Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
What exactly is it that makes Yabla such a fun and effective language learning tool? Amy explains what she enjoys about using Yabla, and how we can gain the most from the experience.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Mike Myers concludes his comedic yet personal and moving tribute to actor Sean Connery on the night he receives a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Ross wants to be happier in the coming year, and makes a resolution to do one new thing every day. Joey wants to learn guitar, while Phoebe and Chandler make slightly more challenging resolutions...
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
On Valentine's Day, Amy and Sheldon host the first ever live-streamed edition of their show "Fun with Flags." However, they aren't prepared for the fallout when emotional viewers call the show to ask for relationship advice and air their innermost feelings.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
At eighteen years old, Billie Eilish is the youngest performer to ever sing the theme song for a James Bond film. She thrills us with a ballad containing all the dramatic tension that we’ve come to expect from this now classic genre.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The basement film set and its contents have taken a battering over the years of filming. Now that the show is coming to an end, the actors are dividing up the props, keen to take a memento from the studio that has become a home away from home.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Amidst so much bad news, a couple of good things also happened in the United States: COVID-19 vaccine distribution is proceeding and the election results are finally being recognized.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
American singer songwriter, rapper, producer and comedian Oliver Tree goes through his fridge and introduces us to some of the unhealthiest, most sugary food available, all forming part of his surprising new weight loss diet.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
There is a lot of talk about how 3D printing could revolutionize the way that we make stuff. But what is 3D printing and how does 3D printing allow us to make almost anything from nothing? Professor Tim Minshall, Head of the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge, explains it in this video, which is targeted at school-age students.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
There's more than one way to talk about the weather. In part 1 of this lesson, we talk about it in the present. We use nouns, verbs, and adjectives to describe the weather.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The whole cast got to break out of their routine and enjoy roles in the many fantasy sequences that were a feature of the show. Often based on iconic stage and screen performances, some actors were able to live out their personal acting fantasies and play parts they had always dreamed of.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The more you think about it, the more complex time travel seems! This video explains a key paradox that is one of the main reasons for this.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The Valentine’s Day live edition of "Fun with Flags" continues, as does Sheldon’s irritation with the show’s callers. They just don’t want to talk about flags, and, more importantly, he’s not the only one speaking! He goes into a big sulk, but Amy gets him to open up and we suddenly glimpse a different, almost romantic side of Sheldon.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
This time, let's talk about the weather in the past using nouns, verbs, and adjectives. If we use the past tense, we can talk about yesterday, last week, last month, or even last year.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Things on set didn’t always go as planned. Sometimes the young actors got the giggles, and sometimes they even got hurt, but each found their own way of dealing with the unexpected. Luckily, the director of the show was extremely patient with them.
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