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Four Reasons To Learn A Language

In this TED Talk, linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter makes the case that English is rapidly consolidating its position as the global language, and points out how this begs an important question: if you speak English already, why bother learning another language? He then goes on to provide some brilliant answers, which can be summarised as:

If you want to imbibe a culture, if you want to drink it in, if you want to become part of it, then you have to control to some degree the language that the culture happens to be conducted in. There’s no other way.
It’s been shown that if you speak two languages, dementia is less likely to set in and that you are probably a better multitasker. Bilingualism is healthy.
Languages are just a lot of fun.
We live in an era when it’s never been easier to teach yourself another language.

A Message from Shakespeare

And now for an inspirational results day message from William Shakespeare 😎

BBC New Colony of Flying Penguins

Flying penguins or Miracles of Evolution is a BBC film trailer made in 2008 as an April Fools' Day hoax.

The film was advertised as compelling evidence for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. It was largely set on King George Island which is 75 miles from Antarctica. The Daily Telegraph wrote that the film was "an instant classic. It is accomplished work of this kind that guarantees the BBC its unique status."

The BBC website still claims that it may attempt to film the flying penguins again because the original film did not explain how such small birds, that are not used to flying, could survive long migrations over vast, stormy oceans.
Miracles of Evolution was filmed with animated penguins for the occasion of April Fools' Day, and to promote the BBC iPlayer.

MSN included "The BBC's flying penguins" as one of their twelve "Hoaxes of the decade."

Martin Luther King Jr. explains why black Americans face more obstacles than white immigrants

MLK explains why black Americans face more obstacles than white immigrants in the US.

Wow, I’ve seen/heard a lot of MLK footage but this is the first time I’ve seen this interview. How profound this is. pic.twitter.com/Lm8SR2z3bT
— Justinfication (@Justinfication) April 4, 2018

Stephen Hawking, science's brightest star, dies aged 76

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." #StephenHawkingRIP pic.twitter.com/pxACoH2AY1
— 🔥தளபதி❤️ (@Divino1322) March 14, 2018

On March 14, 2018, visionary physicist Stephen Hawking passed away at the age of 76. You know his name and may have even watched a biopic or two about him. But if you've ever wondered what specifically Hawking's big contributions to science were, and you have two and a half minutes to spare, the animation below is for you. It's brief, easy to understand, and gets to the point with nice narration by Alok Jha. So here, in a very brief and simple way, are some of Stephen Hawking's big ideas:

Remembering Nina Simone (February 21,1933 – April 21, 2003)

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NINA SIMONE

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Legendary singer and songwriter, Nina Simone, has been identified by many publications as, “The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,” due to her soulful performances of the mid-1960s that spoke to the heart of the struggle for social justice and equality. On the 85th anniversary of her birth, let's celebrate her genius.

Surf the Internet and answer the following questions:

When and where was she born?
What was her real name?
Why did she adopt the name of Nina Simone?
Where and when did she graduate?
What did she study?
Did she ever get married?
Did she have ant¡y children?
Where did she move after leaving New York?
Why did she leave the U.S.?
When and where did she die?

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NINA SIMONE

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The song you are about to hear was composed in 1953 by Billy Taylor but it wasn't until 1967 that Nina Simone covered the song in her album Silk & Soul.

The song has since become an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.

"Sunshine"

Branded short film for Day One, a NYC-based nonprofit working to prevent dating abuse and domestic violence among youth.

After watching the video complete the messages below:

Don't _____________ love and ______________.
1 in _____ teens reports ______________ some kind of ____________ in their romantic _______________.
DayOne __________should always be __________.
Learn the ____________ at https://www.dayoneny.org/

Visit the website above and learn about dating abuse. How many types of abuse does the web mention?

Surf the website and find out the expression they use to refer to "domestic violence".

Get Enough Sleep!

A viral video has revealed the shocking detrimental effects that sleep deprivation can have, both on your mental and physical state. Matthew Walker, the author of Why We Sleep and professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, explained how sleep or lack thereof can seriously impact your health.
Watch the video below and try to answer the following question:

How much time can we spend awake before we our mental and physical capabilities start to become impaired?

Heartwarming Christmas Adverts 2017

BBC One’s heartwarming Christmas advert left viewers in tears - with some branding it “the best Christmas advert of the year.”
The two-minute cartoon ad tells the story of a single dad trying to make ends meet over Christmas, while his daughter rehearses for the school Christmas concert.
She practices her dance routine to Clean Bandit’s “Symphony” while her hard-working dad seemingly carries on oblivious.
After feeling ignored by her dad, the girl steps out on stage for her performance and freezes when she thinks he isn’t there to support her.
Just as the girl is on the verge of tears, her dad steps up from behind his phone to remind her of the all-important dance moves she’s been practicing.
The dad and daughter duo perform her Christmas routine together, and it’s clear he’s been paying attention all along.

Link here

survey tool

Gender Stereotyped Jobs

The sex gap. Which jobs do women and men do?

https://t.co/oEalWMvjsq pic.twitter.com/NDIv2XP8Gu
— ✍Leonardo D'Anchiano (@HdAnchiano) November 23, 2017

Reading Activity Why we stereotype jobs?

Superstitions

Conversation Questions

Are you superstitious?
Do you believe in bad luck?
Do you believe in good luck?
Do you have any objects that you think bring you good luck?
Are there any superstitions that are common to your country or culture?
Have you ever been really lucky? What happened?
What do people do for good luck in your country?
Which numbers are lucky or unlucky in your country? Why?
Do you think that there is truth behind superstitions?
What numbers are considered to be lucky and unlucky in your country?
Do you have a lucky number?
Do you know any superstitions related to dreams?

Catalonia

The real situation explained in a 2 minutes video shared on Twitter.

El Hispanic Council explica de manera clara y sencilla la situación de España y Cataluña. pic.twitter.com/PMj5jzfeK4
— A Ramírez d Arellano (@ARdeArellano) October 14, 2017

James Veitch Stand-Up

Why the World is Awesome in 60 Facts

Dear students of EFL, look through numbers 1, 2, 13, 17 and 20 in your gap fill exercise and try to guess the missing words. How many did you get right?

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Why Men Should Be Feminist

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau urges men to be feminists: "It's not only that men can be feminists, it's that men should be feminists as well".
Watch the video below and elaborate a response expressing your agreement or disagreement with Trudeau's ideas on men becoming feminist.

These tips might help you give a response on that matter.

Amazing Things Happen

An introduction to autism that aims to raise awareness among young non-autistic audiences, to stimulate understanding and acceptance in future generations. It is intended to be viewed, discussed and shared widely by anyone but especially teachers and parents.

YouTube version (With subtitles in multiple languages) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezv85LMFx2E

Visit our website to watch in other languages: http://amazingthingshappen.tv

Marcas en Español vs Marcas en Inglés

Voice Recognition Elevator

What happens if the voice recognition elevator doesn't understand us, will we get caught inside? Laugh and learn, boys and girls, laugh and learn.

And now, watch this hilarious video in which two Scottish guys get stuck in a lift which uses voice recognition for selecting the floor too.

Birth Order Theory

Do you think birth order has any influence in your personality? Well, according to many research studies, it does.

Watch the video below and write down the personality adjectives that you hear. After that, organise them into four different boxes:

first borns,
middle children,
last borns and
only children.

Any problem with meanings? Look up the words you don't understand in WordReference.

Do the video descriptions match your personality according to your birth order? In what way?