Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A 14-year-old Natalie Portman talks with David Letterman and Alec Baldwin about starring in R-rated movies and getting straight As in high school.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
While the male bear is distracted by harbor seals, the cubs make their escape. Out at sea, the seals are safe from bears, but not from killer whales. Just to the north of the park lies a deep underwater canyon that can only be explored by submarine. It’s a birthing place for sharks, and a world of rarely glimpsed marine life.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Formed in Los Angeles, California, folk rock band Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros made music in the style of the hippy culture of the 1960s and 70s. The song “Home" from the band’s first album Up From Below explores the connection between love and feeling at home.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Movie star and straight A student Natalie Portman has homework to do just like any other schoolgirl, and reveals that she sometimes finds herself in the same kind of trouble as a normal teenager.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In springtime, the sheer cliffs along the wild coastline of the park have become home to the common murre, a bird that comes to land only to breed. The eagles, further along in their nesting process, have a rapidly growing eaglet in need of constant nourishment, and, unfortunately, the murre colony makes easy pickings for them.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In this Saturday Night Live sketch, the victim of a robbery must identify his assailant from a group of actors who seem to think they are at an audition.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Shrewd, scruffy, and personable L.A. homicide detective Lieutenant Colombo questions a suspect and his girlfriend to find out what they were doing at particular times of the weekend. They don't know, however, that he’s withholding certain evidence that could prove whether or not they’re telling the truth.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A fledgling bald eagle is the fastest-growing young bird in North America, yet it faces a challenging journey to maturity and acquiring its iconic adult plumage. As autumn storms arrive, king salmon migrate to river mouths and their freshwater spawning grounds, while resident orca pods expertly hunt them for a nutritious meal.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Haley has gotten her learner's permit and when Phil and Claire teach her how to drive, the result is terrifying and hilarious at the same time.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The king salmon swim upstream to spawn and complete their lifecycle, also providing a meal for a dipper. On the hillside, it’s the elks’ breeding season, and a black bear fattens up on berries before winter closes in across this magnificently diverse landscape.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
"Where the Crawdads Sing" tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raises herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. Drawn to two young men from town, Kya slowly becomes open to trusting people again. But when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In the waning light, Paul talks about some safety accessories he dreams of putting on the bike, which is still a work in progress. He also talks about the paint job. All in all, he had fun using his knowledge and also learning new things.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A pile of coins from a parking meter holds the key to solving the murder case. When Susan, the prime suspect’s girlfriend, is confronted with compelling evidence, will she change her story and abandon her man?
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
“Human," the lead single from The Killers’ playful yet deeply personal album Day & Age, is famed for the intriguing and often misheard lyric “Are we human, or are we dancer?”
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Mayim is very concerned that she got things wrong in her original video about open relationships. Here she apologizes and wants to tell us what she’s learned about relationships and about remaining honest and true to ourselves.
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