Difficulty: Intermediate
Bahamas
Hope Levin, a pro kiteboarder from Turks and Caicos Islands, has some pointers on how to ride toeside into the wind. One key takeaway is that the rider should look upwind and avoid looking at the kite.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Sometimes all you need is a flashlight to find your way in the dark. That's how Jessie J feels about her boyfriend.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Julia and Rachael are young American women living in Berlin. Maggie, a friend of theirs from the United States, is coming for a visit. They are pretty excited about Maggie's arrival.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Shaun White has won another gold medal, and it's all due to his ability to get huge air on the superpipe. John Brenkus of ESPN Sport Science explains how he pulls it off.
Difficulty: Beginner
Australia
Australians Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave of the band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds sing a beautiful but macabre duet about a man who brought his sweetheart to a river and killed her. A 19th century Irish song entitled “Down in the Willow Garden” inspired Cave to write the song.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Ralph and Jack part ways over the fire that was supposed to burn at all times to alert passing aircraft of their presence. The boys divide into two camps.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The three girls are happy to be reunited, and Maggie gets settled into the apartment. She feels lucky to have such good friends.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
"V" is a voiced consonant. "Voice" starts with "V." We make the sound with the upper teeth lightly touching the lower lip, like "F" but with the voice, too. It vibrates. The verb "to vibrate" also starts with "V." That should make it easy to remember.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The three friends have breakfast together, do some catching up, and muse about the future. Who knows, will they all end up living together in Berlin one day?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia, New Zealand, USA
Russell Crowe talks about the craft of acting and his working relationship with Kim Basinger in this neo-noir. Jimmy Carter also asks him if he enjoys watching movies he stars in.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Want to look and feel good traveling? Andrea Feczko shares some great tips for healthy, comfortable, and fashionable travel.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The Ultimate player's days of losing discs and sitting on the wet grass are over. The Hucket provides 6 gallons of room to transport discs, cleats, and jerseys for hectic weekend tournaments and is topped with a padded seat for any downtime. The video was produced for a kickstarter funding campaign.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
After a big storm, Ralph and his group find a very welcome banana plant. They search for wood to build a fire in the hopes of being spotted and rescued, while Jack's group is out hunting for boar and iguana.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ireland
Listen to U2's “You're the Best Thing about Me.” Rolling Stone magazine defines the song as “a joyous ear-worm about romantic dissatisfaction.” The video is set in New York City. The opening and closing lines of the video come from “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, a sonnet written to raise funds for the Statue of Liberty's pedestal.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
"W" is a consonant, but it is very vowel-like and is considered a "semi-vowel." "W" is featured in plenty of important words, and it combines with other letters to make some new sounds.
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