Hey! The word “vernacular” means the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. Today we will be looking at the origin of the verb “to bewilder”, with the ...
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Learning English with Songs – You’ve got time by Regina Spektor
Ready to sing? Have you heard about the series “Orange is the New Black”? It is about Piper Chapman, a woman living in New York City who is sentenced to 15 months in a women’s ...
Read More »Advanced Grammar – The pronoun “one”
Good day people, This week’s advanced grammar lesson is about the pronoun “one”. If you are not sure of your English level, take our test! This lesson can be found on the ABA English Course Unit ...
Read More »Learn English with the News – The oldest Geisha in the world
Hey! Learning English with the News is a great way to keep up to date with the world AND learn new words at the same time. In this news post, you will meet Asakusa, the oldest ...
Read More »American or British English on the TOEFL
If you are going to apply to a U.S. school but you are not a native English speaker, then you are probably going to take the TOEFL. There are many schools that accept other tests, ...
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 »Intermediate Grammar – Adverbs of quantity part II
Welcome, In this upper intermediate lesson you continue learning about adverbs of place. Here is Part I. Remember, you can find all of this information, plus speaking exercises, writing exercises, vocabulary exercises and more on ...
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” ...
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