These videos are a really useful tool. They can be of great help in your quest to improve your  English. Here's only a few. There are more than 100!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWHhpb8NWcI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve981fbBY0g&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAJ2ffma91Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=886hLlkwipI&feature=relmfu

T I M E L E S S ! ! !

Rives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFS-er6oZ30

Def Poetry Jam

 amazing artists galore.
                   tons of food for thought.
            sublime lines
if you see but a couple
         you'll surely want more.

 Lauryn Hill
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSObnpCimA&feature=relmfu


Alicia keys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSObnpCimA&feature=related
POW by Alicia Keys(transcript)
http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Alicia-Keys/P-o-w.html

Translation exercise. Use the english words to help you translate this interview outline

Los comienzos.

¿Qué razones te impulsaron a dar el paso de vivir en el extranjero?  make/want to go

¿Tardaste mucho en tomar la decisión? take/decide

¿Por qué dudaste si era buena idea marcharte?  hesitant

¿tenias amigos o contactos antes de ir? friend/penpals/acquanintances

¿Conociste gente rápido? make friends

Diferencias y estereotipos.

¿Hubo algo que te hiciera sentir como un marciano al principio de tu estancia? alien

¿Hubo algo que te hiciera sentir que la gente que te rodeaba eran marcianos? people around

¿Puedes hablarnos un poco de los estereotipos, prejuicios y mitos sobre la gente de allí? stereotypes, prejudices

¿Qué hay de verdad? would you say...

Aprendizaje y evolución.

¿Qué te ha aportado como persona tu experiencia en el extranjero?contributed personal growth

¿Has cambiado mucho? change

¿Crees que cualquiera que este aprendiendo un idioma debería ir a vivir a un país en que se habla ese idioma como primera lengua? a must

¿Qué diferencia hay entre aprender en una clase de idiomas y vivir el idioma? learning in a classroom/ immersion

¿Sigues aprendiendo el idioma ahora que has vuelto? still practise

¿Han cambiado tus estrategias y técnicas de aprendizaje? change/approach/learning

Reflexiones

Eres tantas personas como lenguas conoces. as the languages you speak

Si no has convivido con ellos, no tienes opiniones. Tienes prejuicios. hang out with them.

La amistad y el amor pueden ser universales pero la forma de entenderlos no lo es. love and friendship

Vivir y trabajar por un tiempo más allá de los límites físicos de nuestra rutina nos cambia. fundamentally change who we are...

REVISIÓN

Mis alumnos de 1ºA y 1ºH podrán ver sus examenes el día 25 de junio a las 20:00 en el aula 210.

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/audioslideshow/2012/may/11/new-review-month-in-photography
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audioslideshow/2012/mar/29/molly-crabapple-new-york-interactive

Practice your speaking skills using these brill photos:
A. Think of show-off collocations and shiny syntax you can use to deal with the picture.
B. Write a ticklist
C. Practise describing the picture out loud.
D.Tick off items from your list as you go.
E. Then try again and record yourself
F. Listen back.
G. Repeat steps C to F after including any new lexical or syntactic niceties that may have popped to mind. Make sure you pay attention to words you might have mispronounced in the first recording.


Whatever you do, PRACTISE OUT LOUD!

Funny little comic strip audio slide
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/audioslideshow/2012/may/11/alans-records-audio-slideshow
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/mar/25/please-god-simone-lia-review?intcmp=239

 Listening pratice.
http://www.examenglish.com/KET/KET_listening_part2.htm

These videos can make for a few hours of film review oral practice. Use them!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxwYypFgOrI&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74jLrSWgIgo&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rm4UnC29BI&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS-8Q7QIk1I&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS-8Q7QIk1I&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njLcOqW7xV0&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3u6LVHlGTk&feature=relmfu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAQSa0963T8&feature=relmfu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAQSa0963T8&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl0AWjXzBk0&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozzmG0I3xpk&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwBpFuRe7t8&feature=relmfu

Sound clip webpage. I guess they must have recently started to put it together since there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of sound clips, at least not in the homepage. Some of clips are quite cool, though. Take your pic and parrot!

