Alexander Pointer takes us through the conjugations of the verb "to be" in the present tense and explains how to form the contraction (otherwise known as the "short form") for each one.

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

The band They Might Be Giants constructed a song with lyrics consisting just of the names of countries, so this is a great chance to brush up on the English forms of place names. But one hint: West Xylophone is, unfortunately not really the name of an actual country!

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.

In the United States, there are rights that allow all people who are accused of something to defend themselves: "the rule of law" and "due process of law." Right now, these rights are being challenged, and so it's important to know what they're all about.

It's time to mix and match the formulas we've talked about. Sigrid mixes and matches them to talk about stuff she can't or doesn't want to do herself. She invites you to do the same.

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.