After her sister reluctantly leaves her in charge, Jennifer is shocked by the complex plans and arrangements made for the kids. She drops into work to explain that she needs to take some time off, and promises to make up the time.

Claire takes the shuttle into town and immediately bumps into Luke again. He can advise her where to get her skates sharpened, and as it turns out, also seems to know quite a lot about skating! In search of a place to practice, Claire makes a naïve decision when she finds a frozen lake.

In the song “Somewhere Only We Know,” from their debut album Hopes and Fears, English rock band Keane seem to revisit a place they know very well from days gone by, taking time to reflect, and contemplate.

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

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.

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

Mandy says goodbye to her kids before she and her husband leave on their long-awaited honeymoon. But suddenly, her parents are unable to provide childcare, and it's too late to hire a babysitter. Can Aunt Jennifer be trusted to fill in?

High in the snowy mountains, the West Ridge rehabilitation clinic is a lot more relaxed than Claire would like it to be, especially with the pressure of Nationals coming up. When it looks like the rehabilitation plan will simply take too long, she calls up her coach. In the meantime Luke is back, this time delivering logs for the fire.

Enjoy another walk through the fields with porcine brothers Piggeldy and Frederick. This time Piggeldy wants to learn about “fernweh” [the yen for faraway places].

As well as guidebooks, Jenny brings her sister Mandy a gift to encourage her to have more fun on her Paris holiday. As Jenny leaves for a date with boyfriend, Quinn, she bumps into Will, Mandy’s new neighbor.

Claire’s injury is serious and this time she can’t just push through it. Coach Julian sends her to the best rehab clinic available, which to Claire’s annoyance is in a remote location in the mountains! Just getting there through the snow proves to be a challenge.

Sing along with this popular Christmas song, an ode to a fondly remembered white Christmas that features a dreamy blanket of freshly fallen snow!

What are causatives? Causal verbs are used to cause things to happen. They're used in causative constructions. Although there are various specific verbs in this category, we commonly use four ordinary verbs for this: ("have," "let," "get," and "make"). Let's make some sense of them.

Claire Benson is a young ice skater whose life revolves around training and making it to the next world figure skating championship. Her coach pushes her hard to succeed, while her mother worries that she might not be living life to the full outside of her sport.