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Horrible Histories - Scary Schools - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate 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!

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2:26
utoob

The First Airplanes - Samuel Langley, Otto Lilienthal, and the Wright Brothers

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

USA

Are you interested in aviation? Here's the first chapter of a documentary about the invention of the airplane entitled Kitty Hawk: The Wright Brothers' Journey of Invention.
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Caption 25 [en]: this talented engineer had made close to two thousand short flights,
Caption 25 [en]: this talented engineer had made close to two thousand short flights,
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2:15
utoob

Horrible Histories - Scary Schools - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate 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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Caption 27 [en]: Your parents must be evil.
Caption 27 [en]: Your parents must be evil.
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utoob

Horrible Histories - Scary Schools - Part 1

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

United Kingdom

Even if you're not the biggest fan of school, you've got to admit it's better than the historical schools depicted in this series! They certainly had some questionable moral codes and weird punishments...
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Caption 85 [en]: Upper class parents won't thank you
Caption 85 [en]: Upper class parents won't thank you
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4:14
utoob

National Geographic - What "Lady Liberty" and Ellis Island Mean Today

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

USA

Ellis Island, the U.S. gateway to immigration from distant lands, has been reopened to visitors, following significant damage from Hurricane Sandy. A visit there, and to the nearby Statue of Liberty, can be emotional, even for those born in the U.S.
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Caption 15 [en]: and they never even know if they're ever going to see that picture of their parents
Caption 15 [en]: and they never even know if they're ever going to see that picture of their parents

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