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Adv Beginner
USA
They may be too young to vote, but they certainly are curious. Barack and Michelle Obama answer some more questions from their very young constituents.
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Adv Beginner
USA
Go behind the scenes of Entertainment Weekly's cover shoot with Dwayne Johnson as he gets into the holiday spirit! He has fun playing “Dwanta Claus,” lists his favorite holiday movie and song, and talks about his appreciation of the gifts he receives from fans.
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Adv Beginner
USA
American TV show Entertainment Tonight reports on the latest news between American singer and actress Selena Gomez, and Canadian singer-songwriter, actor and producer The Weeknd with an eyewitness account of their Italian getaway.
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Adv 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.
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Adv 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!
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Adv Beginner
United Kingdom
Yabla's Lauren takes us on a journey through the emotions with a variety of examples in English.
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Adv Beginner
United Kingdom
In part two of this collection, Yabla's Lauren takes us further on a journey through the emotions with a variety of examples in English.
Difficulty:
Adv 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!
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Adv Beginner
United Kingdom
Yabla's own Lauren presents several helpful expressions for describing the weather. Enjoy!
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Adv 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:
Adv Beginner
USA
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.
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Adv Beginner
USA
Annette offers an array of ways to greet people, from sunup to bedtime. Ways of greeting people vary from place to place, but Annette provides one general rule — greetings must be cheerful and friendly.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Annette explains how to ask for help, or for someone to lend a hand, in different contexts. She teaches us the best phrases for everyday situations, and how to soften our language to keep requests polite and casual.
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Adv Beginner
USA
Annette discusses how we might ask for help in various formal situations, in which we may be talking to someone we don’t know very well, an authority figure, or a total stranger.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Annette teaches us how to respond when someone asks for our assistance. We learn the best ways to say “yes” when agreeing to help out, and how to refuse politely when we need to “let someone down easy.”
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