Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Barbary macaques are among the most popular tourist attractions in Gibraltar. The apes have a taste for junk food, which enables tourists to see them up close and allows scientists to easily capture them for research.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain is a country pop song about female empowerment.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Cabrinha product development staff and distributors have a sweet annual meeting in Maui to talk business, test kiteboards, and even sing and strum Bob Dylan tunes.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Leroy Kenton shares facts seven, eight, nine and ten, and mentions that he will be rooting for Brazil in the World Cup. Brazil has won the World Cup five times and has always played in the tournament. Leroy saves perhaps his most interesting fact for last.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Filmmakers Christina Fon and Stevie Salas are interviewed about Rumble, their documentary exploring how Native American musicians have influenced rock n' roll.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The song "Pumped up Kicks" by Los Angeles band Foster the People was a response to school shootings in the United States. It contrasts an upbeat melody with a dark message.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Jack Johnson performs live on the Jimmy Kimmel show. His song My Mind is for Sale has sharp lyrics, but he delivers them gently, over what Rolling Stone calls "an effervescent instrumental groove."
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Have a look behind the scenes at the making of the latest Nespresso commercial, Epiphany, featuring George Clooney and Jack Black. With Lake Como as a backdrop, they share their views about how things are coming together.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
FIFA World Cup happens once in every four years. Following are the first six of ten interesting facts about the FIFA World Cup that you really need to know.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A long overdue film focusing on the Native American musicians who contributed so much to blues, jazz, folk, pop, rock, and heavy metal.
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.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
This video featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the Best Pop Video category. Without being explicit, the song addresses abuse and violence in relationships.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
In this music video, clips from home videos show Ed Sheeran throughout his childhood. As an adorable ginger-haired kid, he plays with cats and is seen busking on the streets before stardom.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
People are increasingly interested in seeing animals in natural settings, so traditional jail-like zoos are giving way to open-plan zoos, and to eco-tourism.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The fire that was set to smoke Jack out of the jungle has an unintended consequence—and a happy one at that.
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