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The History of English - Internet English

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

The English language has changed in many ways over the centuries, but the internet has changed it in just a few decades. Why use a whole sentence when an abbreviation will do?

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Movie Trailers - The English Teacher

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

In this film, which stars Julianne Moore and Nathan Lane, an English teacher's life is disrupted when a former student returns to her small town after failing as a playwright in New York.

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Movie Trailers - Johnny English Reborn

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Johnny English Reborn (released in some countries as Johnny English Returns) is a 2011 English spy comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. The film is the sequel to Johnny English (2003), and stars Rowan Atkinson reprising his role as the title character and directed by Oliver Parker.

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Movie Trailers - Johnny English

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Enjoy this trailer from the 2003 action comedy secret-agent film Johnny English!

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Horrible Histories - Scary Schools - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Not long ago, in Welsh schools, the pupils weren’t allowed to speak their native language, Welsh! There was no choice but to learn English. In the Victorian classroom, learning is dull and repetitive, but today’s lesson is not going exactly as the teacher has planned.

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The Graham Norton Show - David Mitchell's Hilarious Rant On The Flat Earth Society

Difficulty: Intermediate

Ireland, United Kingdom

English comedian David Mitchell has host Graham Norton and the other guests in stitches as he drolly points out the alarming effect the internet has had on people’s perception of what is true.

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Horrible Histories - Scary Schools - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

After Victoria became Queen, English children’s names became really weird. A girl called Never… a boy called Toilet… For one poor teacher, taking the class register is almost impossible!

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BBC Comedy Greats - Michael McIntyre on Google Earth

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

English comedian Michael MacIntyre discusses the ironies of new technology. First, he talks about Google Earth and the address most people first type in when they try it out. Then he takes on motion sensors in public restrooms.

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Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life - Part 5

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?

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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee - Just Tell Him You’re The President - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

After a more or less serious discussion about aspects of power and fame, President Obama drives the 1963 Corvette Stingray, fulfilling a childhood dream.

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Caption 85 [en]: What kind of language... -English.
Caption 85 [en]: What kind of language... -English.

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Two and a Half Men - Ultimate Look Back

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom, USA

The recap of a hilarious season of Two and a Half Men, in which tech billionaire Walden moves in with the guys, and has heaps of trouble deciding between his new girlfriend Zoey and ex-wife Bridget.

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Caption 111 [en]: Help me out here, is fancy the English word for nutsack?
Caption 111 [en]: Help me out here, is fancy the English word for nutsack?

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Visit England - The Real History of Rugby

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Here's a concise and comical history of rugby, the game invented in 1823 and named after the Rugby School, a boarding school in Warkwickshire, England.

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Caption 13 [en]: Twickenham, nineteen ten: English rugby finds its home at Will's Cabbage Patch.
Caption 13 [en]: Twickenham, nineteen ten: English rugby finds its home at Will's Cabbage Patch.

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Soap - Chuck, Bob, Jodie and the Refrigerator

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

From the TV series Soap. In this clip, Jodie (Billy Crystal) steals Bob, and Chuck freaks out! For those of you that don’t know the series, Jodie is gay and Chuck is his step-brother. Chuck is a ventriloquist and his dummy is named Bob. Chuck believes Bob is a real person.

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Caption 35 [en]: Hello, there! I see an English muffin!
Caption 35 [en]: Hello, there! I see an English muffin!

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Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life - Part 1

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.

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Caption 40 [en]: No, I go to school. I go to UCLA and I'm majoring in English.
Caption 40 [en]: No, I go to school. I go to UCLA and I'm majoring in English.

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Hemispheres - The Amazing Cell Phone - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Jake, Hector and Lena try out a new invention. A cell phone that can translate over thirty languages.

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Caption 7 [en]: I can't! I spoke English, but you heard me in German.
Caption 7 [en]: I can't! I spoke English, but you heard me in German.

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