Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Both Sigrid and Barbara like grammar and they talk about some of their pet peeves. The also agree that grammar isn't the most important thing. Using the language to communicate is more important.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Barbara talks about language programs called "dual immersion," student take their various classes in two different languages. She also describes her work as a copy editor.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
When you are learning another language, you inevitably make mistakes. It's all part of learning, and can even help you remember how to use certain words, phrases, or grammar correctly. Barbara and Sigrid talk about mistakes they remember and never made again!
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Barbara and Sigrid finish up their conversation with some considerations about watching movies in foreign languages. In particular, they speak about the advantages and disadvantages of subtitles and dubbing.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
We can use nouns, verbs, or adjectives to describe someone's personality. Sigrid shows us how to describe someone with a strong personality.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Canada
“You Broke Me First” comes from Canadian singer Tate McRae’s second album Too Young to Be Sad. The song found popularity online during the Covid lockdowns, quickly becoming an international hit with well over a billion streams across all platforms!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Canada
Canadian singer Tate McRae finds her self-confidence in this song from her second album, Think Later. Tate based the song on an encounter with a guy at a bar, who said that he found her “mysterious.”
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Canada
Canadian singer Tate McRae is feeling the pressure as a rival is stealing the attention of her man. There’s nothing Tate can do, as this seemingly perfect girl is everything Tate could ever dream of being.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Australia, Canada
Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae works her magic on “I know love,” a track featuring the Australian rapper and singer The Kid Laroi. Fun fact: the pair are a couple in real life!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Enjoy the official video for “Mean” by country pop singer Taylor Swift. It was the third single from her third album, Speak Now, and became an instant success, even winning a Grammy Award for best country song!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
“Lover” is the title track from Taylor Swift's album of the same name. Taylor revealed that she considers this song a kind of love letter to all the heartbreak she ever wrote about in the past, which she now knows to have been worth it.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
"Cardigan" is the second track on Taylor Swift's eighth studio album, Folklore. It's a melancholy soft rock ballad that features minimal orchestration and examines the topic of young love. In the music video, directed by Taylor Swift herself, her piano acts as portal to different settings.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
"All Too Well: The Short Film" is based on an extended version of the song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, and was directed by Swift herself. It follows the relationship of a young couple through its ups and downs.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
The relationship has its ups and downs, and here we see the couple fighting in the kitchen after his old friends visit. As she turns twenty-one and he doesn’t show up on her birthday, the writing is on the wall for this doomed relationship.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Looking back, even after years have passed, the relationship and the painful loss and the hurt that followed are remembered all too well.
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