Anna explains when we use the present continuous, or present progressive tense and gives us some examples.

Actor Caralie Balcom from New York teaches us letters and numbers and sings the alphabet song at the top of the Empire State Building.

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

Watch this video featuring Alexander Pointer to learn the many ways of greeting people in English.

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.

Alexander is showing us contractions of the negative forms of the verb "to be".

Tara’s recipes: Tara de la Motte creates a perfect selection of traditional English afternoon tea sandwiches.

Today, Tara de la Motte creates a Victoria Sponge, which was one of Queen Victoria’s favourite cakes.

Schools in Britain are formal places of education. Pupils wear a uniform and the day is structured around the lesson plan with some welcome breaks in between! We join a school in Wales on the first day for many of its pupils.

Caralie demonstrates the use of 12 useful, everyday verbs. Do you know them all?

Common idiomatic expressions are the subject of this first of two video clips. Listen closely and then try a few of them out. Have fun and at the same time spice up your command of English!

Come and learn some English phrases in a fun and interesting way! This video will show you when and how to use them.

Rachel Weisz teaches Emma Stone an array of useful British slang words and phrases, while Stone supplies some American equivalents. This Vanity Fair video was made while the two stars were filming the film “The Favourite.”

Eliza Doolittle is interviewed before she and her band set off on tour. She is one of eight children and the daughter of parents involved in the performing arts. She speaks about the influence of the Beach Boys, the Kinks, and other artists, and gets a good ribbing for being an Arsenal fan, as well as for her poker playing.

In this interview from 1997, the multi-talented American actor and stand-up comedian Eddie Murphy talks about his new film “Metro”. This time he’s playing a serious role of expert hostage negotiator giving us a glimpse of the more dramatic side of his repertoire. Enjoy!