Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Learn how to ask and say what you did this morning, yesterday, or on the weekend. With their humorous take on everyday life, the Side by Side team shows you how!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia, United Kingdom, USA
There’s a lot of variation in the way native English speakers pronounce words, and some variety in vocabulary too! In this video, speakers from England, the US, and Australia compare and contrast their accents and vocabulary.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Chances are you’ve seen pigeons in your neighborhood, but did you know that these birds can fly up to 50 miles per hour or that a baby pigeon is called a "squeaker"?
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Are you interested in aviation? Here's the first chapter of a documentary about the invention of the airplane entitled Kitty Hawk: The Wright Brothers' Journey of Invention.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada, United Kingdom
In the song “Why So Serious" from Alice Merton’s debut album Mint, the singer wishes she was living in a simpler, more carefree time.
Difficulty: Intermediate
South Africa, United Kingdom
The honey badger is described as the most fearless animal on the planet. Although barely a foot tall, they have a reputation for attacking just about anything—from venomous snakes to full-grown lions. And they are not exactly meant for captivity: Stoffel the honey badger escapes from his enclosure regularly using anything from balls of mud to a rake.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This song from record producer Zedd is a lively mix of electronic dance music, country, and pop. It features the American musical duo Grey and impassioned vocals from country singer Maren Morris, whose voice suited the blend of musical styles.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
When Madonna met Justin Bieber on the sofa of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the inimitable hostess found a way to tease out some of the stars’ intimate secrets with a rather risqué game of “Never have I ever."
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here are some examples of sentences using both the active and passive voices. Different tenses are used, too!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
In this video, you'll hear people talk about the past and the present. A man recites his poem, and then we go to a commercial break, where the fictional company Presto seems to have cornered almost every market with its wonder products!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Sammy Hagar revisits his first Van Halen hit single with his new band the Circle featuring Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham, and Vic Johnson.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This is a preview for the action comedy Red Notice starring Dwayne Johnson as FBI Agent John Hartley. He's on the trail of some of the world’s most wanted criminals, art thieves that are attempting to steal a jewel egg that once belonged to Queen Cleopatra of Egypt.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Tommy is worried that nobody came to his baseball game, but it turns out that someone in his family did go. Find out who it was, and learn how to talk about past activities in the past tense!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia, USA
Paul, who has an Australian accent, shares what he's noticed about the differences between the English spoken in England and in the USA.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
British pop star Dua Lipa’s feel good hit “Levitating” captures the buoyant feeling of falling in love, and uses many metaphors related to outer space.
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