Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
The band They Might Be Giants had a contest for the best video of their song "Am I Awake." This video is from the winner, Alex Italics, and consists of 1950s style news reports. Enjoy!
Difficulty:
Beginner
Germany
Scenes from the urban dance floor presented by RheinMain TV and featuring “Sky and Sand” by Berlin musician and producer Paul Kalkbrenner.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
"Need You Now" is a Grammy-award-winning country pop song performed by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It tells the familiar story of being lonely enough to make a late night phone call you might regret the next day.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
The 2009 Hooters Calendar girl, Nicole Ciglar, talks about her work at the restaurant’s original location in Florida. In the process, she reads and answers e-mails from several inquiring minds.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Take a look at this clip of The Cars in action, performing parts of the hits “Good Times Roll”, “Just What I Needed” and “You Might Think”. You’ll see them on stage, back stage and also in their 1984 video release of “Heartbreak City.”
Difficulty:
Beginner
United Kingdom
Clean Bandit is a British electro-pop trio known for "Rather Be," which features singer Jess Glynne.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Sweden
Swedish singer Zara Larsson teams up with British electronic music band Clean Bandit, who appear in this music video as members of the orchestra.
Difficulty:
Beginner
United Kingdom, USA
"I Miss You" is a breakup song by British electronic music group Clean Bandit, featuring vocals from American singer and songwriter Julia Michaels. It was written by Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto, and Julia Michaels.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Barbara is a retired French teacher who happens to be Sigrid's sister. The two have a conversation about language in general and about how Barbara became interested in the career path she followed.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Barbara talks about her studies and other experiences that led to her career as a French teacher. Immersion played a crucial role for both sisters in learning new languages.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Barbara talks about the different jobs she had teaching both French and English. Later, she also had a job supervising teachers of foreign languages, though she notes that these are now referred to as "world languages."
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Barbara talks about a mistake she made as a language supervisor. Sigrid talks about how people in the U.S. speak English even when they have a very strong accent and it's OK. They both agree that learning with a native speaker of the language is the best way to learn.
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!
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