Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Sting talks about the protection of the rainforest and the Rainforest Project of the Prince of Wales.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Prince Charles launches a campaign to save the rainforests in an online video broadcast, featuring Hollywood stars Robin Williams, Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, as well as Princes Harry and William.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Pierre Tran works as a journalist for the paper Defense News in Paris, France. He tries to cover the French perspective with regard to political and industrial arms industry. Accuracy and integrity are important matters supporting him in his exciting job.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Everyone's heard of California, but this documentary showcases the state's natural beauty and wildlife. It has a fascinating range of geographical features and is home to many unique species of animals.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Kelp is a fascinating plant. What we see on the surface has little in common with what's actually there. Californian harbor seals are mammals but they do a lot of hunting underwater.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Every fall, the monarch butterflies migrate back to their breeding grounds in California. These fascinating and stunningly beautiful creatures weigh only a gram, yet travel extraordinary distances to complete their lifecycle. In the early spring, deep in the Yosemite valley, the sun warms the wet ground, forming clouds of misty fog.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Alive since ancient times, the giant sequoia trees stand colossal and majestic. Deep in the valley, a pair of coyote hunt in the winter snow, while in the Mojave Desert, Joshua trees and cactus plants have adapted to survive the searing heat.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Life can be hard in the Californian desert, but many plants and animals are adapted to survive the hot, dry conditions. Jackrabbits, owls, hummingbirds, and the green stick tree all thrive in this harsh climate as they wait for the rare blessing of rain.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The harbor seals gather in a sheltered cove to give birth. But even hidden from predators, there is no guarantee of survival, and we witness the tragic death of one newborn that gets trapped in its amniotic sac. Within a few hours, the pups that survive the birth are already into the waves, getting to know their new watery world.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Off the coast of California, an island of floating kelp provides refuge for fish in the open waters. The many small fish then attract larger species, including the ocean sunfish that seek relief from their parasites, and the predatory blue shark.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
After Paul McCartney realized that all the great Scottish ballads he knew were composed many years ago, he decided to write his own. The resulting ballad, accompanied by authentic Scottish bagpipes and drums, became an instant classic for Paul and his band Wings. The Mull of Kintyre is on the remote southwest coast of Scotland, and is where Paul sought tranquillity after his Beatles’ fame, and where he and his wife Linda had a farm.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Alex Bellos tells us about a far superior method of cutting a cake using scientific principles.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Australia, United Kingdom
You might have thought that “rock, paper, scissors” was a game of sheer chance, but scientists have shown that people play with a “predictable irrationality,” and that there are strategies that can help you to win.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Take a look at the trailer of the science-fiction thriller In Time! In the 22nd century where time has replaced money as a medium of exchange, the poor die young and the rich are forever young. The film stars Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Join Karine as she goes behind the scenes at the University of Oxford, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious educational institutions and alma mater to kings and presidents.
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