Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
This “Britpop” classic from the mid-nineties sees Oasis at the height of their popularity. It was one of the defining tracks of the era, taking the nation by storm with its big chorus and singalong lyrics.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
An exclusive clip of Alanis Morissette performing "Guardian" from Guitar Center Sessions on DIRECTV.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Jefferson Airplane, an American rock band from San Francisco, sings their famous psychedelic “White Rabbit,” at Woodstock.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The rugged stretch between Boston and the Canadian border is the final leg of our journey up the East Coast of the USA. On the coast of New Hampshire, we meet Shauna Fraser, an instructor giving paddleboard yoga classes.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Tate McRae’s “It’s ok I’m ok” is a breakup song about moving on with confidence and refusing to be hurt by an ex’s new relationship. It uses repeated reassurance to show emotional closure, but the sharp tone suggests there’s still some lingering bitterness underneath.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Meghan Trainor's official music video for 'All About That Bass'.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
We're out and about with Sigrid on a winter day in Tuscany. It's warm enough that she just might find some wild asparagus. You'll hear her use some conditional constructions with "if."
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
As our tour of New England finishes in the city of Boston, we meet Jessie Banhazl, an urban farmer. Her initiative and enthusiasm led her to pioneer vegetable growing techniques on the only remaining space available across the metropolis – the city’s vast and unoccupied rooftops.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The cranberry harvest is a time of fervent activity, as the community of growers help each other to bring in the precious crops. Leaving the farm behind, we head to the arrival point of the most famous boat in American history, The Mayflower, and then on to the city of Boston.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid talks about the uncountable noun "the asparagus." We mostly talk about asparagus in the singular, even when we have a fistful of stalks or spears.
Difficulty:
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Check out this hit song from Bryan Ferry's 1985 chart-topping solo album "Boys and Girls."
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
English New Romantic group Duran Duran play an excellent cover of the classic Doors song "The Crystal Ship," with its dreamlike lyrics and an added whistled solo.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Leaving the seals of Cape Cod behind, we head north, passing the canal that separates the peninsula from the mainland. A short way inland, we visit a cranberry bog run by Dawn Gates-Allen, who talks about what makes cranberry farming unique.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Andrea Bogomolni works as a pathobiologist at a renowned oceanographic institute in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Today she’s collecting seal “scat” to analyse and learn more about their diet and the ocean. She must also perform a necropsy on a seal found dead on the coast.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
In a song full of striking imagery, and a reference to a heart murmur she had as a baby, KT Tunstall weaves a fantasy tale of a journey, a marriage proposal, fate, and the importance of listening to your heart.
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