Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Eliza Doolittle is interviewed before she and her band set off on tour. She is one of eight children and the daughter of parents involved in the performing arts. She speaks about the influence of the Beach Boys, the Kinks, and other artists, and gets a good ribbing for being an Arsenal fan, as well as for her poker playing.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Discover the new Nespresso commercial starring George Clooney and Jack Black. George is his usual charming self, and Jack Black is desperately trying to impress a woman, to the point of Italianizing his name.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid talks about some important words starting with "M" and gives us some tips about using many and much with countable and uncountable nouns.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Lara Boyd concludes her fascinating talk on the brain, explaining how personalized medicine and biomarkers can apply, not just to recovery from stroke and cancer treatment, but to teaching and learning in everyday life.
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
USA
Like the letter "M," "N" is almost singable. Sigrid gives you some tips about some very important words containing the letter "N."
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: Beginner
United Kingdom
As writer and tour guide Susie Millar tells us about some of Northern Ireland's attractions, such as the Titanic museum and the incredibly beautiful Causeway Coastline, you won't want to wait any longer to buy a ticket for Belfast.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Take a look at London's most popular attractions based on visitor numbers. From museums to family-friendly attractions and World Heritage Sites, London has something for everyone. The Parthenon marbles, the Crown Jewels, and the Cutty Sark clipper ship are among London's must sees. A great thing about London is that so many museums have free admission.
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
Most of the time "P" is simply pronounced like a "P," but there are a few cases in which "P" is silent. Sigrid gives us plenty of examples of handy words with "P."
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
Sigrid talks about some of the important aspects of the Christmas season: light, scents, food, and good company.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
The consonant "Q" is a special letter. We almost never find it without a "U" following it. Sigrid gives us plenty of examples of how it's used.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Writer and star of the Broadway musical In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs "The Hamilton Mixtape" at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word. Accompanied by Alex Lacamoire.
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