Difficulty: Beginner
Australia
Penny is dancing with another guy to Great Balls of Fire while Timmy shyly looks on. But then something happens... The music for the final scene is the hit song from both 1963 and 1977 Da doo ron ron. These nonsense syllables were originally intended as placeholders until lyrics for those lines could be written, but they caught on, and were kept as actual (though nonsensical) lyrics.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Eliza Doolittle is interviewed before she and her band set off on tour. She is one of eight children and the daughter of parents involved in the performing arts. She speaks about the influence of the Beach Boys, the Kinks, and other artists, and gets a good ribbing for being an Arsenal fan, as well as for her poker playing.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
British singer-songwriter Anne-Marie performs Ciao Adios, whose title uses both the Italian and the Spanish words for "bye." It's a break-up song, but rather than crying herself to sleep, the girl is getting over it and moving on in the midst of fast-paced lyrics and contagious dancehall-inflected rhythm.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid talks about a different way to say "OK," which involves the letter "L." Not everyone pronounces "L" the same way, and it can be hard to understand sometimes.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada
Lara Boyd talks further about behavior bringing about changes to the brain, and about why it's so hard to recover after a stroke.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Angie Everhart talks about her past work in modeling and as an actor. She talks about her roles in Jade and Tales from the Crypt. She also has some advice for young people aspiring to be models.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ireland
A live performance, by The Navvies, of a traditional Irish song about North men and South men being on the same road, and carrying the same burdens.
Difficulty: Newbie
United Kingdom
Anna explains when we use the present continuous, or present progressive tense and gives us some examples.
Difficulty: Beginner
Australia
Donna teaches Timmy to dance, and in the background we hear two hits from the period: Rip it Up from 1956 and Great Balls of Fire from 1957.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Katie Holmes talks informally about her childhood, her experience on set, and about what makes her feel beautiful. She has some beauty tips for the younger generation.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
British artists Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran sing "Your Song", which they co-wrote. This is their first collaboration, but they've been friends since they were teenagers.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid introduces the letter "L" and gives us lots of examples of how it is used in words. The tricky thing is knowing when the "L" is silent.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Negotiating a salary is one the trickiest phases of a job interview. Here are some tips.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
Penny is a 12-minute short film about a young man who wants nothing more than to dance with the girl of his dreams. The only problem is ... he can't dance.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
Coal mining companies and their billionaire owners have titanic plans for Australia. But what disaster course are we on? Take a look to find out what they'd prefer you not to know. Take Action!
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