During this lesson, English teacher Alexander presents and explains different greetings in English and the time of day when each is used.

In this second segment, Jessica continues her talk about colors, all the while giving us a first-hand demonstration. Watch and enjoy!

In this first of two segments entitled 'Painting', Jessica teaches us the colors. Enjoy!

Lydia teaches us how to tell time in English. Listen closely!

Lydia teaches us the weekdays, the seasons and the months in English. Listen closely!

Jessica takes us on a walk through Prospect Park. She stops several times to point out and describe various objects along the way.

In this grammar lesson, the function and proper use of prepositions is demonstrated. How many different prepositions can you find?

Caralie demonstrates the use of 12 useful, everyday verbs. Do you know them all?

Actor Caralie Balcom from New York teaches us letters and numbers and sings the alphabet song at the top of the Empire State Building.

This segment lays out the building blocks of a passive causative construction. We also compare and contrast causative constructions with other similar constructions. Sigrid uses the expression "to mix and match," which means putting different things together in different ways.

Sigrid introduces passive causative constructions, which combine causal verbs and the passive voice. We use them all the time in everyday conversation when we focus on the object rather than the subject.

Jasmin reveals some Christmas traditions in the UK, including exactly which day they celebrate, and more importantly, what’s on the Christmas menu!

Jasmin feels lucky to belong to two very different countries and cultures, and enjoys telling us some interesting facts about India and England.

Now that you have an idea about what causal verbs and causal constructions are, let's give them some context. We're still using the verbs "have," "let," "get," and "make," and the theme is housepainting.

Let's look "under the hood," and see how to build causative constructions using "have," "let," "get," and "make."