Crime

Listen to a woman talking about crime in the part of the United States where she lives.

Click here, hide the transcript and click on 'Comprehension Quiz' to scroll down some comprehension questions.

Here you can listen to a crime story being told. You also have comprehension questions, and don't forget to hide the script.

Finally, a 'live' crime: click here.

Actors acting

I'm sure you remember Simon Callow from our last class. Watch him in a BBC advertisement telling tell a story about a princess who lived on the moon and an evil space hedgehog.



Story Time. from Itch Film on Vimeo.

Body language

A different view of body language: Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist talks about how our body language can shape our mind:

Men and women

Do you remember John Gray (author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus)? Now you can watch him on TedTalks:

Women's Day

We've just begun the topic of men and women, so why not start with some information about how Women's Day has been celebrated around the world this year:

A world without music

From the BBC:

"6 December 2012 Last updated at 17:18 GMT

A ban on all music is just one of a number of strict social codes rebel groups in northern Mali have imposed on citizens.
Dozens of musicians have headed south where singing is not a crime after Islamists in the north jammed radio airwaves and confiscated mobile phones, replacing ringtones with Koranic verses."

Watch this video for the full story.

Emotions and the Oscars

Watch this BBC video to learn how to react when you find out you've won an Oscar, in case it ever happens to you, you never know,  and how to prepare the perfect Oscars speech.

Survivors

I've reconstructed the story of the four young men who went to the Amazon in search of an Indian village. As the videos don't last very long, you can watch them 'one bite at a time'.

How the backpackers meet:

 

Shattered dreams: they can't find the Indian village and Marcus begins to have real problems with his festering feet.




So they forget their initial idea of the Indian village and decide to build a raft:






After these awful rows, Yossi and Kevin separate and continue on their raft down the river. But they have an accident

 

After the accident everything becomes much worse, now they're on their own

 

The weather also gets worse

  

Yossi keeps walking in circles.  Kevin's situation is not much better, but he has a stroke of luck



Kevin starts Yossi's rescue




He tries it another way:

 

Alternative energies and sustainability

Click here to watch a TIME video which weighs the pros and cons of solar energy.

And below you can watch a talk about sustainability.

Airplane safety

Watch this video to find out what passengers need to know about safety on light aircrafts, and you'll see that you understand almost everything.

Clothes

To practise vocabulary, try this hangman game



You can also listen to this audio about sagging pants.

Old age

For healthcare professionals, so that they can really feel and live what being old can be like, there is a simulation suit which can radically change their understanding of old people.

Chronic pain, but some fun too

TED Talks videos are always interesting. Here you have one that explains chronic pain. Watch it for a while, just to see how much you understand.




And now something more lighthearted:

_______________

Doctor: "I have some bad news and some very bad news."

Patient: "Well, might as well give me the bad news first."

            Doctor: "The lab called with your test results. They said you have 24 hours to live."

            Patient: "24 Hours! Thats terrible! What could be worse? What's the very bad news?"

Doctor: "I've been trying to reach you since yesterday".

________________

The doctor to the patient: 'You are very sick' 
The patient to the doctor: 'Can I get a second opinion?' 
The doctor again: 'Yes, you are very ugly too...'

Doctors and patients

Click here to listen and practice some vocabulary

You can also try this listening where someone compares the French and the American Health System

What your handwriting says of you

Click here for a BBC video on graphology. It's interesting.

Game of Thrones

We have it so very near just now, and perhaps you've either heard of it or watched some episodes, so I just thought you could try this video explanation of a serial that combines magic, the supernatural, horror and suspense with medieval times:  Game of Thrones

Advertisement, job interview...or both?

Is this a funny video, a real job interview or an advertisement?



   Once you've made up your mind, you can read more about the video here.

So it seems the candidate finally got the job, didn't he?



Another job interview, but this time not real. It's quite funny, though: