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ABC News - Lady Gaga Interview

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

USA

The flamboyant pop sensation Lady Gaga talks about the creative process behind her single "Applause." She explains how being forced to slow down by a hip injury actually helped her to focus, about working with famous names from the world of art, and exactly how much it means to her to be performing again for her adoring fans.

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Sigrid - The Met Cloisters Museum

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid talks about The Cloisters, a unique museum of medieval European art in New York City.

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Letterman - Natalie Portman's Awkward Movie Moment - Part 1

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.

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Spotlight - The Spelling Bee - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Sigrid talks about "The Elementary Spelling Book" by Noah Webster, which was the basis for the American English dictionary and a big part of the development of spelling bees in the United States.

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Holidays and Seasons with Sigrid - Sights and Scents at Christmastime

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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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Mick Jagger Inducts The Beatles

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Mick Jagger, singer for the Rolling Stones, is delighted to welcome his old friends and rivals the Beatles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in this entertaining speech from 1988.

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Jamila Lyiscot's TED talk - 3 Ways to Speak English

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.”

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