Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The video starts with information about coastal geology and the evolution of birds. It includes amazing footage of white storks, wildebeest, as well as zebras in East Africa's Serengeti region.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The focus of this segment is on animals of the African savanna. We get to see giraffes and elephants, the largest of the land creatures, as well as cheetahs, the fastest.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Rhinoceroses, or rhinos for short, are the largest land animals after elephants. Five species remain (two in Africa and three in Asia) and all are endangered as a consequence of the illicit trade of their horns. The importance of rivers is another focus of this segment.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The series draws to a close with footage of apes, the most direct ancestors of humans. The narrator nicely sums up the meaning of evolution and man's place in nature.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
The city of Oxford is home to some 150,000 residents and a famous seat of learning, the oldest English-speaking university in the world. Although the exact date of its founding isn't known, it is said that local priests and monks were first taught in monastery schools in the area in the eleventh century.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Here are some verbs that are handy when plans change. This segment features "to postpone," "to delay," "to procrastinate," and "to put off."
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Here is one more verb to use when you want to avoid giving an answer: "to stall." Sigrid then sums up and gives you some tips for remembering all of the related verbs from both segments of this video.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Now we'll look at some verbs and phrasal verbs that use imagery to talk about plans and timetables that change. This segment is about "to shelve," "to put on ice," "to put on hold," and "to hold off."
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
This final segment is about two fun expressions: "to kick the can down the road" and the currently popular expression, "Delay, delay, delay." Then Sigrid sums up parts 3 and 4.
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!
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