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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
From 2009, this punk rock song from the album "21st Century Breakdown" was a hit single, and nominated for a Grammy. This music video also won several MTV awards in 2009.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada
"I Know What You Did Last Summer" is a duet from Canadian singer Shawn Mendes and Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom, USA
Cara Delevingne wins the Model of the Year Award at the British Fashion Awards 2014. This award recognizes the British model who has contributed most to the international fashion scene in the past year. Nominees for this category were: Cara Delevingne, Jourdan Dunn and Sam Rollinson.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Alan and his son Jake discuss the merits of going to college in this extended preview of an episode of the popular sitcom Two and a Half Men.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
In final segment of this BBC series, we visit two more cities hosting the World Cup: Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow.
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
Jack has the hunters build fires to smoke Ralph out of the jungle.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Aura Dione is a Copenhagen-born singer of Faroese, Spanish, French and Danish origin. According to Aura, the song, which she sings in English is about staying true to yourself and living out your dreams.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Latin Quarter perform live at the Full House club in Hannover, Germany. The British band has a big fan base in Germany.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
This video explores three more venues for the 2018 World Cup: Samara, St. Petersburg, and Kaliningrad. Aside from the arenas, Stalin's bunker, the Hermitage museum, and the beach are spotlighted attractions.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
The BBC reports on a floating wind turbine that could help provide power to remote communities. This helium-filled device is known as "the bat."
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The British synth-pop band Tears for Fears released the song "Mad World" on their debut LP "The Hurting." At the time, they had little idea that it would become a hit single.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
At an intimate open-air concert, Jack Johnson sings about the simple things in life that fascinate us.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA, Wales
Jodie Foster plays Clarice Starling, a rookie agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who is tasked with catching a serial killer. Hannibal Lecter, the infamous killer who advises her in the process, is played by Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins is from Wales and speaks English with a Welsh accent, which is considered among the most beautiful English accents.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
We continue our tour of Russian cities hosting the 2018 World Cup. We're taken to Kazan, Rostov, and Ekaterinburg.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
"Need You Now" is a Grammy-award-winning country pop song performed by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It tells the familiar story of being lonely enough to make a late night phone call you might regret the next day.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Ralph and Piggy go to Jack in the hopes of getting Piggy's glasses back and settling things like adults.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Dates are usually expressed with ordinal numbers. Sometimes, though, what we write is different from what we say.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
K'naan is a Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Here, he performs a version of his hit song "Wavin' Flag" from his album entitled “Troubadour."
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Russia is gearing up to host the 2018 World Cup. Sarah Rainsford and Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s Moscow correspondents, take us on a tour of Sochi, Volgograd, and Saransk, where we can see the stadiums that have been constructed and get a sense of each town.
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