Oct 5

The Plastic Problem

Gillian Woodward and Rob Quiring talk about a material that is can be useful but very damaging at the same time.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-plastic-problem/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/ ... Show More

14m 23s

Sep 28

The World Takes Comfort in Comfort Food

You take just one bite. The smell, the texture, and the flavor deliciously carry you back to your childhood, to family together, and to home. Roger Basick and Paula Devis savor the memories of comfort food around the world.https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-world-take ... Show More

11 m

Sep 21

The Story of Superman

Alice Irizarry and Colin Lowther tell us the story of a hero--a hidden hero who transforms from being the defender of a single city on a comic book page to become a global hero on the silver screen for the entire planet. This is the true story of Superman!https://spotlightenglish ... Show More

16m 17s

Dec 2023

The 10,000 Masterpieces of Dafen Village (Advanced Program)

Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary talk about an interesting village in China where painters have been learned to paint in the style of Vincent van Gogh. www.spotlightenglish.com Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit. ... Show More

10m 51s

Jan 2025

Images of the Floating World (Advanced Program)

Alice Irrizary and Andrew Devis talk about an ancient Japanese art style and how it has influenced artists in the West. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/images-of-the-floating-world/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iO ... Show More

10m 52s

Mar 2024

Artemisia Gentileschi (Advanced Program)

Bruce Gulland and Megan Nollet talk about the interesting art and life of the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi. https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3468 Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Face ... Show More

10m 19s

Mar 2023

The Divine Imagination of William Blake (Advanced Program)

Do you enjoy art? Do you enjoy trying to figure out what the painter is trying to say with his artwork? Colin Lowther and Katy Blake tell about William Blake and his interesting artwork. http://spotlightenglish.com/culture/the-divine-imagination-of-william-blake/ Download our app ... Show More

11m 4s

Mar 2025

Saving the Last Village (Advanced)

Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick share about a unique village that has maintained its village-like lifestyle in the midst of growing cities surrounding it. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/saving-the-last-village/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight ... Show More

8m 43s

Mar 2024

Intermediate | Signing up for Art Class

<p>You've always admired those Guilin paintings. You know the ones... winding river, limestone mountains... with the pagoda up on the right and that bamboo raft floating by in the foreground. Sometime they get a little crazy and throw in a water buffalo over there on the left ... Show More

12m 54s

Nov 2024

Upper-intermediate | Traditional Chinese Paintings

<p>We've got a lesson rich in culture for you today. We'll be delving into the world of high art. You'll learn how to talk about art and how to talk about the authenticity of artwork. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1427</p>

23m 21s

May 2026

Lesson 043. Chinese Traditional Art.

Learn about Chinese Art, Chinese traditional paintings. Find out what the difference between the traditional Chinese paintings and western oil paintings is. Learn Chinese calligraphy. Situational dialogues in this lesson are recorded several times, with pauses in necessary places ... Show More

22m 58s

Mar 2022

The Hidden Life of Vincent Van Gogh (Advanced Program)

What makes an artist great? Colin Lowther and Liz Waid look at the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. He was not famous during his lifetime. In fact, he suffered from mental illness. But did this mental illness influence his art? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos an ... Show More

13m 52s

Mar 2022

What Do You Know About Van Gogh?

Do you enjoy art? Have you ever thought about the life of the artist behind the art? Join a conversation between Adam and Liz talking about the life of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh suffered from mental illness. And he dies believing he was a failure - even though today ... Show More

15m 15s