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: 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: 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: Newbie
United Kingdom
Anna explains when we use the present continuous, or present progressive tense and gives us some examples.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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
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: Newbie
USA
Discover the new Nespresso commercial starring George Clooney and Jack Black. George is his usual charming self, and Jack Black is desperately trying to impress a woman, to the point of Italianizing his name.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ghana, United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran wrote this uplifting African-inspired song about hope with Fuse ODG in Ghana. The song's title and refrain, Bibia be ye ye, is in Twi, a language spoken in Ghana and translates to "Everything will be all right." Shot by Ghanaian director, Gyo Gyimah, the video focuses on Ghana's rich culture – from the food to the people – following different Ghanaians as they lip sync and dance to the infectious song.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France, USA
This is the trailer for Quentin Tarantino's indy noir masterpiece that made him one of America's most respected filmmakers, made stars of Uma Thurman and Samuel L. Jackson, and revived John Travolta's sagging career. The film combines the stories of four groups of hoods in Los Angeles.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
Australian-born singer-songwriter Stu Larsen made a decision to leave behind normality, security and comfort, choosing to live as simply as possible and to follow the opportunities that lay themselves down in front of him. He has no home. He sings this foot-tapping country song based very loosely on the story of Bonnie and Clyde.
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