Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Are you interested in aviation? Here's the first chapter of a documentary about the invention of the airplane entitled Kitty Hawk: The Wright Brothers' Journey of Invention.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Bedrock, home of the famous cartoon caveman Fred Flintstone, is a very modern Stone Age city. There are newspapers, cars, televisions and telephones, even a system of airmail!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Fred Flintstone and his best friend Barney Rubble like to go bowling and play golf, but before they can relax and enjoy themselves, there are household chores to be done. Fortunately for them and their wives, Wilma and Betty, there have already been some fantastic new inventions to make Stone Age living that much easier.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Spring has finally sprung! It’s time to shed a few layers of clothing and enjoy the spring sun.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Isaac Slade, singer of the American alternative rock group The Fray, wrote this song about his experiences working as a mentor at a camp for troubled teenagers. Sometimes we just haven’t got the experience and the knowledge to know how to help someone who is going through difficulties.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
On Graham Norton’s chat show, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who first came to prominence as “The Naked Chef," talks with movie stars Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence about his learning disability, and his unlikely rise to becoming Britain’s number one best-selling nonfiction author.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ireland, United Kingdom
English comedian David Mitchell has host Graham Norton and the other guests in stitches as he drolly points out the alarming effect the internet has had on people’s perception of what is true.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ireland, USA
Actor Tom Cruise joins talk show host Graham Norton on the couch and co-stars Miles Teller and Jennifer Connelly by video to discuss the release of Top gun: Maverick thirty years after the original movie Top Gun.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ireland, USA
Miles Teller claims that Tom Cruise never warned him about the rigors of making a new Top Gun movie, and Jennifer Connelly admits to a secret fear she felt unable to reveal before filming began.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ireland, USA
Tom Cruise tells about his experience flying in an F-14 fighter jet. It's an experience not for the faint of heart, and requires a strong stomach!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Cheryl teaches the iconic choreography from the music video for her song "Promise This," in particular focusing on the moves from the song's chorus.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Have you ever wondered why English seems to have roots in so many different languages? Here is a look at what words the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings brought to the English language.
Difficulty: Advanced
United Kingdom
In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded Britain and brought with him fancy French words to add to the English language.
Difficulty: Advanced
United Kingdom
This video shows us that Shakespeare invented over 2000 new words and phrases, such as "eyeball," "anchovy," and "puppy."
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Created in 1611, The King James Bible permanently shaped the English language with new phrases that are still in use today. How many of them do you know?
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