Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Rishi Sunak arrives at 10 Downing Street for the first time as Prime Minister, and speaks to the people.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
The Great Barrier Reef: it’s one of the most iconic, most beautiful and most diverse locations on earth. Stretching from Cape York in northernmost Queensland down to Bundaberg on the central coast, this enormous living organism (the world’s largest) is nothing short of breathtaking.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Singer songwriter and pianist John Legend has appeared on the albums of stars such as Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, and the Black Eyed Peas. This was his first single as a solo artist, from his debut album, Get Lifted, and was written and produced with rapper Kanye West.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Rishi Sunak concludes his first speech made as a serving U.K. prime minister, outlining the priorities for his new government at a difficult moment in the country’s history.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
Every tourist that visits the Great Barrier Reef contributes in a small way to the protection of this vast and remote wilderness. We are encouraged to experience for ourselves the wonders of this unique underwater ecosystem, and come away with a deeper understanding.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia, United Kingdom, USA
On “Dusk till Dawn," Zayn from the band One Direction and Australian singer-songwriter Sia collaborate on a song in which they tell the story of two lovers who are willing to do whatever it takes to stay together.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Abi takes us through possible creative uses of different types of paper, which she has learned about through her experience as a filmmaker.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A student at Harvard, one of America’s most prestigious universities, shows us what daily life involves for her, starting from when her alarm clock goes off in the morning.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Taylor Swift and Zayn recorded “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” for the soundtrack of the movie Fifty Shades Darker. The pair represent an estranged couple who are still drawn to each other as they ponder life beyond their relationship.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The Biden administration announced a plan to provide a legal pathway into the country for more than 20,000 Venezuelan migrants. At the same time, thousands of others who enter the U.S. illegally will be sent back to Mexico.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
There are few places on Earth as breathtakingly spectacular as the Grand Canyon. One of the last great American wildernesses to be charted and explored, this mile deep rift in the landscape has been designated a national park. Among the wildlife to dwell in this remote and often harsh environment are the sure-footed, hard-headed, and sometimes quarrelsome bighorn sheep.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Mick Jagger, singer for the Rolling Stones, is delighted to welcome his old friends and rivals the Beatles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in this entertaining speech from 1988.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Post Britpop band Starsailor play their hit song “Four to the Floor” live at Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest and best known music festival. Held on farmland in the South of England, it is attended annually by around two hundred thousand people.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
After a little early study, our Harvard student skips breakfast and heads out to her first class. It’s a busy life of classes, homework, and dining hall meals, but she still finds time to socialize and even work a part-time job.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Sigrid goes on a hike, sees some edible greens, and decides to go back with the right equipment. As you will see, foraging is her idea of fun.
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