Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Cheryl teaches the iconic choreography from the music video for her song "Promise This," in particular focusing on the moves from the song's chorus.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Time makes sense in small pieces. But when you look at huge stretches of time, it’s almost impossible to wrap your head around things. So KURZGESAGT teamed up with the awesome blog WAITBUTWHY and made this video to help you put things in perspective!
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Did you know that the T-Rex dinosaur is closer to us in time than to its distant ancestor, the Stegosaurus? Watch this amazing video for the fastest history of the universe ever told!
This video has been a collaboration of KURZGESAGT & WAITBUTWHY!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Have you ever wondered why English seems to have roots in so many different languages? Here is a look at what words the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings brought to the English language.
Difficulty: Advanced
United Kingdom
In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded Britain and brought with him fancy French words to add to the English language.
Difficulty: Advanced
United Kingdom
This video shows us that Shakespeare invented over 2000 new words and phrases, such as "eyeball," "anchovy," and "puppy."
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Created in 1611, The King James Bible permanently shaped the English language with new phrases that are still in use today. How many of them do you know?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
In the 17th Century, scientific research influenced the invention of English words relating to physics, chemistry, and anatomy.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The British Empire spread across the world starting in the late sixteenth century, bringing back many new words and phrases that were introduced into the English language.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
A look at how lexicographers started creating the Dictionary of the English Language to ensure that everyone spelled words correctly and knew their correct definition.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
A humorous look at American English from a British point of view.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The English language has changed in many ways over the centuries, but the internet has changed it in just a few decades. Why use a whole sentence when an abbreviation will do?
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Hindi-English, Chinese-English, and Singaporean-English are discussed and we're introduced to some fun words, such as “badmash” (noun, a bad person in Hinglish) or “chope” (verb, to set aside a place in a fast food restaurant by setting down an object like a hankie or magazine in Singlish).
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedy science fiction series created by Douglas Adams. Deep Thought is a supercomputer that is asked to find out the meaning of the life, and doesn't exactly come up with the most satisfying answer.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams began as a radio show before it became a series of best-selling novels, a TV show, and finally a Hollywood movie. Here is the opening scene from the movie, as dolphins abandon a doomed Earth.
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