In English, we use a lot of phrasal verbs. Let's see how they work using some examples from the story of the Ugly Duckling.

Booking a room by phone in a new language can be a challenge. This video will show you some typical questions you'll be asked, and how you can answer them.

Sigrid looks at the regular and irregular verbs in part one of her rendition of The Ugly Duckling. As you listen, you can pause whenever necessary in order to practice the pronunciation of the conjugated verbs.

We have a look inside the story of The Ugly Duckling to see how the verbs work. First on the list is the past continuous tense.

What does the queen do when she leaves the room? Is the girl a real princess or not? Let's find out.

This famous fairy tale is far removed from modern life, but lessons can be learned from it nonetheless. Stories like these are great for practicing regular and irregular verbs.

Lots of English words can serve as nouns, verbs, or adjectives depending on the context. Sometimes even the pronunciation changes. Let's look at the slogan "Black Lives Matter" in both a grammatical and historical context.

We keep seeing the "Black Lives Matter" slogan all around — what's it all about? Well, it's a long story. Here's part of the story in a nutshell.

What a time to be learning English! Things are happening quickly in the United States and history is being made right now, so don't miss out on the words and expressions you need to know.

This video is for educators and can show you how to create Yabla classes, add students via a simple email link, and decide whether they’ll see translations or simply the original captions.

Sigrid talks about how the story traditionally ends, but also makes up her own version. Which ending do you like better?

The three bears come home from their walk, but breakfast gets delayed. They can see that somebody had come into the house, but who?

Goldilocks goes into the house and sees something very inviting on the table. Let's find out what she does!

This tutorial is for educators. Learn to use “Gradebook” and keep track of your students’ progress with the assignments you give them.

This is a classic story for children, but adults learning English as a new language can enjoy it as well, especially with the early 20th century illustrations that accompany the story.

This tutorial is for educators, and offers instructions for creating assignments and refining them to suit the level and schedule of your classes. If you don't know where to start, check out Yabla's recommended assignments.

Maggie has just landed in Mexico, and heads straight for Tulum, a once crucial trading post for the Mayan civilization, with spectacular clifftop ruins.

This tutorial is for educators and shows how to add other teachers and students to their Yabla subscription. Yabla automatically creates a unique sign-up link for every school, and then the teachers and students can create their own accounts.

Did you know that you can use filters to find the Yabla videos that interest you most? You can search the whole library using categories and keywords. Find out how in this tutorial!

SINGinKA is a group that comes together to sing in a pub every month. In this video, you can hear them perform Roxette’s wistful and romantic ballad “Listen To Your Heart.”

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

Paul introduces us to his adorable pets: Sia, the nervous kitten, and Treasure, the elderly tortoise.

Everyone should stay home as much as possible to keep the coronavirus from spreading, but sometimes we have to go out for essential errands. What are some items to have on hand when we go out? Sigrid talks about five of them.

For so many of us, life has changed radically. We've had to learn new habits because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here are some of the changes we are having to make.