Wikis in plain English (ADVANCED)

Hi there! Look at this! Have you ever heard of wikis? I know the wikipedia, but actually, I have to confess the first time I heard of wikis was two or three weeks ago when my students of the 4th year explained it to me. In case not everybody knows about it, watch this video where you have a perfect explanation in plain English. If I knew how to do it, for sure I would include wikis in my blog... so, please... can you help me? I think we would all find it very useful for written debates!

The Littlest Santa Claus (INTERMEDIATE AND ABOVE)

Santa Claus is coming to town... we are all making our lists to give him..., but what would happen if we found a santa Claus like this one? ;) Watch it and try to understand at least the questions that Sarah's dad asks her.

Krissie speaks about capital punishment (ADVANCED)

I've just found out about this girl, Krissie, on the net. She usually uploads some videos where she talks and talks about any moral, political, social... issue that she likes. If you visit the youtube website, write her name as a tag, and you'll have a list with plenty of videos to watch. They are not always easy to follow but I would like you to at least have a try! This is 9 minutes long. She is giving her opinion about capital punishment. Can you understand the reasons that she gives not to put someone to death?
It's also very interesting because she mentions particular cases in different states in the US where death penalty is (not) forbidden.

WHAT FOOD DO YOU LIKE? (intermediate)

hi, try to watch this video about food. Before the video, you will be given some vocabulary so that you can understand the whole of it.
It's very short but it's very good because you have to follow the instructions, and pay attention to vocabulary, pronunciation and quantity phrases...

An Inconvenient Truth (ADVANCED)

Have you ever seen 'An Inconvenient Truth' by Al Gore? For those of you who don't know it, it's a green film about the major environmental catastrophes in the world. It's a little bit scary, after watching for example how the coastlines we know today will eventually disappear. This is just an example but in the film, there are so many other environmental problems that global warming results in... so at the end of the film, you get to realise we are really doing nothing to avoid it!
This is an interview with AL Gore. If you watch it, try to get the answers for the following questions:

• What does he say about Chinese symbols?
• What was he aiming at when doing the film?
• Does he think global warming should be a political issue?
• What does he think children will be shocked at in the future?
• According to him, what can people start doing in order to avoid these environmental catastrophes?

And...what about you? How do you think we can all contribute? Do you think it's a difficult task? What do you think of the film?

Have you ever seen Little Britain? Watch this! (ADVANCED)

Have you ever seen Little Britain? I like it a lot! I've just found a clip with a special guest: Robbie Williams. If you know these comedians, is there any funny scene that you especially remember? Who is your favourite character? Why?

Were you good at school? (INTERMEDIATE)

Check that you understand people in the interview. the interviewer is always asking the same question... but what about the answers? Can you understand them all? Is there anything that sounds strange to you? And you? Were you good at school?