Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
In her own brash, uninhibited and stylish way, Amy Winehouse sings about being unfaithful to the guy she loves. Her defensiveness when she was found out prompted the title “You Know I’m No Good.”
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Tomás is sometimes greeted with incredulity by new passengers who can't believe he's so young. But the pilot has already racked up hundreds of flights between the remote island communities of Penobscot Bay, often navigating rough, unpaved forest landing strips.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
In this song from her album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, Californian pop star Olivia Rodrigo sings of being infatuated with a guy she stalks online and then finally gets to be with in person.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Over decades, Moody’s Diner has become a social hub for its long-standing customers, and any change to its décor and menu can only happen with their agreement! Maine’s Penobscot Bay, with its many islands, is famous for lobsters and sailing, and it’s here we meet Tomás Sowles, a young commercial pilot loading his plane for an early morning flight.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid picks up some things she needs at the supermarket. When she gets home, she talks about the groceries she bought and what she needs them for.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Machines and the sawmill are not Alan’s only interests. He’s also an enthusiastic musician, with dreams of getting his own song played on the radio. Along the Maine coast, oysters are farmed where the rivers and creeks meet the sea, and we meet Judy, who’s been a waitress at her family’s restaurant for over forty years.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Join Sigrid in her car as she drives to the supermarket to get some groceries that she needs. While driving, she talks about the verb "to need."
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Deep in the Maine woods, sawmill owner Alan Higgins shows us how he gets along just fine by repairing and reusing what he has. When he’s not hard at work at the mill, he can be found tinkering with trucks and old sports cars in his yard.
Difficulty:
Adv Beginner
USA
Sigrid enjoys a late afternoon moment in the sun. She thinks back on the previous day's "adventure," following a stream and getting lost on purpose.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Mike and his team find time to test out some of the surfboards they've built. Nearby, we visit a pier that once had a ballroom and hosted some of the biggest names in US music history, and a lighthouse commissioned by George Washington himself.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
The unstable surface of a paddleboard makes yoga challenging for the body and mind alike. Next, we cross over into the state of Maine, where craftsmen use hand tools and traditional boatbuilding techniques to build bespoke and beautiful wooden surfboards.
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.
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