Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid talks about "The Elementary Spelling Book" by Noah Webster, which was the basis for the American English dictionary and a big part of the development of spelling bees in the United States.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
James Corden and Jennifer Lopez talk about marriage, romance, and the beauty of the Spanish language.
Difficulty: Beginner
Australia
The Kid Laroi is an Australian singer and songwriter born in Waterloo, New South Wales. He has been making music most of his life, and just recently released his second EP.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Jonathan gets back to filming so that Neal can show off his skills as a shark handler. He controls the big sharks through various maneuvers, including his ultimate demonstration: holding a shark vertically using only one arm—almost like a shark headstand!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
As the series draws to an end, the young actors reflect on their onscreen relationship, and how their characters have matured. Chris Pratt makes it clear that this time in their lives has been tremendous fun, but also a deeply formative and moving experience.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada, USA
At this most special time of the year, singers Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello open their hearts and their home to wish us all a Merry Christmas with their own version of a Christmas song made famous by the great Nat King Cole. The couple vowed to donate proceeds to charity, and joked that the video had been directed by their dog, Tarzan.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Learn how to say what you and others are doing at this exact moment using the present continuous tense, and meet Dennis, who is having a tough day. Everybody he calls is too busy to speak to him!
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Ever year, the winter solstice comes on December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Not only is it the first day of winter, it's a turning point, as the days will then get longer.
Difficulty: Newbie
USA
Sigrid explains how a spelling bee normally proceeds. There are fixed rules and there are options.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
James Corden and Jennifer Lopez carpool to CBS singing some of her most popular tracks before James takes Jennifer's phone and sends a text to Leonardo DiCaprio.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
On the TV talent show, The Voice, Jennifer Hudson performs “Memory,” the show-stopping ballad from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed musical, Cats. Jennifer also sang this part in a movie adaptation of the musical.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
English pop singer Robbie Williams has his own unique take on Christmas in these difficult times. Apparently, it was his wife who gave him the idea for the song and the title in particular.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ireland, United Kingdom
In the 1980s, leading musical artists from across the British Isles came together to record a song to raise money for famine ravaged parts of Africa. The result was a huge success, becoming the fastest selling single in UK chart history.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
In this trailer for the movie Don’t Look Up, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence play astronomers who have made an alarming discovery: A huge comet is approaching and will in all probability destroy the Earth, and all of humanity! Somehow, they must get the news of their discovery out and send the urgent warning to a distracted and dismissive world!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Ed and Elton come together to wish us all a Merry Christmas at the end of another challenging year.
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