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.

Schools in Britain are formal places of education. Pupils wear a uniform and the day is structured around the lesson plan with some welcome breaks in between! We join a school in Wales on the first day for many of its pupils.

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!

Come and learn some English phrases in a fun and interesting way! This video will show you when and how to use them.

After a dozen singles, here is Emmy the Great ’s first album, ‘First Love’. Enjoy this melancholic song, a mixture of folk, americana and country, by this young British artist playing acoustic guitar chords.

Paper Forest (In The Afterglow of Rapture) – The second single from Emmy The Great’s second album ‘Virtue.’ Released Sep 19th 2011. Directed by Lucy Needs.

Rachel Weisz teaches Emma Stone an array of useful British slang words and phrases, while Stone supplies some American equivalents. This Vanity Fair video was made while the two stars were filming the film “The Favourite.”

Eminem and Rihanna team up to address a difficult topic in this song about domestic violence in a relationship.

Eminem performs "Not Afraid" in a live session for Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1, from the BBC's Legendary Maida Vale.

Eminem performs "Stan," a song written from the perspective of a fan, live at the BBC's Maida Vale studios for Radio 1.

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, musician and actor. He is regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century and is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".