English Colours!

English Idiom Once in a Blue Moon

Ok, so a couple of weeks ago we wrote a long list of English idioms with colours. But then we found this Sesame Street video and had to share. It’s a great way for beginner’s to learn English, or to show little children if you’re a teacher. Quiz A yellow streak: “You can see James’ [...]

ABA’s 99 English Idioms

barking up the wrong tree idiom

  Let’s begin by saying that there are thousands of idioms in English. According to Wikipedia, there are at least 25.000. Put that in your pipe and smoke it! This idiom is used to tell someone that they must accept what you say is true even though they might not like it or agree with you. [...]

Learn English with the News: “Floating Cities”

aba english floating cities

Hello everyone! How are you doing? Today’s news story is all about creating cities in the sea. It’s a great idea to allow people to live in different societies or set up research platforms where they will not depend on any governments. What are your thoughts before watching the video? 1. First read the text [...]

Vocabulary: “Colour Idioms”

learn english colours idioms

Good day! A couple of days ago, Mony Amer asked us for more idioms that we can use in conversation. Some of the most common idioms come from colours, so here is a list with examples that you can learn: Black and white - involving a simple choice between things that are clearly opposite and especially [...]

English Vocabulary: Marriage and Immigration

vocabulary marriage immigration

Minoura Minou, one of our Facebook friends, asked us the following question: “hi guys, my topic about ” marriage between different countries” can you help me please? How do you think of the marriage between two different countries,ideal or not,would you show me your opinion ?” So we decided to help. Here is a list [...]