Category Archives: Listening
Sports
Listen to these commentators broadcasting different sports, can you guess which 6 sports they are? sport 1, sport 2, sport 3, sport 4, sport 5, sport 6 Here goes the transcript for you to check. You were able to guess … Continue reading
Is Greed Ever Good?
Years ago a great movie on the 80s excesses in the US was released, Wall Street, a story of a corporate takeover artist who took over one company at a time. Small stuff compared to the financial engineering that brought down … Continue reading
Hot Issues – part 2: vocabulary and debates
Second and final part of our hot issues presentations. Remember to click on the blue interactive media links below (they include video, audio and provide a link to any website with the click of a button) and scroll over the … Continue reading
Home: life on Earth
Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth, it was filmed in 50 countries. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is … Continue reading
What Would You Do If…?
What Would You Do? is an American television programme broadcast on ABC since 2009. The show is about setting up everyday scenarios and then capturing people’s reactions. Often people speculate on how they might act in a difficult situation, but … Continue reading
Crime: vocabulary and debates
Have your ever been the victim of a crime? Have you ever witnessed a crime? Have you ever committed a crime? As you can check in the ppt below, crime is a tricky area as there are a number of … Continue reading
The Apprentice: Auditions
Next March, sixteen candidates will begin their fight for one-life changing opportunity – a quarter of a million pounds to start up a business with Lord Sugar as their partner. One of the most interesting parts of these programmes is … Continue reading
Health issues
The topic of health is probably one of the most relevant to society and it covers many fronts. Although it would be impossible for you to learn all the vocabulary of health issues and survive in the attempt , we … Continue reading
Key to SUCCESS
Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success. Be careful though, once people are up … Continue reading
Felix Baumgartner breaks sound barrier
Felix Baumgartner has broken three world records during his sky dive from 24 miles above the Earth’s surface. Standing at the edge of space above the deserts of New Mexico, Felix Baumgartner paused slightly. It was a small step away … Continue reading
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