Difficulty:
Beginner
Germany
Singer-Songwriter Eva Croissant sings and plays (on acoustic guitar) her beautiful song “It’s up to you” at the Singer Songwriter Slam April 2009.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Ireland
This power ballad version of a song written by Prince became Sinéad’s international breakthrough hit, topping music charts around the world. Her deep emotions are clear to see in this memorable video, as she explores feelings of love and loss.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Canada
Canadian rock band Simple Plan performs Summer Paradise, a reggae and ska punk-based track inspired by the band vocalist's hobby of surfing. One reviewer commented: It’s a quintessential summer track, with all the hooks and melodies to make you feel like you’re either at the beach, or on your way there having the time of your life.
Difficulty:
Beginner
Scotland
This memorable song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds was a big hit in the USA, as well as back home in the UK, where it spent two years in the charts in the mid 1980’s!
Difficulty:
Beginner
United Kingdom
Ever wondered why most Americans don't like tea? Have they ever even tasted a cup of tea properly prepared? Simon Jones is convinced that they haven't and gives a nice detailed description, taken from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," of how to make a proper cup of tea. Enjoy!
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Sigrid explains three ways to talk about the future and tells us about some of her new year's resolutions.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid explains what a limerick is, and how to write one. If you are so inclined, you can submit your limericks in the "comments" section of the video tab.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Sigrid has more fun with limericks, attempting to sing one, and dedicating another limerick to her boss. She offers a final limerick from Edward Lear, the king of limericks. See Part 1 for instructions on how limericks work and how to write one.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
The letter "G" often combines with "N" to make a special sound. Sigrid explains how this works.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Sigrid explains what cardinal numbers are and gives us some writing and pronunciation tips.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Ordinal numbers help us put things in order or in a sequence. Sigrid teaches us the suffixes we use to turn cardinal numbers into ordinal ones.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Dates are usually expressed with ordinal numbers. Sometimes, though, what we write is different from what we say.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Nursery rhymes are for children. The rhyme about Humpty Dumpty, however, is so famous that it's been used in literary and cinematic contexts as well.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA New York
We have a look inside the story of The Ugly Duckling to see how the verbs work. First on the list is the past continuous tense.
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
Sigrid looks at the regular and irregular verbs in part one of her rendition of The Ugly Duckling. As you listen, you can pause whenever necessary in order to practice the pronunciation of the conjugated verbs.
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