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Intermediate
United Kingdom
In this episode, see how the case continues to unfold, as it's discovered that the victim, Peter Cunningham, indeed, has left some money, but Holmes and Watson are not convinced by the conclusions drawn by the police inspector.
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Intermediate
United Kingdom
In this final episode, the mystery is solved in dramatic fashion. Enjoy!
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Intermediate
USA New England
Check out the beautiful Shoolhouse B & B on Rhode Island and make it your next holiday destination by the ocean.
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Intermediate
USA
Sigrid begins her tale of how she ended up in Italy, where she's now living. She was born in Minneapolis and raised in New York. As a young adult, she relocated to Switzerland in order to study early music. In this video, she talks about traveling to Europe for the first time and learning about the different genres of music prior to the classical era.
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Intermediate
USA
Sigrid describes her time in Basel, and how she ended up visiting France and Italy as well.
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Intermediate
USA
Sigrid talks about some of the ways she learned how to speak Italian and French.
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Intermediate
USA
Sigrid talks about the reality of conversing with someone who has Alzheimer's. They often have trouble finding the word for the thing they are thinking of.
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Intermediate
USA
Every four years, in the United States, elections are held for the office of the presidency. Sigrid lives in Italy, so she needed an absentee ballot in order to vote. Here's her story.
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Intermediate
USA
Sigrid takes a walk in Huntington on New Year's Day. She talks as she walks, thinking about the year to come and about the changes to the area since she had last been there.
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Intermediate
USA
Sigrid continues walking up the hill and into the park on her right. She finds a little trail through the woods and then heads back to town.
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Intermediate
Canada
Canadian rock band Simple Plan performs Summer Paradise, a reggae and ska punk-based track inspired by the band vocalist's hobby of surfing. One reviewer commented: It’s a quintessential summer track, with all the hooks and melodies to make you feel like you’re either at the beach, or on your way there having the time of your life.
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Intermediate
Ireland
This power ballad version of a song written by Prince became Sinéad’s international breakthrough hit, topping music charts around the world. Her deep emotions are clear to see in this memorable video, as she explores feelings of love and loss.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Germany
SINGinKA is a group that comes together to sing in a pub every month. In this video, you can hear them perform Roxette’s wistful and romantic ballad “Listen To Your Heart.”
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
When the U.S. Congress convened in January 2023, the gavel that had been held by the Democrats had to be handed over to the Republicans. This task fell to Hakeem Jeffries, who first gave a speech and had some fun with it, which is why we'd like to share it with you. But first a little background information.
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Intermediate
USA New York
In the last part of Jeffries' speech, he goes through the letters of the alphabet with pairs of words (with rather opposing qualities) in order to describe some principles of the Democratic Party. The speech is affectionately known as the ABCs of Democracy.
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