Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A student at Harvard, one of America’s most prestigious universities, shows us what daily life involves for her, starting from when her alarm clock goes off in the morning.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Taylor Swift and Zayn recorded “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” for the soundtrack of the movie Fifty Shades Darker. The pair represent an estranged couple who are still drawn to each other as they ponder life beyond their relationship.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
One thing President Biden hopes to accomplish during his term in office is to pardon federal, non-violent offenders who have been convicted of possessing marijuana. Since the time many of these offenders were convicted and served their sentences, laws have changed, decriminalizing possession of marijuana in many states. This pardon hopes to right a wrong, although most offenders were convicted on a state level, where the President has no pardon power.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The Biden administration announced a plan to provide a legal pathway into the country for more than 20,000 Venezuelan migrants. At the same time, thousands of others who enter the U.S. illegally will be sent back to Mexico.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
There are few places on Earth as breathtakingly spectacular as the Grand Canyon. One of the last great American wildernesses to be charted and explored, this mile deep rift in the landscape has been designated a national park. Among the wildlife to dwell in this remote and often harsh environment are the sure-footed, hard-headed, and sometimes quarrelsome bighorn sheep.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The Monkees’ hit record, I’m a Believer, hit the top of charts of Billboard Magazine in 1966. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Mick Jagger, singer for the Rolling Stones, is delighted to welcome his old friends and rivals the Beatles into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in this entertaining speech from 1988.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Post Britpop band Starsailor play their hit song “Four to the Floor” live at Glastonbury, Britain’s biggest and best known music festival. Held on farmland in the South of England, it is attended annually by around two hundred thousand people.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
After a little early study, our Harvard student skips breakfast and heads out to her first class. It’s a busy life of classes, homework, and dining hall meals, but she still finds time to socialize and even work a part-time job.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Sigrid goes on a hike, sees some edible greens, and decides to go back with the right equipment. As you will see, foraging is her idea of fun.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Gaby Moreno performs "The Immigrants" with Metropolis Ensemble and LADAMA live at Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall. The concert, which was part of the Ecstatic Music series, celebrated the release of ¡Spangled!, Moreno's album with Van Dyke Parks.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Mila Kunis reads the first chapter of Luckiest Girl Alive, Jessica Knoll’s bestselling mystery novel adapted into the film starring Mila as Ani Fanelli and Finn Wittrock as Luke Harrison.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
There has been a mixed response to the new legal pathway that allows some Venezuelan migrants to enter the United States, while expediting the expulsion of others. Along with some praise and some criticism, there are calls for the new program to be extended to help migrants from other nearby nations.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
When battle is done, the exhausted bighorns make their way to the canyon rim. But they must be wary, as the canyon is also home to large predators, and a fierce mountain lion is on the prowl. The awe-inspiring vastness of the Grand Canyon attracts numerous tourists, but many will go no further than the lookout points due to the challenging terrain.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
With the dazzling sparkle of Christmas around us, Katy Perry invites us to think of the important things that money can’t buy... such as love!
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