Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Care for a bear, when you happen upon him on the street. He’s just another creature trying to get by in the City. Written and directed by John Kenower and Annie Quick. Starring Russ Hamilton.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
R&B singer H.E.R. performs a passionate and soulful rendition of "America the Beautiful" at the SuperBowl, complete with a guitar solo.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Jimmy Carter interviews Gwyneth Paltrow at the premiere for her movie “Country Strong” about her role as Kelly Canter, a train wreck country star.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Gwen Stefani found fame as singer-songwriter of the American rock group No Doubt, which she followed up with a dazzling solo pop career. This single was on her debut album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. At the time Gwen also had her own clothing line, “L.A.M.B.”, which was inspired by Japanese culture and fashion.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The humor in the fifties was somewhat different than today. Enjoy this excerpt from the famous American quiz show _You Bet Your Life_ with host Groucho Marx.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
_You Bet Your Life_ host Groucho Marx continues to chat with his candidates before the actual quiz show gets going.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The quiz portion of the program takes place. Contestants select the music category and are played several popular songs which they must identify. View this clip and see how the they fare and also... oh, how music trends have changed since fifties!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
In this last segment of You Bet Your Life with host Groucho Marx, watch the contestants compete for prize money. How do you think they'll do? Do you think they'll win? Watch and discover the outcome. Notice, in particular, Marianna, who is not a native English speaker. Are you surprised at her performance?
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Greta Van Fleet is a hard-rocking band with blues influences. Despite many references to cars, “Highway Tune” also alludes to an old American folk song called “The Midnight Special," which was about riding trains late at night in the US.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tough guy Chuck Norris apparently couldn't resist trying to top Jean-Claude Van Damme's epic split for Volvo, though Chuck appears to have gotten some CGI help.
The action star appears in a holiday video from Hungarian animation firm Delov Digital, in which he recreates Van Damme's feat between two jets and with 11 soldiers on his shoulders.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
This is a travel video exploring a part of Somerset, a county in southwest England. It's an ideal vacation spot for people interested in walking, cycling, and eating the delicious local cheese in Cheddar.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Meet the captain of the environmental group Greenpeace’s recently launched ship “The Rainbow Warrior III”. He describes the vessel, his love for sailing and his commitment to preserving our planet. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Come aboard Greenpeace's ship the Arctic Sunrise. Meet Wendy, the ship's cook, as she describes her work and the ship's mission of helping protect our planet's oceans.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system and one of the most diverse and rich ecosystems on the planet. It is now in great danger, as the Australian and Queensland governments are giving coal companies permission to dig up coal and ship it out through the Great Barrier Reef.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This December over 190 nations will gather in Paris to discuss a new global agreement on climate change. The talks are called 'COP21' which stands for the 21st annual Conference of the Parties, but what does all that mean and why is any of it important? This film will not only give you the facts but help you understand why it matters to all of us - in less than two minutes!
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