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Business English (7 episodes 10 videos)

Here you'll find promotional videos from actual companies, including instructional videos on CVs, cover letters, and job interviews. There’s also original Yabla content set in the working world.

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The History of English - American English

Difficulty: Beginner

United Kingdom

A humorous look at American English from a British point of view.

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Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Sigrid talks about "The Elementary Spelling Book" by Noah Webster, which was the basis for the American English dictionary and a big part of the development of spelling bees in the United States.

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Sigrid - Enough is Enough - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Lots of English words can serve as nouns, verbs, or adjectives depending on the context. Sometimes even the pronunciation changes. Let's look at the slogan "Black Lives Matter" in both a grammatical and historical context.

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Sigrid - Enough is Enough - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

What a time to be learning English! Things are happening quickly in the United States and history is being made right now, so don't miss out on the words and expressions you need to know.

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 10

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

It's time to have a look at Staten Island, the 4th borough out of 5. It looks closer to New Jersey than to the rest of New York City and has some other peculiarities.

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Caption 14 [en]: when the English took over.
Caption 14 [en]: when the English took over.

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 9

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

To get from eastern Long Island to the city, travelers and commuters have to go through Queens, so this borough naturally became a very important transit hub, with Jamaica at its center. It also became crisscrossed with many expressways for vehicles.

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Caption 32 [en]: When the English took over, they kept the spelling with a J,
Caption 32 [en]: When the English took over, they kept the spelling with a J,

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 8

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Having explored the Bronx and Brooklyn, Sigrid now tells us all about Queens, which is geographically speaking the largest of the 5 boroughs of New York City.

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Caption 8 [en]: It was named for the English Queen.
Caption 8 [en]: It was named for the English Queen.

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

The Bronx was the first area to become part of New York City. Lying to the north and northeast of Manhattan, it was a logical addition. The quirky name of this borough has its own history.

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Caption 23 [en]: it's not the name of an English king
Caption 23 [en]: it's not the name of an English king

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Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Let's find out more about an American activity aimed at school kids: the spelling bee. What is it and how does it work?

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Caption 4 [en]: For native speakers of English,
Caption 4 [en]: For native speakers of English,

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Sigrid explains - Humpty Dumpty

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Nursery rhymes are for children. The rhyme about Humpty Dumpty, however, is so famous that it's been used in literary and cinematic contexts as well.

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Caption 6 [en]: that most English speakers learn as kids.
Caption 6 [en]: that most English speakers learn as kids.

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Sigrid - Pumpkin Season - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

One way to prepare for Halloween is to make a jack o' lantern. In this segment, Sigrid explains what a jack o' lantern is, and how kids and adults celebrate Halloween.

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Caption 50 [en]: and in English, it's often "Jack."
Caption 50 [en]: and in English, it's often "Jack."

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Simon Jones - On Tea

Difficulty: Beginner

United Kingdom

Ever wondered why most Americans don't like tea? Have they ever even tasted a cup of tea properly prepared? Simon Jones is convinced that they haven't and gives a nice detailed description, taken from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," of how to make a proper cup of tea. Enjoy!

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Caption 2 [en]: that the English like tea so much,
Caption 2 [en]: that the English like tea so much,

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