Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
This clip from an episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British comedy series that aired on the BBC from 1969 through 1974, comes from season two and just might bring some laughs!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Lauren, with the help of Matthew as a model, goes through both the singular and plural forms of body parts, along with how to use them in sentences.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Lauren again shares about the weather in this second video, specifically bad weather, or as she calls it, "different kinds of good weather" such as fog, wind, heat, humidity and clouds.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
For some laughs, watch this trailer for Forgetting Sarah Marshall, an American romantic comedy starring Jason Segel as a man whose girlfriend (actress Kristen Bell) has just broken up with him. To get away and deal with the breakup, he takes a vacation to Hawaii, where his ex just happens to be with her new boyfriend (actor Russel Brand).
Difficulty: Beginner
New Zealand
In this clip, an inept band of two seems well matched with their equally inept manager. Enjoy this hilarious skit by the New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Today Lauren conducts another brief English lesson from London. In it she introduces the body's five senses and the parts of the body that are associated with each one. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Why is it in English that eggplant has no egg in it, nor is there any ham in hamburger? Similarly, quicksand isn't quick at all and pineapple contains neither bits of pine nor apple? In this clip, Lauren has fun with her native language and points out a few of its amusing quirks and contradictions. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Julia has landed the job in the marketing department and today's her first day at work. Jonathan welcomes her on board and helps her get oriented to her new workplace.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Yabla's own Lauren presents several helpful expressions for describing the weather. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Back at home, Julia is wondering if her job interview will ultimately prove to have been a success. Impatiently she is waiting for an answer when suddenly the phone starts to ring...
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here’s another fun clip from the American alternative band They Might Be Giants’ Grammy award winning children’s album Here Come the 123s!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Hoping to land her first real job, Julia interviews for a position in marketing. In this clip, she makes her best case for why she's an excellent candidate for the position. See and judge for yourself how she does. Note in particular, her response to a 'low-ball' starting salary, despite her outstanding qualifications.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Laina "Walker" Morris created this video for a contest held by Justin Beiber to create a "Girlfriend" song in response to his popular song "Boyfriend." When posted to youtube on June 6, 2012, it quickly became a hit through social media.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
From the TV series Soap. In this clip, Jodie (Billy Crystal) steals Bob, and Chuck freaks out! For those of you that don’t know the series, Jodie is gay and Chuck is his step-brother. Chuck is a ventriloquist and his dummy is named Bob. Chuck believes Bob is a real person.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Timothy Russell Strayer and Michael Barsinsky, two members of the "Occupy" movement, talk about the main points of the occupation with respect to the Guantánamo Bay problem and the ways in which society can be changed in a progressive way.
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