Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The multi-talented Annie Quick channels her creativity in a multimedia project, the subject of which is the human construct, New York’s Central Park. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Here’s the second and final segment of Annie Quick’s multimedia project Souvenirs and Shiny Things from Central Park. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
The skipper of the Aqua Quest gives us an introductory tour on his boat. He explains the different electronic equipment that is necessary on a boat and talks about some new improvements which have made life easier for him and his crew.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
This is part two of the documentary about the Aqua Quest. This time Bob Mayne shows us the sleeping quarters of his crew as well as the galley and what usually gets cooked up for breakfast.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
From treasure-hunting to looking for evidence of the Lost Civilization of Atlantis, Captain Bob Mayne tells us about his fascinating adventures aboard his vessel Aqua Quest. A Yabla-exclusive interview!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA South
‘Boo Boo’ from Atlanta, Georgia, shows us around his boat, the “Aqua Quest”. He’s been working on this boat for 22 years and talks mainly about the engine technology.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Paul Van-Auken and the Aqua Quest team are in search of the lost continent Atlantis. Paul reveals some of his discoveries and tells us a little bit about his life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA Brooklyn
Here’s a quick visit to a butcher store in Brooklyn were you’ll learn how make good mozzarella, along with tips on choosing the perfect steak.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Peg Harris shows off her cozy New York City art studio and some of the tools she works with as a painter and printmaker.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Peg Harris shows us some of her work, including several paintings of the Union Square Market in New York City.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Peg tells us about oil pastels, which she loves using. She then goes on to show us her workbench, with its cubbies and drawers of different kinds.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA Northeast
Retired interior designer Peg Harris explains a bit about what that profession is all about.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid explains the religious significance of Easter and the various days of Lent. Why do people observe Good Friday, or celebrate Mardi Gras? Find out in this video.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Easter eggs are commonly associated with Easter. Let's have a look at why that is, and what traditions have emerged.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Ever year, the winter solstice comes on December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Not only is it the first day of winter, it's a turning point, as the days will then get longer.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid talks about two important US holidays, Memorial Day and Labor Day. They are quite different in what they commemorate, but they're combined here because many Americans see them as bookends to the summer season.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
What do people traditionally do on Memorial Day and Labor Day? Let's find out.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation as a base for the sex industry in addition to its night life and as a location for the headquarters of leading film companies.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Do you like scary movies? If so, New York City's Sunshine Theater is the place for you! It's not only a popular midnight haunt for the horror flick aficionado, but it's also known for cheap reruns of old movies.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Doreen Cruz from Little Shop of Crafts in New York explains to us how her workplace functions as a creative outlet for both children and adults.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Timothy Russell Strayer and Michael Barsinsky, two members of the "Occupy" movement, talk about the main points of the occupation with respect to the Guantánamo Bay problem and the ways in which society can be changed in a progressive way.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Barry Knight points to the banking sector as responsible for the current decline of American society with respect to social and political developments in the US.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
While at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Zara, one of Yabla's own, has done some research on the Games and reports here her interesting and unusual findings. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This begins the story of how a middle school chorus from Queens, New York ended up recording the song "Rise Up and Sing" at Manhattan's famous Avatar studios. The song was written for them by their chorus teacher Mr. Estreicher, as encouragement in life's challenges.
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