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

We meet a young woman, Caralie, on the street. She takes us to her apartment building. She checks her mail-box. She invites us inside and up the stairs to her third-floor apartment.

Caralie is at Annie’s apartment and they are chatting. They don’t know each other very well so they are curious about what the other person is like.

Caralie and Annie continue their conversation and cover two topics. In the first segment they discuss the weather where they live. In the second they talk about their favorite neighborhoods in New York City.

Caralie takes us into her kitchen. Here she talks about fruits, vegetables and preparing soup. She also shows us some important appliances in her kitchen.

Jessica is planning a trip to the Grand Canyon and is trying to find reasonably priced accommodation.

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

Jessica is planning a week-long vacation and wants to rent a cabin. Let’s see if the travel agent has an offer that meets her needs.

In this grammar lesson, the function and proper use of prepositions is demonstrated. How many different prepositions can you find?

Jessica introduces the topic of “getting dressed.” In this practical clip, she shows us different articles of clothing. From under to over garments, from head to toe, she takes us step by step through her daily morning routine.

Are you having guests for dinner? In this clip, Jessica shows us all the things we need, to prepare the table before the meal. She then shows us how to set the table.

Jessica tells us in her own humorous way the names of various parts of the human body using her own body as an example. It’s a clip that both informs and amuses. Enjoy!

Jessica takes us on a walk through Prospect Park. She stops several times to point out and describe various objects along the way.

Jessica Weinstein uses her creative flair to set up for a holiday party.

Lydia teaches us the weekdays, the seasons and the months in English. Listen closely!

Spring has finally sprung! It’s time to shed a few layers of clothing and enjoy the spring sun.

Lydia teaches us how to tell time in English. Listen closely!

Jessica and Liz demonstrate how to order food at a restaurant. Enjoy!

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.

Yabla's own Lauren presents several helpful expressions for describing the weather. Enjoy!

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!

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!

Lauren again shares about the weather in this second video, specifically bad weather, or as she calls it, "different kinds of good weather" such as fog, wind, heat, humidity and clouds.