What’s up ABA friends! If you’re a workaholic or frequent business traveller who find that you don’t have a lot of time to fit any studying in, then today’s blog post is for you. We ...
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Introduction to Parallel Structure in English
Parallel structure in English refers to the use of similar grammar constructions within a sentence or clause. Understanding parallel structure in English can help your TOEFL score. Examples of parallel structure Parallel structure is a ...
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Good day everybody! We hope you are all doing well! In today’s blog post we are going to be looking at reported speech in English and which tenses we need to use to report what ...
Read More »3 Grammar points English native speakers didn’t know that they knew
Hey everybody! Have you ever thought about grammar rules in your own language and knew everything about them? Probably not. Native English speakers are quick to defend their language when something is said that doesn’t ...
Read More »Present perfect with “since”, “for” and “just”
Hey ABA friends! It’s time for more grammar fun! Today we are going to focus on something which can sometimes cause problems for non-native English speakers. The use of “since”, “for” and “just” with the ...
Read More »5 American sitcoms you have to watch
We all know learning a language is challenging but getting to know and understand the humour can be one of the biggest tasks anyone learning a language faces. How do we know what kind of ...
Read More »Bizarre British traditions
What’s going on ABA family? You know that way sometimes you see news from around the world and learn about some traditions and customs from other countries just by chance and think to yourself: “so ...
Read More »Past simple of regular verbs in English
What’s up everyone! We all know how frustrating it can sometimes be to learn another language and master its grammar. Today we are going to try to calm that frustration by looking at the past ...
Read More »Repeating yourself in TOEFL speaking
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 the word ...
Read More »The power of reading out loud
Reading out loud gets an unfair reputation. A lot of people see it as something you do when you’re a kid… or something you only do with kids, if you’re reading a story to small ...
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