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How to Start Studying for the TOEFL
Find out more about the three aspects that will increase your TOEFL score: Official practice material, explanations and guidance, and lots of practice!
Read More »Idioms of the World – Germany
What does a german idiom sound like in english? Find out and practice your english.
Read More »ABA Street Challenge – Episode 31
ABA English challenges weekly a contestant. By answering correctly, they win a 1 Year Subscription to our course. Otherwise...find it out! Meet Isaac!
Read More »English Vocabulary – 12 Idioms about Time
Lets look at 12 idioms about time. Some of them are very well known, others not so much. You will learn what they mean and how to use them in a sentence.
Read More »Idioms for real life – SayWhat?! Episode 3
The ABA English show that answers students' questions from around the world. Today, we see idioms you can use every day and how to use "either".
Read More »Is the TOEFL a Good Test of English Ability?
The question above is a bit hard to answer. There are two ways we can think of the TOEFL, and depending on how you think, the answer might be “yes” or “no.”
If you compare the TOEFL to other English tests, you could definitely say that it is well made. That’s because it directly tests your actual English ability—how well you can understand and communicate.
Continue reading on our web Read More »ABA Street Challenge – Episode 30
ABA English challenges weekly a contestant. By answering correctly, they win a 1 Year Subscription to our course. Otherwise...find it out! Meet Billy!
Read More »American and British vocabulary
As you know, ABA stands for American and British Academy. This is because our course incorporates vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation from both sides of the Atlantic. In fact, we have even more accents in our course since our teachers come from all over the world!
However, our students often ask us questions regarding the differences in vocabulary between American and British English.
Here is a great infographic with some of the words you might come across:
Continue reading on our web Read More »Intermediate Grammar – Prepositions after adjectives
Some adjectives need a preposition before their object.
For example:
Spain is famous for its Mediterranean cuisine.
My dad is very proud of me.
They are so excited about their vacation to Brazil!
Unfortunately, however, there is no rule to know which prepositions go with which adjectives. This means there is only one solution: using the power of memory.
Our tip is to try and remember a 3 combinations every day (or every week if you're very busy!). Make sentences with each combination, practice writing them down and saying them out loud. Slowly, you will remember them all.
Here are some of the common combinations of adjectives and prepositions:
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