Néih hóu ma? (that’s “How are you?” in Cantonese). If you’re an international student applying to the U.S., you’ve probably asked yourself this question: what TOEFL score do I need to get in? You might ...
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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 »English Vocabulary – Say or Tell?
Hello everyone! It’s one of the questions our students ask us the most: “when do I use say and when do I use tell?” so we thought we’d remind you again of the differences between ...
Read More »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 »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 »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 »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 ...
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