Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Can planet Earth survive? Can we survive as a species? Changes in population growth could be a key factor to allowing us to prosper and live in harmony with nature once again.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Directed by Oliver Stone, World Trade Center tells the story of the September 11, 2001 terror attack upon NYC's World Trade Center. It portrays these fateful events from the viewpoint of two policemen. Both John McLaughlin and William Jimeno [played by Nicholas Cage and Michael Peña] survived. It is a powerful motion picture about a pivotal moment in recent American history.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Listen to the England World Cup Song 2010 “This My Dear Is England” and get excited about the upcoming Soccer World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
442 – Come On England official music video from Gut Records featuring Lucy Pinder.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
UK rock band Wizzard, with their charismatic big-bearded frontman and founder Roy Wood, scored their biggest hit ever with this glam rock Christmas classic from 1973. It is still played in the UK every Christmas season.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Jimmy Carter interviews Will Smith about his 1998 film Enemy of the State and his success "making hit after hit after hit after hit!"
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A continuation of Jimmy Carter's interview with Will Smith following the release of his film Enemy of the State. Hear them touch on subjects such as raising kids and setting goals, among many laughs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Wild dolphins playing with a plastic bag and a camerawoman. A video by the Wild Dolphin Foundation.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
White Lies are from England and make wonderful indie rock music. Check out this tune by them entitled “Farewell to the Fairground.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The President and First Lady kick off an evening of poetry, music, and the spoken word at the White House.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Esperanza Spalding, the first jazz musician to ever win a Grammy award, covers Lauryn Hill's song “Tell Him.” The song is loosely inspired by the famous Bible passage about "faith, hope, and love" from First Corinthians chapter 13.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA Hawaii
Poet, activist, and scholar Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio recites a poem about remembering her cultural roots by honoring her family and recalling their Hawaiian names. The last part of the poem is spoken in Hawaiian.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Brave New Voices slam champion Joshua Bennett performs “Tamaraʼs Opus” at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Writer and star of the Broadway musical In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs "The Hamilton Mixtape" at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word. Accompanied by Alex Lacamoire.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Welshy Arms, a blues rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, have had their song "Legendary" featured in movies, on wrestling shows, TV shows, commercials, and even a video game soundtrack. But it started out on their album No Place Is Home.
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