a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place ...
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