"China Girl" was originally co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop when they lived in Berlin. Although there are many interpretations of the song's meaning, the video particularly looks at and parodies Asian female stereotypes.

Adding his own inimitable style, Nick Cave’s haunting cover of the Marc Bolan song “Cosmic Dancer” poses existential questions and seems to probe each word for deeper meaning.

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.

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.

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.

Annette recites a poem to help students with English pronunciation and its maddening inconsistencies.

Annette provides some biographical notes on Maya Angelou and then recites her poem “Caged Bird." The poem followed Angelou's memoir volume, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

Hasn't everyone tried to miss a day of school by pretending to be sick? Annette reads us a humorous poem by American poet Shel Silverstein about the very subject.

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.

Annette discusses how we might ask for help in various formal situations, in which we may be talking to someone we don’t know very well, an authority figure, or a total stranger.

Annette teaches us how to respond when someone asks for our assistance. We learn the best ways to say “yes” when agreeing to help out, and how to refuse politely when we need to “let someone down easy.”

Annette has been creating videos for Yabla for a while, and in this video, she shares her story. Yabla became an important part of her life, and inspires her to learn languages in a natural and effective way.

Taking animals for inspiration, Annette focuses on characteristics and techniques that will bring success when it comes to sitting an English examination—in particular the TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) exam, one of the best-known standardized English language tests.

Ever wondered why most Americans don't like tea? Have they ever even tasted a cup of tea properly prepared? Simon Jones is convinced that they haven't and gives a nice detailed description, taken from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," of how to make a proper cup of tea. Enjoy!

It’s a warm, sunny day, so what is making everything so cold? It’s Doctor Spooky, operating a giant robot! Can the Superzoo team stop to his plan to freeze the planet?! Catty and Monky jump straight into action.