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Talking about language (1 episodes 8 videos)

Two sisters talk about the different ways we learn a new language, from both a teaching and a learning point of view. Sometimes you study a language, but sometimes you just absorb it little by little.

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Talking About People - Personalities

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.

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Leonard Nimoy - Talking about Mr. Spock

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

The actor Leonard Nimoy from the famed TV and film series Star Trek lets you see his “human side” in this vintage interview with Jimmy Carter.

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Drivers Wanted - Pizza Delivery - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

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Most of the characters in this movie pronounce “ing” as “in”. They say talkin’ instead of talking, goin’ instead of going, etc. Can you hear it?

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Crazy On The Outside - Comedy: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Ray Liotta - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Tommy heads off to a place that holds special memories for him. Later on, his prison habits make fitting into a family meal difficult, and his sister sends away his first visitor from the past.

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Caption 54 [en]: Come out and let me show you... -Oh, yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about.
Caption 54 [en]: Come out and let me show you... -Oh, yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about.

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ALF - Alf meets Elvis part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

ALF has wandered into the home of Elvis Presley! At least that’s what he thinks based on the memorabilia that’s all around. And it doesn’t take long for “Elvis” himself to get home...

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Caption 12 [en]: you're that talkin' monkey I saw in Vegas.
Caption 12 [en]: you're that talkin' monkey I saw in Vegas.

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Parks and Recreation - Best of Ron & April - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

After April quits her job at the Parks and Recreation department, Ron comes to her family's house to encourage her to return. Ron hints that he knows about April's crush on Andy, and it is revealed that she knows some things about him as well.

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Caption 31 [en]: I was talkin' to Andy about you,
Caption 31 [en]: I was talkin' to Andy about you,

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Between Two Women - The Movie - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

United Kingdom

This film, set in the industrial North of England in the nineteen fifties, opens in a school classroom where Mrs. Hardy has gone to fetch her son after the school day. She generally stops in to chat with his teacher, Miss Thompson, much to her husband’s displeasure when he comes home from the factory expecting to find food on the table.

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Caption 40 [en]: Sounds like you knew you were gonna stay behind talkin' to her again.
Caption 40 [en]: Sounds like you knew you were gonna stay behind talkin' to her again.

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Rudy Mancuso & Stephen Curry - New Year, New Me

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Rudy is procrastinating on his New Year’s resolutions when a surprise guest arrives. It’s his hero, NBA basketball star Stephen Curry, and he’s here to help Rudy get back on track!

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Caption 51 [en]: Who're you talkin' to?
Caption 51 [en]: Who're you talkin' to?

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Marshmello & Anne-Marie - Friends

Difficulty: Beginner

United Kingdom

English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie and American DJ Marshmello team up for this song about dealing with a friend who is interested in being something more.

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Caption 7 [en]: Don't mess it up, talkin' that shit
Caption 7 [en]: Don't mess it up, talkin' that shit

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Ariana Grande - Side to Side (Live on The Tonight Show)

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

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"Side to Side" is a song from Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. In this live version on The Tonight Show, Ariana performs it solo with some help from The Roots.

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Caption 13 [en]: These friends keep talkin' way too much
Caption 13 [en]: These friends keep talkin' way too much

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Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World - Electric Playground Interview - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada, USA

The filmmakers talk about some of the people they wanted to interview for the documentary. Sometimes it just took time, and in a few cases it didn't work out at all. For Christina, one highlight was getting to interview writer and activist John Trudell before his death in 2015.

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Caption 48 [en]: We're talkin' about the best in the world right there.
Caption 48 [en]: We're talkin' about the best in the world right there.

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Dua Lipa - New Rules

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

The video for British artist Dua Lipa's breakup song "New Rules" is staged at The Confidante, a hotel in Miami. It looks at the power of female friendship and female allies in dealing with difficult situations.

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Caption 3 [en]: Talkin' in my sleep at night
Caption 3 [en]: Talkin' in my sleep at night

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Ellie Goulding - On My Mind

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Viewer Discretion Advised

"On My Mind" is a single from English singer Ellie Goulding's third studio album "Delirium." The video for the song was set in Las Vegas, and uses a revenge story plot to depict the experience of having become involved with the wrong person.

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Caption 8 [en]: You were talkin' deep like it was mad love to you
Caption 8 [en]: You were talkin' deep like it was mad love to you

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Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than the Rest

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

In this 1989 video, a performance of "Tougher Than the Rest" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is mixed with other concert footage and fan portraits. On backing vocals is singer and guitarist Patti Scialfa, who had been in the E Street Band since 1984 and would marry Springsteen in 1991.

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Caption 11 [en]: On their arms some girls like a sweet talkin' Romeo
Caption 11 [en]: On their arms some girls like a sweet talkin' Romeo

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