Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette explains how to ask for help, or for someone to lend a hand, in different contexts. She teaches us the best phrases for everyday situations, and how to soften our language to keep requests polite and casual.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here we get lots of practice hearing “this," “that,” "these,” and “those” used to ask questions and identify objects. Then a silly accident leads to a whole lot of confusion about belongings!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The song “Touch Me” by The Doors from their 1969 album “The Soft Parade”.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
A Blippi Story Time about a treasure chest. Learn about animals under the sea with Blippi and hear about how he came across a treasure chest!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here we see shoppers asking for help finding the right item. Then we meet Clyde, the rather eccentric owner of Clyde’s Clothing, who shows us their range of clothing and goods, and is very keen to invite us to shop at his store.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This video is about indefinite answers to the question words "where" and "how." We combine these question words with "some" and "any" to form new indefinite words, such as "somewhere," "somehow," "anywhere," "anyhow," and "anyway."
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Michael David Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Passenger, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Enjoy this acoustic solo performance of his song "Anywhere."
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This video introduces us to shopping, getting the salesperson’s attention and asking them for help. We also learn colors, and how to say which color is our favorite.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
We use question words plus words like "some" and "any" to form new indefinite words, such as "sometime," "sometimes," and "anytime." This video is about question words "who," "what," and "when."
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The travel kids visit a town almost completely covered by volcanic rock some twenty years before. There’s not a great deal left of it for them to see! They walk out onto the glassy and slippery surface of the lava flow, where volcano expert Ken takes a sample of some liquid rock to measure the temperature. It’s super hot, and Julian makes the excellent decision to keep his hands well clear!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Rosie and Julian are in Hawaii discovering land formed from red-hot molten lava that erupted from the center of the earth. With the help of friendly volcano expert Ken and his friend Terri, they learn about a volcano that is taller than Mount Everest, and about Pele, the goddess of fire.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Lauren shows us around Brick Lane in East London. Sights include a mosque, street art, and hopping nightclubs.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid packs her carry-on bag for the flight to Paris. She talks about what she needs to pack, and why.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
While windsurfing in South America as a 20-year-old, Justin James was attacked and severely injured by a tiger shark. His grandmother gave him a guitar for his convalescence and that's how he got his start in music. “Drinking Song” is a giddy celebration of partying through the night with friends and is featured on his Islands album.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Lenny Kravitz started playing music at the age of three. Back then, he would play the drums on kitchen pots and pans. At this point, he’s been hailed amongst the coolest of rock and roll royalty for over thirty years. In this song, he takes the part of a night shift factory worker who just can’t wait to get out in the sun!
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