Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Invited to Shutdafunkup and Eat, Dj Moni mixes tunes from multiple and diverse influences: some Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass, House, Soul, and even Brazilian sounds, among many others. We’re glad she didn’t listen to her parents’ career advice.
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!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
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.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Annette explains what colloquial contractions are, and shows us three popular ones: "kinda," "wanna," and "gonna." She tells us where these words come from and how they're used in context.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette explains three more colloquial contractions people use in everyday conversation: gotta [got to], gotcha [got you], and dunno [don't know]. She also gives us examples in context.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette offers an array of ways to greet people, from sunup to bedtime. Ways of greeting people vary from place to place, but Annette provides one general rule — greetings must be cheerful and friendly.
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