Kitsch or cult? Since the major role of a garden gnome in the (ironically French) film Amélie, and the trial of artist Ottmar Hörl for his garden gnome giving a Nazi salute, gnomes have been a constant presence in the media. Protest gnomes giving the middle finger or baring their behind have led to court trials, and judging from a few of these dirty little gnomes in the video, you can see why! Viel Spaß!

If you would like the casual luxury of dining at a designer sushi restaurant while at sea, the Hapag-Lloyd luxury cruise ship Europa 2 is for you! You can leave your tuxedo or evening dress at home, but at 450 euros per day minimum, don't forget your wallet! (video copyright dpa)

In this Yabla Video you get a lot of information about being ill. Eva describes different kinds of illnesses and their possible treatment.

Legendary German electronic music group Kraftwerk performs their song "Das Model" in front of a live studio audience.

Rheinmain Szene visits a school for make-up artists to give you an insight into this interesting and creative field of work. Our reporter bravely surrenders his face to some free minded, but highly skilled, artists while finding out what it takes to do make-up for a living.

Konstantin comes from Meiningen, a small town in Thuringia. But now, after finishing high school, he's come to Tel Aviv to work as a volunteer. In his leisure time, he travels a lot and, naturally, enjoys doing the same things that other people his age enjoy doing. See for yourself!

In this second segment of the video, Konstantin explains why he decided to come to Israel and talks about his plans for the future when he returns to Germany.

Diane and Franca introduce the most important forms of the verb "to be": present tense, present perfect, simple past, the conditional and future tense.

In this video the verb "say" is conjugated in five different tenses.

In this video the verb "to have" is introduced in different tenses using the full array of personal pronouns.

Diane and Franca take us through the basics of the verb machen, which in this video has been translated as "to do." Depending on the context, machen could also mean "to make." Try it out both ways and viel Spaß beim Lernen!

The verb "become" is presented in different tenses.

In this video Diane and Franca show us how the verb "can" ("to be able to") is used with different personal pronouns. By following their dialogue, you also will be able to understand how to use this important German verb in a whole range of tenses.

In this video the verb "to come" is presented in different tenses with all personal pronouns.

Diane and Franca introduce the verb German "mögen" [to like] in a full range of tenses, the passive voice and the conditional. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!