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!

Yabla's Lauren takes us on a journey through the emotions with a variety of examples in English.

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.

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!

Yabla's own Lauren presents several helpful expressions for describing the weather. Enjoy!

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.

This video will teach you the different pronunciations of the word "the" in American English and when they are used.

Actor Caralie Balcom from New York teaches us letters and numbers and sings the alphabet song at the top of the Empire State Building.

During this lesson, English teacher Alexander presents and explains different greetings in English and the time of day when each is used.

Alexander Pointer takes us through the conjugations of the verb "to be" in the present tense and explains how to form the contraction (otherwise known as the "short form") for each one.

Alexander is showing us contractions of the negative forms of the verb "to be".

Tara’s recipes: Tara de la Motte creates a perfect selection of traditional English afternoon tea sandwiches.

Today, Tara de la Motte creates a Victoria Sponge, which was one of Queen Victoria’s favourite cakes.

Caralie demonstrates the use of 12 useful, everyday verbs. Do you know them all?

Common idiomatic expressions are the subject of this first of two video clips. Listen closely and then try a few of them out. Have fun and at the same time spice up your command of English!