Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
From TV news: Bob Dylan won't be going to Stockholm to accept his Nobel Prize for Literature. Leonard Cohen has died after a fall in his home, and Teri Hart chats with stars of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk & Nocturnal Animals.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The world’s worst human rights abuses require permanent solutions. The Enough Project uses cutting-edge research, advocacy and campaigning to work toward ending genocide and crimes against humanity.
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
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: Beginner
United Kingdom
Yabla's Lauren takes us on a journey through the emotions with a variety of examples in English.
Difficulty: 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: 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
Yabla's own Lauren presents several helpful expressions for describing the weather. Enjoy!
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: Newbie
USA
Annette explains what colloquial contractions are, and shows us three popular ones: "kinda," "wanna," and "gonna." She tells us where these words come from and how they're used in context.
Difficulty: 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.
Difficulty: 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: Intermediate
USA
Annette recites a poem to help students with English pronunciation and its maddening inconsistencies.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Annette provides some biographical notes on Maya Angelou and then recites her poem “Caged Bird." The poem followed Angelou's memoir volume, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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