Learn English with the News: “Haiku is New York”

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Hi lovely ABA Friends! Today in the news we heard about a new plan to avoid pedestrians getting hurt in New York. Pedestrians are the people who are walking in the street. If they are not careful they get hurt by cars. New York, being the original and unique city it is, will be hanging [...]

Lessons from an Ancient Mime

PUBLILIUS

Hello, how are you? Do you know what a mime is? A mime is someone who does performances without speaking. It’s a form of entertainment in which a performer plays a character or tells a story without words by using body movements and facial expressions. Publilius was a mime. He was originally from Syria but [...]

Learn English with Stephen Fry – Advanced English

learn english with stephen fry

This post is for advanced learners, the vocabulary might be a bit hard. But we encourage you all to try! At ABA we love Stephen Fry; he’s a British actor, screenwriter, author, journalist, poet, comedian, TV presenter and much, much more! Stephen Fry loves language, the act of communication and the beauty of . He [...]

Reading Comprehension: an Amazing Malaysian Artist called RED.

Jay Chou Coffee Portrait by Red Hong

Hello everyone, We rarely write about art but today’s post is all about creativity and innovation. But this is about to change! RED is a painter, but a very special one. She doesn’t paint with paint brushes, instead, she used whatever she can find: rocks, milk, shirts, balls and even coffee cups! She is from [...]

Learn English with the News: “Happy Chinese New Year!”

Learn english with the news shanghai dragon

Good morning! As you know, yesterday we celebrated the Chinese New Year (Kung Hei Fat Choi!). It’s the most important festivity in the Chinese calendar. Traditions vary from region to region, but decorations are put up all over the towns and it’s popular for families to clean their house, preparing for the new year. On [...]