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!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Some of the schools in Georgian England were very rough places! In this video, a prospective pupil and his parents get caught up in a full-scale schoolboy rebellion while on a tour with the headmaster. They even encounter flying masonry and gunfire!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
Sarah is a girl with a funny talent. This is a follow up to this video.
Like her facebook page and request songs for her to do :)
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Lena has a new cell phone and wants to show the wonders of technology to her work colleagues.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Jake, Hector and Lena try out a new invention. A cell phone that can translate over thirty languages.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Care for a bear, when you happen upon him on the street. He’s just another creature trying to get by in the City. Written and directed by John Kenower and Annie Quick. Starring Russ Hamilton.
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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
_You Bet Your Life_ host Groucho Marx continues to chat with his candidates before the actual quiz show gets going.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The quiz portion of the program takes place. Contestants select the music category and are played several popular songs which they must identify. View this clip and see how the they fare and also... oh, how music trends have changed since fifties!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
You Bet Your Life host Groucho Marx welcomes two new interesting guests to the program. One is a recent immigrant from behind the Iron Curtain and the other has an interesting occupation.
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?
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Tough guy Chuck Norris apparently couldn't resist trying to top Jean-Claude Van Damme's epic split for Volvo, though Chuck appears to have gotten some CGI help.
The action star appears in a holiday video from Hungarian animation firm Delov Digital, in which he recreates Van Damme's feat between two jets and with 11 soldiers on his shoulders.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Entering heaven’s pearly gates, George Clooney has good reason for not parting with the one possession he holds dear. Enjoy this clever Nespresso featuring him and a second performer from the silver screen, John Malkovich.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
George Clooney in a commercial for Nespresso.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Do you enjoy "double entendre"? If so, then take a look at this coffee commercial with George Clooney.
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