Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The Mississippi River is one of the most important rivers in the world, but because of climate change, it is drying up at the moment, and that means trouble.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
What happens when an important river like the Mississippi starts drying up because of lack of rain? We find out in this segment.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
This is a special report about 2022's word of the year, which is "gaslighting." As with many new words, or old words with new usage, this word of the year has an interesting story. Sigrid fills us in.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA New York
Sigrid focuses on three topics that Hakeem Jeffries discussed in his speech, and how he had fun with words while getting his point across. She explains some of the terms you might not be familiar with and presents the first segment of the speech.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Both the Mississippi River and the Colorado River have a huge impact on the lives of millions of Americans. While there have been severe droughts leading to a lack of drinking water, there have also been floods because of quickly melting snow.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
It's been a stormy and fiery year in the United States, both weather-wise and in the government.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
What's the difference between "clean" and "dirty" energy? Sigrid reports on different kinds of energy and discusses trends in heating our homes.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
A first for the United States: A jury found a former president guilty of a serious crime in New York. Here are some details and plenty of new words to learn!
Difficulty: Beginner
Northern Ireland, Scotland
The song "Run" is from Irish band Snow Patrol's album "Final Straw." The video features frontman Gary Lightbody in a forest at nighttime.
Difficulty: Beginner
Australia
How football arrived in Australia and the state of the game heading into the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Some history, some soccer and some fun facts on the USA and the state of the game heading into the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Spin Doctors is an American alternative rock band formed in New York City.
"Two Princes" peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 7.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Listen to Portuguese folk/rock band Spleen Poetry. Enjoy their melancholic tune.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Let's find out more about an American activity aimed at school kids: the spelling bee. What is it and how does it work?
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid talks about "The Elementary Spelling Book" by Noah Webster, which was the basis for the American English dictionary and a big part of the development of spelling bees in the United States.
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