Roughly ten percent of people in the United States experience addiction. This does not include people who are addicted to things like movies, music, hobbies, or celebrities. But you can be addicted to many, many different things. Addiction is simply when a person feels like they can’t stop doing something.

For example, there are many people who are addicted to watching sports. When football season starts, their eyes are glued to the screen. They are obsessive and can’t stay in the present. They may constantly need to stop in a sports bar to check the score. There are doctors who focus on helping people with sports addiction because it can be a very serious problem.

Dominique thinks that her boyfriend has a sports addiction problem. Listen as Marni gives her some advice in today’s English lesson. -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com

That moment you realize what your best friend has been up to. That moment you realize you would be less bummed if you owned a sweet little puppy. That moment you realize you want to spend the rest of your life on the beach. That moment you realize that funky smell is, in fact, coming from your feet. You might call this an aha moment.

An aha moment is a time when everything becomes clear and understandable. Maybe, you were having a hard time understanding why your best friend was being sneaky and secretive. And then, aha! You find out she was planning a surprise party for you. Or, maybe, you had so much fun scuba diving while you were adventure traveling, and aha! You realized that your perfect life is right here on the beach.

Dominique, Kelsey, and Jordin are having lots of aha moments while chatting on the beach. Watch as things become very clear. -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com

Going on a date can be very stressful. You have to look your best and hope you don’t say something silly or embarrassing. In 1998, Rabbi Yaacov Deyo realized how complicated dating could be. He decided to host an event where single Jewish people could meet and mingle. They would have ten minutes to talk to a possible romantic partner. When ten minutes was up, he rang a bell, and all the people had to switch to a new partner. He invented speed dating!

Since then, speed dating has grown into a social event that can be found in most cities in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Speed dating is a great way to exchange thoughts and ideas with other single people. If you keep an open mind and try putting your best foot forward, you could meet a really lovely person.

Jordin and Romeo are speed dating. Listen as they get to know each other. -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com

The World Naked Bike Ride is an international bike ride that promotes body positivity and clean methods of transportation. It is a liberating, exciting, and very fun bike ride that supports a very good cause. People can wear as much, or as little clothing as they want. Creativity is also encouraged. Bike riders can wear crazy costumes, wigs, or body paint as a way of protesting the world’s use of cars that are polluting our planet.

It is probably easy to be judgmental of a bunch of people getting naked and riding bikes. But the World Naked Bike Ride is a very fun and safe bike ride. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world participate. You can bare it all for this crazy, goofy ride. You will still have plenty of people cheering you on!

Andy loves the World Naked Bike Ride. Listen as he tries to talk Dominique into joining him. -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com

“I liked the idea of being on a paid network that allowed me to improvise and curse. I thought it’d be fun and freeing. When I went in to audition, they really let me have free rein.”

—Actor and Comedian Ben Schwartz, speaking about being on the show House of Lies (AV Club) -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com

It’s no secret that people have access to very different things around the world. Some countries have the money to build good roads, bring water to its cities, and give everyone an education, for example. Unfortunately, many countries do not. But one thing that everyone can get is sunshine. Solar power is available to you whether you’re rich or poor or somewhere in the middle.

Large solar panels are the most well-known and popular way to bring solar power to one’s home, but there are alternatives. With today’s technology, portable solar panels can charge equipment like your phone when you’re away from home and off the grid. With more and more people on board with the idea of using sunshine to power our lives, companies will continue generating products that cost less and less. Hopefully, one day everyone will be able to live in a home powered by sunlight.

Do Gary and Jessica use solar power at home? Read on in today’s English lesson about energy and the environment. -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com

You and a friend have decided to backpack through the Alps. You are very excited about seeing some of the most beautiful mountains in the world. You are the type of person who could sleep almost anywhere. Cheap hostels? No problem. A tent in the woods? Absolutely. You like to drift from place to place without any agenda, and don’t need very many things to be comfortable.

Your friend, however, wants to check into expensive hotels. He would never be able to sleep in a cheap hostel! He needs to have ice in all his drinks and apply sunscreen every hour. You might say that your friend is very high maintenance. When someone is high maintenance, this means that they need a lot of attention, and a lot things, to be comfortable. Your high maintenance friend is probably a lot of fun at fancy restaurants, but hiking through the woods might not be his thing.

Dominique and Kelsey are at the river. One of them admits to being pretty high maintenance. Which one do you think it is? Watch and find out! -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com

There are a lot of different ways to get fit. Do you like to buff up and get muscles? Maybe, you like to go to the gym for an intense workout. Maybe, you are more into playing sports, competing, and exercising with other people. Maybe, you are more of a loner and prefer to run, swim, hike, and exercise on your own. Have you ever considered… dance?

Dance might be difficult for you if you don’t have rhythm. But it is an all-body workout. If you have a preppy and vivacious personality, Zumba might be the dance workout for you. Zumba has many kinds of dance styles in one: salsa, flamenco, hip hop, and more. It is a mood boster and very easy to get hooked on.

Andy does Zumba and likes it so far. Listen as he breaks it down for Dominique in today’s English lesson. -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com

In the 1980s, wrestling was very popular on TV. This was the big time for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Superstars like Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant performed in the wrestling ring. Each WWF star had a story. They didn’t just fight, they also acted for the audience. WWF men were so popular that there was also a women’s wrestling show, called GLOW.

The acronym GLOW stands for Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. Now, there is a Netflix TV show that throws back to this 1980’s trend. The new GLOW shows how hard these women worked to play the roles of beautiful, yet dangerous wrestlers. Not only did they have colorful leotards and lovely feathered hair, but also they worked hard to have strong bodies and good acting skills.

Marni has been watching GLOW and loves it. See if Dominique will join her in today’s English lesson. -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com

“My first instinct is to have a silly, weird, strange show that you never really get your footing in. It seems honest and then it’s not. It seems silly and weird and then all of the sudden it gets serious.”

—Writer and Performer Bo Burnham, speaking about making his shows (Splitsider) -- View this and other great English lessons at www.englishbaby.com