Paul is having trouble waking up this morning, but he manages to make coffee and tell us a bit about his morning routine.

In order to not forget anything, Luana and Austin have made a list of the clothes and other items they need to pack. Austin reads the list while Luana gathers the items, and then they discuss their strategy for getting to the airport on time.

Many of us have to deal with traffic on a daily basis. Here's how to talk about it in English, include expressions such as "traffic jam," "bumper-to-bumper," and "bottleneck."

When we talk about traffic, it's not only about cars and trucks. We can talk about people on bicycles or on foot, too. They have some special rules to follow, especially in the city.

There's more than one way to talk about the weather. In part 1 of this lesson, we talk about it in the present. We use nouns, verbs, and adjectives to describe the weather.

This time, let's talk about the weather in the past using nouns, verbs, and adjectives. If we use the past tense, we can talk about yesterday, last week, last month, or even last year.

In this lesson, we'll talk about the weather in the future. One way to express the future is with "going to": "It's going to rain." The second way is with "will": "It will rain." You will hear both in this video, so keep your eyes and ears open!

Michele is cooking crispy and spicy roast potatoes. From peeling to parboiling, to seasoning and roasting, she shows us how to prepare this simple and delicious dish. This is a great video to help you expand not only your cooking skills, but also your comprehension skills, since Michele has an Australian accent.

This special recipe brings back memories of the past for Michele, who can recall her own grandmother baking banana bread. Using three overripe bananas, and a few basic ingredients, the preparation gets underway...

Michele mixes all the ingredients together, and puts the batter into a tin and into the oven to bake. Has she gotten the recipe right? Will the banana bread be as good as her grandmother's was?

Pierre talks about the tradition of afternoon tea, which is practically a ritual in England. Today, he's taking a relaxing break with Earl Grey tea and digestive biscuits.

Let's learn the names of various kitchen utensils with Luana! We'll start with the utensils used to prepare and cook food, such as tongs, sifters, graters, knives, cutting boards, pots and pans...

In the second part of this lesson, Luana goes through the kitchen items we use to serve and eat our food, and explains how and when they are used.

Abi carefully packs her picnic basket with food and utensils, and is off to the park to set everything up for today’s elegant picnic!

In this video lesson, Luana has advice for avoiding arguments and fights, how to resolve them calmly and peacefully, and if necessary, express our apologies.

Abi needs to make some space on her untidy desk. We accompany her through the organizing process, and learn all sorts of vocabulary along the way.

Abi decides that a picnic in the park will be a great way to spend time with her friends, but first she needs to prepare the sandwiches. Follow Abi through the process and learn a lot of English food vocabulary along the way!

Sigrid describes her day using verbs in the simple past tense. Each verb will flash on the screen in the past tense with the infinitive in parentheses, just in case you need a little help. There is even a vegetarian pasta recipe included!

Sigrid muses about how much she loves this time of year and time of day where she lives in Italy. If she had one complaint, it would be: too much green!

Abi takes us through possible creative uses of different types of paper, which she has learned about through her experience as a filmmaker.

Sigrid goes on a hike, sees some edible greens, and decides to go back with the right equipment. As you will see, foraging is her idea of fun.

Abi reflects on the year that has passed and looks forward to the new one. She gives some great advice on how to make those New Year’s resolutions stick, at least for a little longer than usual!

Back home, Sigrid works out on her terrace preparing the greens she has picked. She will cook the lambsquarters, but she'll eat the purslane raw, as a salad. She also has some regrets about one missed opportunity.

Sigrid finishes preparing her simple lunch using the wild greens she had gathered that morning.