Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sylvia is willing to talk about her Alzheimer's diagnosis, even though she struggles to form sentences and find the right words.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This final segment is about two fun expressions: "to kick the can down the road" and the currently popular expression, "Delay, delay, delay." Then Sigrid sums up parts 3 and 4.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Now we'll look at some verbs and phrasal verbs that use imagery to talk about plans and timetables that change. This segment is about "to shelve," "to put on ice," "to put on hold," and "to hold off."
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here is one more verb to use when you want to avoid giving an answer: "to stall." Sigrid then sums up and gives you some tips for remembering all of the related verbs from both segments of this video.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here are some verbs that are handy when plans change. This segment features "to postpone," "to delay," "to procrastinate," and "to put off."
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Kate lives in Grand Lake, Colorado, a small town that is considered the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. Kate’s friend Tom is inspired by the cold and recent snow to go out and take a plunge in the icy lake!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Sigrid talks about the reality of conversing with someone who has Alzheimer's. They often have trouble finding the word for the thing they are thinking of.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Sigrid describes traveling from her home in Italy to Tacoma, Washington in the United States to care for her sister with Alzheimer's disease. She stayed there for a whole month.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA Long Island
Paul goes into detail about what materials he used to construct the electric cargo bike. Some features turned out to be essential, such as the kick-stand.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA New York
Building something that works can bring a lot of satisfaction. In this case, it's building bikes. Paul likes figuring things out, and seeing what works and what doesn't. Together with a friend, he embarks on a challenging project: building an electric cargo bike!
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
As the harvest ends and the Christmas season approaches, families across the United States come together to share a lavish meal in the annual celebration known as Thanksgiving. In this video, we learn some of the crucial vocabulary used at this special time of year.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Abi opens her picture dictionary and introduces us to some useful vocabulary pertaining to houses. In particular, she focuses on the outside areas surrounding the house and various tools.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Abi has found a special dictionary that she hopes will help her friend learn lots of new vocabulary. Picture dictionaries are not ordered alphabetically, but instead organized by theme.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Sigrid finishes preparing her simple lunch using the wild greens she had gathered that morning.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Back home, Sigrid works out on her terrace preparing the greens she has picked. She will cook the lambsquarters, but she'll eat the purslane raw, as a salad. She also has some regrets about one missed opportunity.
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