Stress in the workplace

Click here to listen to a 6-minute audio text dealing with stress in the workplace.

Which job do you think is more stressful? You'll find out at the end of the programme

- Airline pilot

- School teacher

- Surgeon

Phonetics practice - Consonant sounds

Here's a web page where you can practise all the consonant sounds we have studied in class so far. Click on any consonant symbol to watch the video. Hope you do the exercises as well!

The Schwa

Here's a video about the Schwa

A more comprehensive explanation of the use of "they/their"

Motivation

Somebody mentioned Steve Jobs as an example of a successful person when we spoke about motivation in class the other day. Here's an interesting video you may want to watch. You can try without reading the Spanish subtitles.

Occupy World St.: From NYC to Everywhere

Watch the video and answer the comprehension questions below. You can find the key to the answers here.

1. For what action were some protesters arrested in New York?

2. What is the relationship between governments and corporations, according to the female protester interviewed in NY?

3. In London, the police tried to disperse crowds. Why?

4. What is making protesters in London take action, what is galvanising them (stimulating them into action)?

5. What was the UE government’s reaction to the protesters intentions in Brussels?

6. Who are the protesters in Brussels?

7. The Madrid correspondent mentions several of the reasons for the protests in Madrid. Which are they?

8. What is the profile of the protesters, according to the correspondent in Madrid?

Bilingual Schools

You may want to read this article on bilingual schools and write your opinion on the topic. You can do so in the comments below

Another performance by Luna Company

Synopsis

Poster

What literature can do for us

Watch the first four minutes of the video below and answer the questions. You can then check your answers here. After the exercise you may want to see the whole video (20 mins in total) without subtitles or with English or Spanish subtitles.

Comprehension Questions:

a) Elif Shafak was born and lived in Turkey during her childhood. True or false?

b) In what ways did she feel her family was different from other families?

c) Which are the two models of women the writer grew up with?

d) The writer’s grandmother’s practices to heal patients’ warts included: an apple, words, rose thorns and ________________

e) As a witness to her grandmother’s healing practices, the writer …

1. believed what she saw

2. questioned the power of the healing

3. thought her grandmother was crazy

f) What was the lesson the writer learnt from her grandmother?

g) According to an Eastern tradition, it’s not good to stare at one’s own reflection for too long. What many women do, then, is…

1. not to buy mirrors

2. to cover mirrors with velvet

3. to turn the mirrors upside down

h) One of the dangers of this globalized world is…

i) What is the power of story-telling, according to Elif Shafak?

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