Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
"China Girl" was originally co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop when they lived in Berlin. Although there are many interpretations of the song's meaning, the video particularly looks at and parodies Asian female stereotypes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Natalie Fee concludes her Ted Talk with a few suggestions for what we can do to reduce how much single-use plastic we are sending into the earth's waterways.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
In Yellowstone Park, visitors can see many indigenous animals in their natural habitat and wonder at the park's natural hot springs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The birth cycle of kangaroos, affectionately called “roos,” is the subject of this video from National Geographic.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Canadian singer Shawn Mendes released "Nervous" on his third studio album. It's a song about meeting a new potential love interest.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Meet Sheldon, he’s been driving pizzas longer than anyone at Bob’s Pizza. He seems to be a little too comfortable in his role of senior pizza driver!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Prince said this about his song: "...Stay happy, stay focused, and you can beat the de-elevator [the "down" elevator as a metaphor for Satan]." It may be hard to understand the lyrics in this performance, but they're worth checking out. Find extended lyrics here
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
This song from the album “A Night at the Opera” is considered one of the greatest rocks songs of all time. Music industry producers thought it was too long, at just under six minutes in length, and that no one would listen to it. Instead, it is the most streamed piece of music from the 20th century.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Natalie provides some tips for wasting less plastic and leaves us with a slogan to help us rethink our flushing habits. She involves the audience to bring the message home.
Difficulty: Intermediate
New Zealand, The Netherlands, USA
Here's the trailer for an inspiring film about the efforts of ordinary people to make the world a more sustainable place. Experts talk about the necessity of taking action.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Ellen and Channing talk a bit about Magic Mike, a show in Vegas, and go on to talk about the animated movie Smallfoot, where he does the voice of Migo.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande perform the song "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House at One Love Manchester. The event was organized by Ariana Grande in response to the bombing after her concert at Manchester Arena.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Channing Tatum makes one incredible entrance to Ellen's show and leaves the audience breathless. They talk about Channing's standing in for Jimmy Kimmel on his show.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Jack Black shares a "what else" moment with us, and, as usual, gets some criticism from George Clooney.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Natalie provides some facts and figures about how much garbage is getting flushed down the toilet in the UK, and goes on to tell us about a successful campaign she spearheaded, aimed at manufacturers of cotton swabs.
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