Intermediate

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We learn about marine debris with NOAA's Asma Mahdi.

NOAA's Asma Mahdi explains what garbage patches are, what's in them, and what we can do about them.

Compilation of viral TikTok videos. Fill in the blank listening activity.

The young Swedish activist explains natural climate solutions.

Baby Ben is born.

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Ross and Susan continue to argue. Phoebe sees the bright side.

(official audio) - going through / on my own

Reading about Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, California.

Reading some of the website copy on today.com.

Reading through some of the website copy on spacex.com

I really don't like losing you. In #12 Friends, Rachel says to Ross, "Boy, you can't stand to lose, can...

Ross learns that Carol is pregnant.

Ross gives Rachel some advice.

Ross hears his baby's heartbeat.

Dr. Peter Lin breaks down the facts about what it is, where it came from, how it spreads and what you can do to protect...

Rachel meets everyone.

Phoebe helps Rachel.

Rachel cuts up her credit cards.

An elderly man learns English.

The players realize that they're stuck in a game... and in different bodies!

The team discovers their strengths and weaknesses.

Video activity to kick off our discussion about first impressions.

This is a short video describing the Pygmy people of the Congo.

Could possibly use this song to kick off a set of Present Perfect discussion questions. Where are you from? How long...

J and CH sounds - pronunciation practice

Friends - Phoebe tells Rachel to get off a plane because she has a feeling that there's something wrong with the...

Verb Tense review - present, past, future

Lyrics center on overcoming adversity, metaphor of building a "better boat" to navigate the sea.

Listening quiz

Australian Commuter Saved When Leg Gets Stuck Between Train and Platform

Great for kicking off a conversation about dating, first loves, or "how we met" stories

Dialogue at a railway station.

In a near future, a lonely man is addicted to a product called ‘’Best Friend” which offers him perfect virtual...

A baby seal spends some time with Carla.

Listening exercise and pair work Speaking activity (worksheet)

Listening exercise and pair work Speaking activity (worksheet)

Listening exercise and pair work Speaking activity (worksheet)

Listening exercise and pair work Speaking activity (worksheet)

All about the soil

Carmen tells us about her early memories of Yap island.

listening comprehension

Listening quiz

Some Halloween related vocabulary - listening comp

A father teaches his daughter

Dogs... Love.... Food -- Grammar focus: past tense

How to make a flight reservation.

Why Monarch Butterflies spend the winter near Pismo Beach, California.

8 useful phrasal verbs about clothes: put on, take off, break in, try on, throw on, button up, dress up, dress down

short video-quiz to practice the passive and active voice

What would you do if you were omnipotent? Practice the 2nd conditional with Friends.

Cats have an amazing ability to leap, but sometimes even the most sure-footed felines take a tumble.

A Valuable Lesson For A Happier Life

Video from Justice Education Society of BC. Topics include your rights and freedoms, discrimination, and laws that...

A short report about the Chinese space station crash.

Tongue twisters are tricky, but try this for some Pronunciation practice - Read Jane's letter.

present perfect verb tense - U2's song performed by the Celtic Woman band

Top 10 Things to SEE in CALIFORNIA!

fill in the blank listening activity

A look back at the first man who walked on the Moon.

What to do in Hawaii

The first lady gives an emotional speech in which she details her early life with Barack Obama.

Comprehension questions

A city in Spain uses technology to make life easier for its citizens and visitors. It is an example of a "smart...

Jimmy asks the President about cooking, driving, daylight saving time and the dentist.

Art History

this video talks about dogs cloning

This song is sad but beautiful story about a girl and her dad.

Grammy Award winner from Toronto releases another winner

How to survive a tornado

Big bang theory

Sometimes we understand our parents when it's too late. In truth, it's never too late.

airplanes

Polar Plunge swimming in icy water

Video showing the search for Sharbat Gula, the Afghan girl. Listening comprehension. Questions.

Quiz

Video Quiz on Friends episode

Meet adorable Baby Panda Twins

Canadian astronaut beams out the David Bowie classic "Space Oddity" as the first music video made in space

Canadians are making some noise in support of our local girl from Mission, British Columbia, at the 2013 Grammy Awards! ...

funny version

listening quiz

Avril Lavigne gave her official consent for her song to be used in this video on animal rights

When you wake up to another rainy day, do you feel sad? Sarah McLachlan reinterprets the biblical allegory of The...

Nova Scotia-born, Anne Murray performs the old Carol King classic,

Quebec's superstar, Celine Dion, sings of the miracle of birth of her new baby in "A New Day Has Come".

Canadian indie pop singer, Feist, hit the 10 best of 2007 with her song, 1234. It became an ad for Apple iPod.