Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Easter eggs are commonly associated with Easter. Let's have a look at why that is, and what traditions have emerged.
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:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid talks about two important US holidays, Memorial Day and Labor Day. They are quite different in what they commemorate, but they're combined here because many Americans see them as bookends to the summer season.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
What do people traditionally do on Memorial Day and Labor Day? Let's find out.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Take a look at this clip that spans the career of the American model and film actress Holly Weber. Enjoy!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Hollywood Vampires is an American rock supergroup formed in 2015 by Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, and Joe Perry to honor the music of the rock stars who died from excess in the 1970s. The band name derives from The Hollywood Vampires, a celebrity drinking club formed by Cooper in the 1970s which included but was not limited to: John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles, Keith Moon of The Who, and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees. In this video they perform David Bowie's song "Heroes".
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Even if you're not the biggest fan of school, you've got to admit it's better than the historical schools depicted in this series! They certainly had some questionable moral codes and weird punishments...
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Not long ago, in Welsh schools, the pupils weren’t allowed to speak their native language, Welsh! There was no choice but to learn English. In the Victorian classroom, learning is dull and repetitive, but today’s lesson is not going exactly as the teacher has planned.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
After Victoria became Queen, English children’s names became really weird. A girl called Never… a boy called Toilet… For one poor teacher, taking the class register is almost impossible!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
Some of the schools in Georgian England were very rough places! In this video, a prospective pupil and his parents get caught up in a full-scale schoolboy rebellion while on a tour with the headmaster. They even encounter flying masonry and gunfire!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
Hot For Words shows us an interview with professional snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White and explains the meaning of the word “Scrumtrilescent”!
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Want to look and feel good traveling? Andrea Feczko shares some great tips for healthy, comfortable, and fashionable travel.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Actors Neil Patrick Harris and Cobie Smulders sit down with Entertainment Weekly to talk about the relationship between their characters Barney and Robin on the show How I Met Your Mother.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
After Marshall and Barney have an argument, Robin and Lily try to figure out what type of alcohol will get them in the right mood to reconcile.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Barney explains the magic of February thirteenth, or as he calls it, "Desperation Day."
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