Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid explains how a spelling bee normally proceeds. There are fixed rules and there are options.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
In recent years, we've seen an increase in the intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes due to global warming. But how and why do hurricanes form? Sigrid provides a basic explanation of this phenomenon.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
We continue to explore the phenomenon of hurricanes. Why are they so dangerous? And do they serve any purpose?
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Columbus Day has always been a controversial holiday in the United States. In this video, Sigrid goes back in time to get some historical background, which sheds a new light on its significance.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Most Americans don't realize how Columbus Day came to be a national holiday, but it actually doesn't have that much to do with Christopher Columbus, and we might even recognize a connection to present-day events. To recall something Mark Twain once supposedly said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
The European Union has been in the news a lot lately, so let's take a look at what it's all about. What is a "union" and what's the purpose of this one?
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Let's have a look at which countries are members of the European Union and where they are on the map.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Every day, we get information from lots of different sources. But how do we know what is true and what is "fake news?" In this 3-part series we explore different kinds of information and misinformation.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
What's the difference between disinformation and misinformation? And what about misleading information? Find out in this video.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Audio and video sources can be factual, and can be used as evidence, but they can both be doctored, too. When we don't have the facts, we might have hearsay, but can we trust it?
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Shaun White has won another gold medal, and it's all due to his ability to get huge air on the superpipe. John Brenkus of ESPN Sport Science explains how he pulls it off.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Annie Quick's Installation Pre-Opening in Mesa, AZ explained by people who attended.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Gaga vs. Beyoncé: Ms. E-B declares a winner in the raging battle of the pop queens. See more videos celebrating Q’s 25th birthday at Q Magazine.
A video by FHM.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Singer/Songwriter Somaya Reece gives an interview on Liberty Radio in the UK. We hear excerpts from her song “Ooh Baby Baby”.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Switzerland, USA
It is some men's great dream to explore the world. Today we present Solar Impulse 2, an aircraft, powered only by the sun that will attempt the first solar flight around the world. What is Solar Impulse? The only airplane of perpetual endurance, able to fly day and night on solar power, without a drop of fuel. Get more information here about the project.
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