Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
Penny is a 12-minute short film about a young man who wants nothing more than to dance with the girl of his dreams. The only problem is ... he can't dance.
Difficulty: Beginner
Australia
Donna teaches Timmy to dance, and in the background we hear two hits from the period: Rip it Up from 1956 and Great Balls of Fire from 1957.
Difficulty: Beginner
Australia
Penny is dancing with another guy to Great Balls of Fire while Timmy shyly looks on. But then something happens... The music for the final scene is the hit song from both 1963 and 1977 Da doo ron ron. These nonsense syllables were originally intended as placeholders until lyrics for those lines could be written, but they caught on, and were kept as actual (though nonsensical) lyrics.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The Biden administration announced a plan to provide a legal pathway into the country for more than 20,000 Venezuelan migrants. At the same time, thousands of others who enter the U.S. illegally will be sent back to Mexico.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
There has been a mixed response to the new legal pathway that allows some Venezuelan migrants to enter the United States, while expediting the expulsion of others. Along with some praise and some criticism, there are calls for the new program to be extended to help migrants from other nearby nations.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
A corporate strategist delivers a pep talk to board members of a fictional fast food chain called Dooberwhacky. He wants results, whatever it takes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia, United Kingdom, USA
Paul introduces us to his adorable pets: Sia, the nervous kitten, and Treasure, the elderly tortoise.
Difficulty: Beginner
Australia, United Kingdom, USA
Paul is having trouble waking up this morning, but he manages to make coffee and tell us a bit about his morning routine.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia, USA
Paul, who has an Australian accent, shares what he's noticed about the differences between the English spoken in England and in the USA.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
A duet between Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, which became a number one hit in the US.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
After Paul McCartney realized that all the great Scottish ballads he knew were composed many years ago, he decided to write his own. The resulting ballad, accompanied by authentic Scottish bagpipes and drums, became an instant classic for Paul and his band Wings. The Mull of Kintyre is on the remote southwest coast of Scotland, and is where Paul sought tranquillity after his Beatles’ fame, and where he and his wife Linda had a farm.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
First released back in 1979, this single from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney continues to be widely played at Christmastime. In fact, it was once estimated that he makes $400,000 per year from the royalties!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Michael David Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Passenger, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Enjoy this acoustic solo performance of his song "Anywhere."
Difficulty: Newbie
USA Northeast
Here's a quick summary of the different kinds of words we have in the English language and what they are used for.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA Northeast
Nouns are usually the first words we learn. The good news is that with nouns, we don't have to worry about gender in English. We do, however, have to be aware of gerunds that act like nouns but look like verbs, and countable or uncountable nouns.
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