Deforestation in Kenya

Listen to David talking about deforestation and the problem it causes.

Eco Tips

Steven, a student from Costa Rica, talks with Rachel about how he tries to help the environment.

Save the Earth

Listen to this interview with a girl who gives us tips to help to save the Earth.

Saving energy

Watch the video and answer the questions (check them reading the script).

1. What’s the aim of the video?

2. Get ______________  ______________  ______________.

3. Give an example of green accessories available for your gadgets:

4. Which computers use less energy?

5. What are energy drains for gadgets?

6. What happens if you use the viewfinder instead of the electronic display?

7. You can save energy by:

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8. What are described as ‘energy vampires’?

9. Why is convenient to use a power strip?

10. How can you get your computer running with maximum efficiency?

A lecture

Listen to this lecture about Sustainable Economic Development and the Protection of Biodiversity. Listen without reading the text and take notes. Then you can check with the script and try to complete the gaps.

Tips for the oral exam

1. Tips for the monologue.
2. Tips for the interaction.

Natural Disasters

1. Have a look at these animated guides about different natural disasters.
2. Listen to six people talking about natural disasters.
3. Listen to Tarta talking about how she responded to the 2006 Tsunami.
4. Watch this funny video. They laugh at how BP responded to the oil spill.

Love in the age of Twitter

1. Listen to an article about this topic.
2. A podcast about 'love letters'. You have some vocabulary and you can read the script.

The Origin of Valentine's Day

1. Watch this video and learn about the origin of Valentine's Day.

2. Don't look at the script. Go to the bottom of the page and follow the instructions.


Look at older posts about the same festivity.

An anecdote

Watch Leila telling an anecdote and answer the questions. (answers in "comments")

*Haggle: to argue in order to agree on the price of something.

1. What is the anecdote about?
2. Why did she go to New York in the first place?
3. Why did she and her friend Elton go to Manhattan?
4. What time was the last train back to New Jersey?
5. How much was a taxi there?
6. How much did Elton agree to pay the taxi driver?
7. What happened when they got to New Jersey?
8. Why did Elton leave the car?
9. What happened next?
10. How was she feeling when they got home?

The Tragic Tale of Ruddy Wee Hoody

1.A little story. Fill the gaps with suitable forms of the verbs given in brackets. You have some vocabulary at the bottom of the page.

2. Listen and read Roald Dahl's version of Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf.

Narrative tenses

This podcast is about narrative tenses (past simple, past continous, past perfect). To master the use of these tenses you have to deal with their form, their use and their pronunciation - both for listening and speaking. A full transcript, pronunciation drills, grammar notes and advice are all available for this episode.

Pronunciation of regular verbs in the past

Why people fail after reaching success

Watch this video and work with it.

Europe's first swine flu case

Do the vocabulary activities at the bottom of the page before listening to the news story. Don't look at the script and try to listen and answer these questions. Finally, listen and read the script to check your answers.

1. How old is the patient?

2. When did he come back from Mexico?

3. What symptoms did he have?

4. When was he isolated?

5. How is he being treated?

6. How has the health minister described his condition?

7. How many other suspected cases are there in Spain?

8. What's an urgent priority according to the minister?

9. Is Spain ready to fight the flu according to her? Why?

A healthy lifestyle

Listen to the conversation and do the exercises. Listen again and read the script.

1. A doctor's appointment. Listen to the conversation and do the exercise. Then you can listen and read the script and do the vocabulary activities.
2.What's the matter? Listen to the conversation and do the exercises.
3. A conversation at a pharmacy.
4. A conversation at a doctor's
5. Having skin problems. Listen to the podcast. First you'll hear the conversation slowly. Then you'll listen to an explanation and finally you will hear the conversation again at a normal speed.
6. Suffering from allergies. Listen to the podcast (same instructions as above).