Interview with Jamie Oliver

And Food Revolution Day song. You can try to sing along.

US Elections

Bitter presidential debate for Trump and Clinton.

A Ted Talk Appraisal

This is the framework you can use to give an appraisal of a Ted Talk.

Title of the talk:
Speaker:
The reason why I have decided to choose this particular talk is:
This talk is about:
The talk is divided into X sections:
The main point being made by the speaker is that:
The best adjectives to describe this talk would be:
Regarding the speaker’s body language, I would like to point out that
My overall assessment of the talk is:
I would/wouldn´t like to watch more talks by the same speaker...
Key vocabulary I have leant after watching the talk:

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day

Watch the interview and complete the gaps in the interviewer's questions:


1. What is the _________ for food revolution day?


2. How do you ________________ getting kids passionate about food?
What is the problem with kids _____________________ today?






3. How do you get kids interested in even cooking, you __________ even in academics and you developed this _________________ for cooking.




4. What do you think the biggest problem is ___________________ you face in dealing with schools’ food systems?





5. What about schools though, schools are ___________________, what is the answer? to start parents making healthy lunches?
 

The King's Speech

The highlights from the Oscars ceremony

You can see the highlights of this years ceremony here.

Review: X-Files Returns to television

Listen to this review of the X-Files and answer the questions below:

What’s one of the show's best known mottos?
How does he describe the main characters Mulder and Scully?
What does he like the best about this revival?
What does he like the least?
What’s his overall impression of this revival?





You can read the transcript here.

Interview with Norah Jones

Watch Norah Jones´s interview and complete the following sentences:
1. Norah Jones says she is not a ________________ person.
2. The TV host thinks Norah Jones is very ___________________ (modest) .
3. Before the release of a new album, she feels both a little _______ and __________.
4. Norah Jones feels really _____________ _____ written all the songs herself.
5. Norah Jones has written all the songs while on tour on the __________.
6. The TV host thinks it´s very brave of Norah Jones to tackle issues such as ________ and ____________in her songs.
7. According to Norah Jones ____________ you write, _______________you get at it.
8. The TV host thinks that Jones isn´t _______________writing bad songs.
9. After costarring in the film “My blueberry nights” with Jude Law, she is not planning to make another movie soon because she thinks acting ____________your life.
12. She hasn’t developed any _________ on Hollywood actors only on _______ people.
13. Movie _______ or Movie _______?
14. ___________or chocolate?
15. Red wine or _______?
16. Karaoke __________ or recording studio ________?


Now discuss in pairs:
- Are you a morning person?
- What situations make you feel nervous?
- What are you really proud of?
- Do you know anybody who is really humble?
- Complete: The more I……….the more I….
- What are you capable of under pressure?
- What things take over your life?
- Do you remember your first crush on somebody?

Listen to some listeners of NPR radio sharing their memories of a David Bowie song

Simon on UNDER PRESSURE


Patrick on SPACE ODDITY


Belen on LET´S DANCE