Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Gabrielle presents three key questions you're likely to face when being interviewed for a job. Her advice is spot on.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Do you want to prepare for that big job interview? If so, take a look. Gabrielle offers some valuable information and a few helpful hints.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
"X" is a special letter in that we often use it by itself. It's useful in a lot of situations. In the middle of a word, however, it can be pronounced in a few different ways.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
"W" is a consonant, but it is very vowel-like and is considered a "semi-vowel." "W" is featured in plenty of important words, and it combines with other letters to make some new sounds.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
"V" is a voiced consonant. "Voice" starts with "V." We make the sound with the upper teeth lightly touching the lower lip, like "F" but with the voice, too. It vibrates. The verb "to vibrate" also starts with "V." That should make it easy to remember.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
"U" is an interesting vowel, and has a few different sounds. It can even sound like the consonant "Y," and combines with other vowels to make new sounds.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Fuse School: Learn the basics about the effects of global warming on the environment. Some of the problems global warming may cause are changing climate, extremes of weather, problems for ecosystems, rising sea levels, and ocean acidification.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette sharpens her skydiving skills in a vertical wind tunnel in Slovakia. The wind reaches a speed of 180 kilometers per hour (112 mph).
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid gives a quick explanation of what Yabla is and how the Yabla player works.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom, USA
This is a public service announcement of the Obama administration on ending sexual assault. President Obama is joined by Vice President Biden, Daniel Craig, Benicio Del Toro, Dulé Hill, Seth Meyers and Steve Carell.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Annette explains three more colloquial contractions people use in everyday conversation: gotta [got to], gotcha [got you], and dunno [don't know]. She also gives us examples in context.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
The letter "O" is a tricky vowel, because there are several ways to pronounce it, both when it's single and when it's double!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
At the University of Sydney, physicist Derek Muller explores the possibility of an anti-gravity wheel through a series of field tests.
Difficulty: Newbie
United Kingdom
Anna explains when we use the present continuous, or present progressive tense and gives us some examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Negotiating a salary is one the trickiest phases of a job interview. Here are some tips.
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