Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Listen to the England World Cup Song 2010 “This My Dear Is England” and get excited about the upcoming Soccer World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
442 – Come On England official music video from Gut Records featuring Lucy Pinder.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Though most might be unaware, the US state of California was named after a place that doesn't exist outside of literature, similar to Narnia. "California" comes from a novel written in the Spanish Golden Age.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
UK rock band Wizzard, with their charismatic big-bearded frontman and founder Roy Wood, scored their biggest hit ever with this glam rock Christmas classic from 1973. It is still played in the UK every Christmas season.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
"See You Again" is a song recorded by the American rapper Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth. The track is part of the soundtrack of the action film Furious 7 and was created in memory of the "The Fast and the Furious" actor Paul Walker, who died in a car accident.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
A bikini-clad windsurfer shows in explicit detail how to properly rig a sail for windsurfing.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ireland, United Kingdom, USA
The Graham Norton Show: Among the guests on Graham's sofa are Hollywood star Will Smith and musician Gary Barlow, who together with the audience perform the rap from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the TV show that catapulted Will to stardom.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Jimmy Carter interviews Will Smith about his 1998 film Enemy of the State and his success "making hit after hit after hit after hit!"
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
A continuation of Jimmy Carter's interview with Will Smith following the release of his film Enemy of the State. Hear them touch on subjects such as raising kids and setting goals, among many laughs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Wild dolphins playing with a plastic bag and a camerawoman. A video by the Wild Dolphin Foundation.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Our newest Who’s That Girl is sports reporter Michelle Beadle. Co-host of ESPN’s SportsNation and ABC’s Winners Bracket, Michelle sat down with Mankind Unplugged’s Heather Welborn and Super Bowl XLI champion Jason David to talk about celebrity crushes and much more.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
January 6 commemorates the day that three dudes gave a bunch of gifts to baby Jesus. But... who were they and why did they have hipster beards?
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
White Lies are from England and make wonderful indie rock music. Check out this tune by them entitled “Farewell to the Fairground.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The President and First Lady kick off an evening of poetry, music, and the spoken word at the White House.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The First Lady welcomes the first act in an evening of poetry, music and spoken word at the White House. Pianist ELEW and bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding kick off the evening with an instrumental jazz fusion performance. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Mayda del Valle, a poet whose work has helped to raise the bar in poetry circles all over the world, performs her piece "a faith like yours" at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.
Difficulty: Advanced
USA
Academy Award winning actor James Earl Jones performs a passage from Shakespeare's Othello at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Writer Ayelet Waldman and her Pulitzer Prize-winning husband Michael Chabon share their White House Talk at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Esperanza Spalding, the first jazz musician to ever win a Grammy award, covers Lauryn Hill's song “Tell Him.” The song is loosely inspired by the famous Bible passage about "faith, hope, and love" from First Corinthians chapter 13.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA Hawaii
Poet, activist, and scholar Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio recites a poem about remembering her cultural roots by honoring her family and recalling their Hawaiian names. The last part of the poem is spoken in Hawaiian.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Brave New Voices slam champion Joshua Bennett performs “Tamaraʼs Opus” at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Writer and star of the Broadway musical In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs "The Hamilton Mixtape" at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word. Accompanied by Alex Lacamoire.
Difficulty: Beginner
Australia
Theater director Simon Stone deconstructs some of the common visual and audio tricks of modern theater, utilizing a cast of first-time volunteer actors recruited in the days prior to TEDxSydney 2011 and rehearsed just once.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
"Last Christmas" was released by the British pop duo Wham! in 1984 and is still a holiday favorite over 20 years later. Enjoy!
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