Learning English with Movies: “Carpe Diem”

Dead Poets Society Carpe Diem

Hi everyone! Today we will learn vocabulary with the Dead Poet’s Society. This 1989 American drama film was a huge success and remains a classic. Whether you have watched the film or not, the following scene is a favourite for inspiration. 1. Read the text 2. Understand the vocabulary 3. Watch the video Text Keating- [...]

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 [...]

Teacher’s Tips: “To be used to, to get used to, used to” Part II

Vic Get Used To

Hello, How are you today? What kind of person are you? Are you one of those people who find it easy to get used to new situations? As usual, I have included the new words in blue and you can check them at the bottom of the page. Usually English teachers like ourselves live in [...]

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 [...]

ABA English is now on Google+, join us!

Google Plus Blog

Hi ABA Friends! We want to invite you to join us on Google Plus. Are we leaving Facebook? NO!!! We love facebooking with all of you, so everyday the quizzes and blog posts will keep you busy learning English. On Google Plus we will be talking about broader education issues, technology and education and, of course, [...]