His work was fundamental to the creation of a professional structure for the teaching of English as a foreign language.
After serving in the SAS in North Africa, Italy and Greece during the Second World War, he read law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
[1] In 1954, Abrahams established the British Centre, an agency for teachers of English language working abroad, and then, in 1964, working with the Royal Society of Arts, he helped to devise and establish a certificate for teachers of English as a foreign language.
In 1968, he established CfBT Education Trust to provide professional structure, practical support and general guidance for teachers of English language working overseas.
[2] One of the top thirty charities by revenue registered in the United Kingdom, CfBT Education Trust has employed more than 10,000 teachers.