Difficulty: Beginner
Northern Ireland
Katie Melua's music video "If You Were a Sailboat" taken from the album Pictures.
Melua said of the song: “What I liked about the song is the fact that a lot of love songs tend to deal with the fluffy nice side of love, but this one deals with how you get very selfish when you fall in love with someone, and you don't want to share them with the world, you just want them all about yourself."
There are plenty of examples of the conditional tense in this song. It's common to say "if I was," but it's technically incorrect. It should be, "if I were." We have left it as is in this song.
Difficulty: Advanced
USA
peta2: At only 16 years old, Tia Blanco is already one of the top women surfers in the world. Learn how her vegan diet has helped Tia surf her way to the top!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Learn about the elements and the wonders of chemistry in this fun kids’ video from the American alternative band They Might Be Giants!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Here are the brilliant wits of Monty Python's Flying Circus showing a deep understanding of corporate greed from way before the recent crash... 1969 in fact! Just shows that some things never change, including good comedy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
"Elephants Dream" is a short animated film, created by the Orange Movie Project in Amsterdam using almost entirely open-source software. Whether a dream, or hallucination, or reality – Emo is not sure what he thinks of the machine, which Proog practically worships, until he makes a serious mistake...
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
You're an anarchist and you don't want to get a job in the capitalist system, but if you don't, your girlfriend will throw you out. What would Noam Chomsky do? Find out (or maybe not) in this funny video clip!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The Fleischer & Famous Superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated Technicolor short films released by Paramount Pictures and based upon the comic book character Superman.
This is "The Mad Scientist," which was released on September 26, 1941. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Enjoy this episode from The Three Stooges, a long-running American slap-stick comedy act that appeared on vaudeville, television and the silver screen. Along with baseball and apple pie, it's a small slice of Americana!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Johnny English Reborn (released in some countries as Johnny English Returns) is a 2011 English spy comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. The film is the sequel to Johnny English (2003), and stars Rowan Atkinson reprising his role as the title character and directed by Oliver Parker.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Monty Python announces its decision to launch its YouTube channel by making a new sketch in a mockumentary format, including spoof interviews with all of the surviving Monty Python cast members. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This hilarious sketch making fun of the art world (Jeff Koons'"Balloon Dog" sculpture as an actual balloon dog) is unfortunately all too accurate. Written and created by Chelsea gallerist and comedian Jim Kempner, it is part of the web series The Madness of Art. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The Monty Python lads strike again in a brilliant sketch lampooning job interviews and bartering. The next time you are asked what you expect for wages at a job interview, keep this sketch in mind!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
How to get started with Yabla...
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Learn about the role of the sea in global warming. The global conveyer belt is part of the large-scale ocean circulation that is driven by differences in the density of the ocean waters. It plays a key role in keeping the climate in balance and Europe warm. Global warming may change it forever with unforeseeable consequences.
Brought to you by Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Monty Python goes posh with this excellent rendition of the above song with choir and fully symphony orchestra. Enjoy it while you are still alive!
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