English Grammar – Distances and dimensions

deep shallow

Hello everyone! Today we are going to learn all about words we use to talk about distances and dimensions. For example: “my swimming pool is very deep”. Broad and wide and tall and high Wide – extending a great distance from one side to the other : not narrow. Ex: “Sarah’s room has great wide windows, there’s [...]

Teachers’ Tips: “What’s your all-time favorite song?”

ABA English Online Course Air Supply

  Do you remember from last week’s article what I mean by “all-time favorite”? I cannot say I have one. I have many and one of them is “Lost in Love” by Air Supply, one of my all-time favorite bands…  :-) Liking one kind of music or another is just a matter of taste like [...]

What isn’t a spectator sport?

learning is not a spectator sport

Good morning! A spectator sport is something that people watch other people do without becoming involved themselves. Do you know what is NOT a spectator sport? Learning! Because learning is active, we have to practice every day to get better. A spectator sport is easy: all you have to do is watch. To learn English [...]

Learn English with pleasure!

"What we learn with pleasure we never forget"

Hello! Remember we told you how important motivation is? Well, Alfred Mercier agrees with us. Alfred Mercier was an American poet, writer and doctor. He was a big defendor of Creole literature and music – creole language is a natural language that has developed from mixing two others. In Mercier’s case, he was one of [...]

Inspiration from the Czech Republic

Languages and Lives

Hi! Today we found a great quote from the Czech Republic: “Those who know many languages live as many lives as the languages they know”. When we learn a new language, we also learn about its culture, its history and its people. That’s a beautiful thing, right?