Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
This is the trailer for a Buck Roger’s film in which his NASA space mission goes terribly wrong. He awakens in a perilous age of space conflict four centuries into the future, in a world very different from the one he left behind.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
PoptopicTV Minute Reports: Melissa Leo becomes the first Academy Award winner to say the F-word in an Oscar acceptance speech for Best Supporting actress (The Fighter). Naughty naughty!
Difficulty:
Beginner
United Kingdom
London's West End is the focal point for this video, and the narrator has some good tips on buying discounted movie and theater tickets.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
A 14-year-old Natalie Portman talks with David Letterman and Alec Baldwin about starring in R-rated movies and getting straight As in high school.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Movie star and straight A student Natalie Portman has homework to do just like any other schoolgirl, and reveals that she sometimes finds herself in the same kind of trouble as a normal teenager.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
John visits the Alice in Wonderland sculpture in Manhattan's Central Park, where he ponders the meaning of Lewis Carroll’s curious and imaginative literary work.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
In the middle of Manhattan, there is an ancient Egyptian monument with carved hieroglyphics. John informs us of its vital statistics and lasting significance.
Difficulty:
Beginner
United Kingdom
This song by singer-songwriter Katie Melua was recorded live in Berlin for the In Winter (Special Edition), and features the Gori Women's Choir.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
John shows us some impressive murals in New York, all of which are by Brazilian street artist Kobra and depict famous artists, musicians, and historical figures.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Native New Yorker John S. tells us about a work of art that awaits travellers at one New York Subway station.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
In Central Park, John finds himself next to a sculpture of the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, author of some of the world’s best loved stories, including "The Ugly Duckling."
Difficulty:
Beginner
United Kingdom
Jasmin feels lucky to belong to two very different countries and cultures, and enjoys telling us some interesting facts about India and England.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Bahamas, USA
Jamila Lyiscott is a “tri-tongued orator;” in her powerful spoken-word essay “Broken English,” she celebrates — and challenges — the three distinct flavors of English she speaks with her friends, in the classroom and with her parents. As she explores the complicated history and present-day identity that each language represents, she unpacks what it means to be “articulate.”
Difficulty:
Beginner
United Kingdom
Our British tour guide Lauren is taking us to Trafalgar Square today — come and join her to learn more about this tourist attraction in central London!
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid talks about some of the important aspects of the Christmas season: light, scents, food, and good company.
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