To finish setting the table, Sigrid needs silverware and some final touches such as salt and pepper, hot pads, and some candles.

Every four years, in the United States, elections are held for the office of the presidency. Sigrid lives in Italy, so she needed an absentee ballot in order to vote. Here's her story.

This video focuses on the verb "to be," with useful phrases for when you first meet people or are asked for your personal information. The second part of the video has an amusing skit, which may not be that funny if you're the sick person in the hospital emergency room.

This video will help you learn how to say where you are—and where other people are—in various rooms around the house, such as the attic, dining room, basement, and kitchen.

In this video, you can review subject pronouns, and learn how to ask and talk about where people are around town, whether it be at the library, in the park, or at the hospital.

Here's a grammar lesson about how to use the present continuous tense to say what you and anyone else is doing right now at the moment

Here's Part 2 of the grammar lesson about using the present continuous tense to say what you and anyone else is doing right now at the moment. TV news reporter Gary Carter meets the Jones family in Central Park and finds out exactly what they’re doing today.

Learn how to say what you and others are doing at this exact moment using the present continuous tense, and meet Dennis, who is having a tough day. Everybody he calls is too busy to speak to him!

This episode of Side by Side is all about the weather and how to talk about it in English. The basic question is, "How is the weather today?"

The "Side by Side" series always makes learning fun! In this lesson we use photos to learn the names given to close family members and some handy ways to say where these people are. And finally we hear a nostalgic country song from a family man whose photos bring his happy memories to life!

To get to know a place, you need to know where things are. The best way to do this is just to ask! But it’s not always straightforward, especially when you’re new to the neighborhood and have no points of reference!

Learn to ask questions about an apartment you might be interested in when looking for a new place to live. Along with some essential vocabulary, we practice the crucial difference between “there is” and there are.”

This video introduces us to shopping, getting the salesperson’s attention and asking them for help. We also learn colors, and how to say which color is our favorite.

Here we see shoppers asking for help finding the right item. Then we meet Clyde, the rather eccentric owner of Clyde’s Clothing, who shows us their range of clothing and goods, and is very keen to invite us to shop at his store.

Here we get lots of practice hearing “this," “that,” "these,” and “those” used to ask questions and identify objects. Then a silly accident leads to a whole lot of confusion about belongings!