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Sigrid explains - The Future

Difficulty: Newbie

USA

Sigrid explains three ways to talk about the future and tells us about some of her new year's resolutions.

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Caption 2 [en]: [Yabla English presents]
Caption 2 [en]: [Yabla English presents]

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Words of the World - California

Difficulty: Beginner

United Kingdom

Though most might be unaware, the US state of California was named after a place that doesn't exist outside of literature, similar to Narnia. "California" comes from a novel written in the Spanish Golden Age.

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Caption 56 [en]: which we are fam'... familiar with in, uh, English.
Caption 56 [en]: which we are fam'... familiar with in, uh, English.

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Yabla Languages - Introduction to Yabla - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

USA

Study a foreign language with Yabla.

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Caption 15 [en]: Choose from French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, and English.
Caption 15 [en]: Choose from French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, and English.

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Shakespeare - Original pronunciation - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

David and Ben Crystal explain why Shakespeare verses read with Original Pronunciation convey very different emotions and open up another level of understanding.

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Caption 14 [en]: which is completely missed if you do it in... -Don't get it. -in Modern English.
Caption 14 [en]: which is completely missed if you do it in... -Don't get it. -in Modern English.

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TED-Ed - Insults by Shakespeare - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

"You're a fishmonger!" By taking a closer look at Shakespeare's words, and particularly his insults, we can see why he is known as a master playwright whose works appeal to audiences all over the world.

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Caption 34 [en]: Hamlet: "Then I would you were so honest a man." [Early Modern English, "If only you were honest."]
Caption 34 [en]: Hamlet: "Then I would you were so honest a man." [Early Modern English, "If only you were honest."]

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Ask An American - COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY and HIGH SCHOOL in the U.S. - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Dana explains everything you wanted to know about community college, as well as how difficult it is to switch majors once you've started. Your remaining questions about universities in the United States will surely be answered, and make sure you stick around for the blooper reel at the end!

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Caption 44 [en]: So, English, math, science.
Caption 44 [en]: So, English, math, science.

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TED-Ed - How Languages Evolve

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Over the course of human history, thousands of languages have developed from what was once a much smaller number. How did we end up with so many? And how do we keep track of them all? Alex Gendler explains how linguists group languages into language families, demonstrating how these linguistic trees give us crucial insights into the past.

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Caption 30 [en]: Similar sounding words don't tell us much. [English, Japanese]
Caption 30 [en]: Similar sounding words don't tell us much. [English, Japanese]

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Sigrid - An American in Italy - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Sigrid talks about some of the ways she learned how to speak Italian and French.

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Caption 2 [en]: And it... Americans are lucky because English is a pretty universal language by now.
Caption 2 [en]: And it... Americans are lucky because English is a pretty universal language by now.

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Sigrid - An American in Italy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

USA

Sigrid begins her tale of how she ended up in Italy, where she's now living. She was born in Minneapolis and raised in New York. As a young adult, she relocated to Switzerland in order to study early music. In this video, she talks about traveling to Europe for the first time and learning about the different genres of music prior to the classical era.

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Caption 19 [en]: and so it was very easy for me to speak English all the time
Caption 19 [en]: and so it was very easy for me to speak English all the time

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The Beatles - A Day In The Life

Difficulty: Beginner

United Kingdom

This video for the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life" features footage of the recording sessions which resulted in the song's famous orchestral component, as well as cameos by the Beatles and some of their friends.

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Caption 12 [en]: The English army had just won the war
Caption 12 [en]: The English army had just won the war

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Visit Isle of Wight - Mark King of Level 42

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Mark King of the band Level 42 is a tourism ambassador for the Isle of Wight. Here he explains why.

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Caption 2 [en]: Hello, I'm Mark King from Level Forty-two [English music group],
Caption 2 [en]: Hello, I'm Mark King from Level Forty-two [English music group],

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David Bowie - Let's Dance

Difficulty: Beginner

United Kingdom

"Let's Dance" is the title track from David Bowie's 1983 eponymous album. The music video shows Bowie playing with his band (including the late, great guitar player Stevie Ray Vaughan) while impassively watching an Aboriginal couple struggling against metaphors of Western cultural imperialism. Bowie described this video as a very simple and direct statement against racism and oppression.

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Caption 24 [en]: And if you say run, I'll run with you [Watchmaker and Jeweller (British English)]
Caption 24 [en]: And if you say run, I'll run with you [Watchmaker and Jeweller (British English)]

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George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four - BBC TV Movie - Part 17

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

This rarely seen early televised version of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four seems no less relevant today. It was made by the BBC in 1954 and features noted actors Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence. It was hugely controversial when it came out, and though it may seem tame today, it may have you thinking twice the next time you sit down at your "workstation"...

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Caption 50 [en]: Their ideologies were 'Ingsoc' [English Socialism], Neo-Bolshevism,
Caption 50 [en]: Their ideologies were 'Ingsoc' [English Socialism], Neo-Bolshevism,

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George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four - BBC TV Movie - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

This rarely seen early televised version of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four seems no less relevant today. It was made by the BBC in 1954 and features noted actors Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasence. It was hugely controversial when it came out, and though it may seem tame today, it may have you thinking twice the next time you sit down at your "workstation"...

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Caption 6 [en]: We disbelieve in the principles of "Ingsoc" ["Newspeak" for English Socialism].
Caption 6 [en]: We disbelieve in the principles of "Ingsoc" ["Newspeak" for English Socialism].

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In London with Lauren - Big Ben

Difficulty: Intermediate

United Kingdom

Learn about the Big Ben clock tower, which is to London what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris or the Colosseum to Rome: a symbol of the city.

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Caption 16 [en]: which is where the English prime minister lives.
Caption 16 [en]: which is where the English prime minister lives.

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