As you probably all know by now, English is a language which is rich in vocabulary, meaning that we are never short of a word or synonym for how to describe something, which is ideal ...
Read More »Search Results for: that was some
What to Do When Your TOEFL Scores Won’t Improve
It’s not that uncommon for a student’s TOEFL score to get “stuck.” By this, I mean that a student’s TOEFL performance can reach a certain score range, and then not really go above that score ...
Read More »Useful Study Techniques
Hey ABA family! Are you always trying to figure out what the best way to study is but never really sure what the answer is? Don’t panic! Today we are going to look at some ...
Read More »Do Mixed Conditionals mix you up?
Hey ABA Friends, Today we are going to look at mixed conditionals. In English there are two types of mixed conditional:
Read More »Gerunds- When and Why?
Hello ABA family! In English, one of the most common problems and often quite a tricky one for foreign language speakers learning English, is the use of the gerund. There are many rules which can ...
Read More »Non-American accents: are they a good choice for the exam?
The TOEFL is a very North American exam. The test is sponsored by ETS, a California-based test prep organization. And the exam is pretty much universally accepted by schools in the USA and Canada. Moreover, ...
Read More »Grammar Constructions with “Wish”
Hello, ABA Community! How’s it going? How many times have you said to yourself “I wish I had studied English at school!” or “I wish I knew how to speak English well”? These sentences include ...
Read More »Repeating Yourself in TOEFL Speaking
Hello everyone! Recently, I was reviewing a student’s recorded response to a TOEFL Independent Speaking task. The question prompt asked for a spoken opinion about cell phones. While talking about mobile technology, the student mispronounced ...
Read More »Australian Idioms – Better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick
The Australian idiom "better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick" means that something is better than nothing.
Read More »14 Expressions – Love is in the Air! – Part 2
Hello ABA Family! Here are 14 expressions for those of you in love with someone, with life or even with English! If you haven’t read the first part, you can find it here! 1.To have ...
Read More »
ABA Journal The digital English academy
