The truth about airline talk
VOCAB
bogus = fake
Dr Pepper = a soft drink brand name
Kahlua = a coffee-flavored liqueur
And here's the link to a site with the text
11/03/2011
Japan hit by Tsunami
A couple videos on the 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan which triggered a tsunami that has killed hundreds of people.
09/03/2011
Oil Prices Up: Why?
Here again is the video for today's listening exercise:
Vocab: gouge is slang for swindle
March composition
Just wanted to remind you that the March composition will be done in class on the 23rd.
Podcasts
If you spend a bit of time travelling between home, work and school you may be interested in podcasts.
Podcasts are multimedia files distributed over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer.
In this case they're programmes which you can download and listen to on your mp3 player, ipod, etc.
You can sort them out by average duration to fit your needs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
These are for English learners:
http://www.englishmeeting.com/esl_podcast_page.htm
Podcasts are multimedia files distributed over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer.
In this case they're programmes which you can download and listen to on your mp3 player, ipod, etc.
You can sort them out by average duration to fit your needs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
These are for English learners:
http://www.englishmeeting.com/esl_podcast_page.htm
20/02/2011
How To Cope With a Fear Of Flying
Since unit 4 deals with means of transport, this video could be interesting:
13/02/2011
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