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New Zealand 100% Pure - 'The Hobbit' Cast Talks about New Zealand

Difficulty: Intermediate

Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom

'The Hobbit' Trilogy cast tells us about favorite places and special memories from New Zealand, home of Middle-earth, while they were filming on location for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

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Talking about language - How we learn - Part 6

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Barbara talks about language programs called "dual immersion," student take their various classes in two different languages. She also describes her work as a copy editor.

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Talking about language - How we learn - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Barbara talks about a mistake she made as a language supervisor. Sigrid talks about how people in the U.S. speak English even when they have a very strong accent and it's OK. They both agree that learning with a native speaker of the language is the best way to learn.

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Talking about language - How we learn - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Barbara talks about the different jobs she had teaching both French and English. Later, she also had a job supervising teachers of foreign languages, though she notes that these are now referred to as "world languages."

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Talking about language - How we learn - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Barbara talks about her studies and other experiences that led to her career as a French teacher. Immersion played a crucial role for both sisters in learning new languages.

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 19

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Finally home! Sigrid talks about her trip home and how it feels to be back after a month away.

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 15

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

This last part about the D&R canal talks about the special bridges that were needed to cross the canal and who had to take care of them. And if you're wondering if the canal is still in use, Sigrid answers that question. There's a special tribute at the end of the video for which you might want this link.

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 12

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

In part 2 about the borough of Manhattan, Sigrid completes her overview of all 5 boroughs of New York City. She talks about some nicknames for New York City, including "the Big Apple."

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 7

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid talks about the different ways to get from Brooklyn to Manhattan, and about some of the characteristics of this borough. For one thing, it is more affordable than Manhattan, although by no means a cheap place to live.

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid seeks to answer the question "What's a borough?" In doing so, she talks about how New York City got its start, and also about the surrounding counties that played an important role in its development. In this video, you'll see 18th- and 19th-century maps of the area.

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Traveling with Sigrid - Exploring Long Island, NY and Princeton, NJ - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid traveled back to the U.S. recently to visit her family. She talks about her trip and takes some "detours" to share what she learned about some of the places she visited. She also happened to go to Mexico, where she shot this introductory segment.

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Parts of Speech - Question Words - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Sigrid packs her carry-on bag for the flight to Paris. She talks about what she needs to pack, and why.

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Traveling with Annette - Deadwood

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Annette talks about the Wild West, and takes us to a famous gold mining town in South Dakota that was an important part of United States history.

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Naish SUP - Aloha Big Island! - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Robby Naish talks about stand up paddle (SUP) wave riding and time spent on the Big Island of Hawaii with his crew "sessioning" different spots and enjoying surfing from sunrise to sunset.

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Surfshop in Long Beach - Long Island - New York - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Luke Hamlet owns a surf shop in Long Island and provides an insight to surfing. He also talks about the different kinds of boards and the equipment which he has available in his shop.

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