BMX riders are the cool rebels who do their awesome bike tricks on the back streets, right? Not quite: BMX has now hit the big time and made it to the Olympic Games.
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Inspired by an advertisement, Barbara has created an exercise for her students. The topic is called "What does a human being need?" In this first clip they read the practice text and clarify unfamiliar vocabulary.

The German articles "der", "die" and "das" cause many people quite a headache. Although there are helpful rules for some nouns - e.g. all words ending with "-heit", "-keit" or "-ung" are feminine - but in most cases you have to learn the articles by heart. In this clip, that's why Barbara's helping her students practice using the correct articles with various nouns. Viel Spaß!

Yabla reporter Cettina is out and about asking people about their plans for New Year's Eve as well as their resolutions for the coming year. Enjoy! Oh, and Happy New Year!

Fifty ice-hockey fans, big and small, were given the opportunity to train with the Frankfurt Lions and their new sports director Erich Kühnhackl.

Many children dream of a cute and loyal dog. But before parents grant their children's wish, they should be aware of the great responsibility that pet ownership entails, so as to prevent dogs from being neglected Christmas presents.
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Yabla reporter Cettina asks the people from Linkenheim how they are going to spend Christmas. How does this compare to how you celebrate Christmas? Enjoy watching!

The high jump has been an Olympic discipline since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women. In this clip, the predominant jumping technique, the Fosbury flop, is explained and demonstrated step-by-step. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Diving from a tower is officially called platform diving, and has a long Olympic tradition, having been an official Olympic sport since 1904.
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Barbara gives her students different sentences, which require them to add missing articles and prepositions. The examples clarify how important it is to know the correct articles.

In this video the German cabaret performer Dieter Hildebrand explains the vital importance of trees for maintaining the Earth's water supply and for man's survival.

The swimming style known as Butterfly (or previously as Dolphin-style), is recognised as an official swimming style since 1953. This video explains how top athletes achieve excellence in the pool.
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Open air concerts, delicious food, many fun activities for kids of all age groups are on offer every summer at "The Festival" in Karlsruhe. Thousands of people gather each year in this beautiful city. Diane and the Yabla team had a look around for you and experienced many different things.

In order to help her students practice using two-way prepositions, Barbara has come up with a fun and engaging activity. This time she has her students drawing classrom objects. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

And our excursion into the realm of Karlruhe's water fountains continues, past expressive, carefully formed sculptures and gentle splashing waters. Enjoy!