REM - Überlin

TED

A fantastic site with debates and fascinating talks about every possible issue. Excellent resource to practise listening and also learn vocabulary connected to contemporary topics. Remember you can watch the videos with the subtitles on if you need them: http://www.ted.com/

This one is called: Does the world need nuclear energy? Click HERE to watch it.

Procrastination

Songs & lyrics

If you're into music and enjoy reading the lyrics of a song, this is the website for you.

Just an example with Robbie Williams. One activity you can do is read and listen, then enlarge the video to full screen and try to understand without reading. Like the idea? http://batlyrics.com/better_man-lyrics-robbie_williams.html

Another webpage

This is a webpage I'd like to recommend: http://www.englishcentral.com/ 

Please spend some time exploring its contents: the videos, the pronunciation, the possibilities it has. You have to register but it's going to take just a couple of minutes. There is an enhanced version that you have to pay for, but the basic one, which is free, will give you lots of material anyway.

Do we need grades in education?

Listen to Nydja and Todd discussing this issue: http://www.elllo.org/english/1001/1026-Nydja-Grades.htm

How to be happy at work

Supermarmite

An interesting story related to cooking: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12685589

Ready, steady, cook!

Chefs James Martin and Gino D'Acampo prepare a meal with a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Click here to watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EEdxZdzdFs

Another listening activity

We didn't have time to do this activity in class, so here you go....: http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages/level3a.shtml (please do number 13).

Oscars

Three days from the Oscar ceremony, find out about the movies competing this year: http://oscar.go.com/nominations

Education in Finland

More on the topic we talked about in class yesterday: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/4035401.stm

Salad slaves

Can we tolerate this situation any longer? Shall we continue to turn a blind eye or take action?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2011/feb/07/food-spain-migrants

Spaniards in Germany

Many Spaniards are considering emigrating to Germany to look for work there. Read this story from the BBC site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12359897

The New York Times Film reviews

You can watch quite a lot of film reviews if you click on the ones you're interested in, on the right-hand side: http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/arts/movies-critics-picks/1194811622317/index.html

Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work

Interesting, really, not only because what he says is relevant but because of the way his ideas are presented.

Social networking

Facebook, Tweeter...., they're everywhere and he hear about them all the time. But how did all this start? Find out in this three-part programme from BBC Radio 4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xw14v

Paying for a sandwich via mobile

This and other technology stories on the BBC site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology/

Email language

A really interesting article from the BBC page about how emails open and sign-off nowadays: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12247262

WatchMojo

Some interesting videos about television: http://www.watchmojo.com/index.php?id=3136