"X" is a special letter in that we often use it by itself. It's useful in a lot of situations. In the middle of a word, however, it can be pronounced in a few different ways.

"W" is a consonant, but it is very vowel-like and is considered a "semi-vowel." "W" is featured in plenty of important words, and it combines with other letters to make some new sounds.

"V" is a voiced consonant. "Voice" starts with "V." We make the sound with the upper teeth lightly touching the lower lip, like "F" but with the voice, too. It vibrates. The verb "to vibrate" also starts with "V." That should make it easy to remember.

"U" is an interesting vowel, and has a few different sounds. It can even sound like the consonant "Y," and combines with other vowels to make new sounds.

Fuse School: Learn the basics about the effects of global warming on the environment. Some of the problems global warming may cause are changing climate, extremes of weather, problems for ecosystems, rising sea levels, and ocean acidification.

Annette explains three more colloquial contractions people use in everyday conversation: gotta [got to], gotcha [got you], and dunno [don't know]. She also gives us examples in context.

The letter "O" is a tricky vowel, because there are several ways to pronounce it, both when it's single and when it's double!

At the University of Sydney, physicist Derek Muller explores the possibility of an anti-gravity wheel through a series of field tests.

This song from Schoolhouse Rock is to help kids understand about bones. Without bones, we're just blobs. It was written by George Newall and sung by Jack Sheldon.

Anna explains when we use the present continuous, or present progressive tense and gives us some examples.

Watch this video featuring Alexander Pointer to learn the many ways of greeting people in English.

This song teaches about the digit 0, portrayed as a superhero, as well as multiplication by powers of 10. This song was voted the 11th best song on the 30th anniversary edition. Sung and written by Bob Dorough.

"H" is a tricky letter for lots of folks. Sigrid shows us how to make the sound, and gives us plenty of examples.

The letter "G" often combines with "N" to make a special sound. Sigrid explains how this works.

Sigrid talks about the hard and soft sounds for the letter "G", and gives us some practical examples with "G" at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of a word.