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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 - Internet English

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

The English language has changed in many ways over the centuries, but the internet has changed it in just a few decades. Why use a whole sentence when an abbreviation will do?

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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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The History of English - The Age of the Dictionary

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

United Kingdom

A look at how lexicographers started creating the Dictionary of the English Language to ensure that everyone spelled words correctly and knew their correct definition.

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The History of English - The King James Bible

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

United Kingdom

Created in 1611, The King James Bible permanently shaped the English language with new phrases that are still in use today. How many of them do you know?

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The History of English - Shakespeare

Difficulty: Advanced

United Kingdom

This video shows us that Shakespeare invented over 2000 new words and phrases, such as "eyeball," "anchovy," and "puppy."

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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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Shakespeare - Original pronunciation - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

United Kingdom

David and Ben Crystal explain what goes into original pronunciation (OP) productions of Shakespeare and what they reveal about the history of the English language.

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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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The US East Coast - Florida, the sunshine state - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Carl Halbirt is an archaeologist, and he couldn’t be happier with where he’s living. As he says, “St. Augustine is an archaeological gold mine.” But it’s not really treasure he’s after—a shard of pottery is a thrilling find if he can link it to the first European settlers to colonize the USA.

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Caption 46 [en]: [Colour Grading, CGI, Producer English Version, Producers]
Caption 46 [en]: [Colour Grading, CGI, Producer English Version, Producers]

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Travelling with Isaac - Quebec

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Isaac travels by van through North America with his wife and his dog. Today he stops off in Quebec, Canada to tell us a little about the culture, cuisine, and most famous landmarks of this old city.

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Caption 12 [en]: English is also commonly spoken.
Caption 12 [en]: English is also commonly spoken.

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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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