Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Things are calmer now in the Alps than two and a half million years ago, when the collision of two great continental plates forced them skywards. But even the splendid summer flowers, which bloom briefly in the high pastures, must be able to withstand a sudden outbreak of winter, cold mountain winds and a flurry of snow.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia, United Kingdom
You might have thought that “rock, paper, scissors” was a game of sheer chance, but scientists have shown that people play with a “predictable irrationality,” and that there are strategies that can help you to win.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Deborah Koehn is an internationally renowned Yoga Guru who has taught everyone from top movie stars to villagers at over 17,000 ft in the Peruvian Andes, to 7th generation Balinese priests. Her teaching philosophy encompasses everyone from the beginner yogi to the top practitioners of medical facilities and yoga studios.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
In a nearby nest, another pair of eagles have managed to raise two young. But with survival at stake, the younger chick must fend off a vicious assault from its older sibling. Eagle-owls are also nesting on the mountainside. Ducks, hares, rats, hedgehogs, and even ravens make up the diet of these fierce nighttime hunters.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom, USA
Relative pronouns such as “who,” “which,” or “what” can link two “relative clauses.” Gina and Olivier review what we have learned and give us some final tips on studying English sentence structure.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Can planet Earth survive? Can we survive as a species? Changes in population growth could be a key factor to allowing us to prosper and live in harmony with nature once again.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
More than 800 million people around the world use the social media video platform TikTok. However, some governments around the world are concerned that the Chinese-owned app allows the Chinese government to access people's data.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The eagle chick is growing fast and the need for food is constant. The eagles' perfect prey is the marmot, or “groundhog,” whose large fat reserves make it a tasty and nourishing meal. But these cute little mammals are watchful and wary, and have no intention of being on the eagles’ menu today!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Today, planet Earth is in a new era, the Anthroprocene. Humankind has harnessed and exploited Earth’s resources, changing its surface, devastating populations of wild animals, cutting down trillions of trees and leaving very little of what was “wild.” The enormous loss of biodiversity is not sustainable. How can we create a future in which both people and nature can thrive?
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Before the global pandemic, activist Alison Teal set off to London to inspire students with her new book Alison's Adventures: Your Passport to the World. While she was there, she worked with local charities to clean up the Thames River!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom, USA
This video will show you, in simple terms, the difference between an independent (or "main") clause and a dependent (or "subordinate") clause. It's important to remember than a dependent clause depends on the independent clause, and does not make sense on its own.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Lots of English words can serve as nouns, verbs, or adjectives depending on the context. Sometimes even the pronunciation changes. Let's look at the slogan "Black Lives Matter" in both a grammatical and historical context.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Many of the world’s glaciers are melting away at an alarming rate due to the effects of global warming. There is little left to show of the once great alpine glacier, The Pasterze, that used to stretch for five kilometres on the slopes of the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest peak. But life goes in the Alps: An eagle chick is hatching from its egg. Small and vulnerable, it will depend entirely on its parents as it begins to grow and investigate its new environment.
Difficulty: Newbie
United Kingdom
In this video, we can enjoy a performance of the British royal and national anthem "God Save the Queen." Hayley Dee Westenra is a classical crossover singer and songwriter from New Zealand.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom, USA
A sentence can be formed from multiple independent clauses, and could in theory go on forever! But is this really a good idea? Olivier and Gina offer us some helpful guidelines.
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