http://www.hark.com/clips/ymqpgplfjj-fraggle-rock-theme
http://www.hark.com/clips/dfdrvxmjlp-im-popeye-the-sailor-man
http://www.hark.com/clips/nptnvzqhqs-you-wanna-hear-how-mommy-and-me-met
http://www.hark.com/clips/nwvjmbrdlh-the-ballot-or-the-bullet-part-5
http://www.hark.com/clips/qlhtwfdbvv-im-a-bouncer-in-a-titty-bar-bill
http://www.hark.com/clips/xlvpllwqhk-check-out-the-big-brain-on-brett
http://www.hark.com/clips/qbbklcwyvw-funny
http://www.hark.com/clips/lqdgmjkyss-i-fantasize-about-massive-pristine-convenience
http://www.hark.com/clips/jcpdqjknwh-im-sorry-for-being-such-a-bastard
http://www.hark.com/clips/rnglhbdbth-he-contacts-you-through-a-fuckin-bird
http://www.hark.com/clips/znmnfyktwt-just-another-fat-fuck-walkin-out-of-the-casino-with-a-suitcase
http://www.hark.com/clips/nxbwpnpkky-or-are-you-going-to-bite

food for thought

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDycZH0CA4I&feature=relmfu

Mr Auster interviewed by GRANTA magazine USA editor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuEpBEPTxUU

British writer Will Self reflects on our sad sad parallel cyberspace selves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqDoBqeV6Lc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eLiW6iPGjE&feature=relmfu

Accent tags have flooded youtube for quite some time now. These videos are interesting in that you get samples of real English accents. The last vid is a freestyle impro. the girl takes on oldshool trini accent. It's a right laugh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFxMpqquzk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEP6SmZx2y0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE1wZyxoVpE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93aM7mSmodM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_OTYzkpc5w&feature=related
http:/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXn5S3n6QIE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDWcXKPRELg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSGGUI6eV1s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfO8F6Uz_qM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SssJOlJrq7g&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXguVx8qbNo&feature=related

For extra science vocabulary and real-deal listening practice...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/series/science

Should you have any doubts related to the field of law, here's an excellent specialized dictionary.

http://blackslawdictionary.org/

Another of the Guardian's treasures waiting to be discovered is its city walks podcast. You can download the audio files for free!!!

Author Ian Rankin takes you around Edimburgh!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/audio/2007/jan/10/cityguides885

Dickens's London audio tour. There's a map to go with it!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2011/nov/24/dickens-audio-tour-david-copperfield
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2011/09/22/dickens_walk.pdf

Poet Roger McGough's vision of his hometown.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/audio/2006/nov/27/cityguides880

Steve Bell's Brighton
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/audio/2006/dec/21/cityguides882

I'm still tripping about stuff I found last weekend on the Guardian's web. Well, this new discovery certainly does not fall short of the others...In the wonderful section of interactives, there's this brilliant city guides series . They only cover a few cities, though. Take your pick and plan a dream trip!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/city-guides

Other interactives worth checking out:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/interactive/2012/feb/05/what-being-british-mean-interactive
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2012/jan/27/how-european-are-you-quiz
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/feb/05/chastleton-house-cotswolds-panoramic-architecture
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2012/jan/25/europe-migration-eu-interactive

The Guardian's webpage may prove to be a great tool to learn English. I've included a couple of video interview links about music and a few other engrossing videos on a variety of topics.


video interviews (music)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/video/2012/jan/05/al-spx-cold-specks-video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/jan/04/youssou-n-dour-president-senegal-video

videos (miscelaneous)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2011/dec/26/errol-morris-photography-video?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3486
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2012/jan/23/paul-mason-revolts-capitalist-realism-video
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/jan/23/cell36-aljalame-prison-israel-solitary-confinement-palestinian-children?INTCMP=SRCH
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/video/2011/sep/07/amnesty-tv-write-book-behind-bars-video?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3486

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2008/aug/06/albert.maysles?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3486

Check out these audioslides. They make brilliant listening and speaking practice material.

audio slides (miscelaneous)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/slideshow/page/0,,2044805,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audioslideshow/2012/jan/16/gil-scott-heron-holiday-martin-luther-king-day
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audioslideshow/2011/nov/24/photographs-beseiged-syrian-homs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/interactive/2011/apr/14/south-africa-photography-audio-slideshow
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/interactive/2011/nov/24/cyra-a-teenage-life-in-care-audio-slideshow
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/audioslideshow/2011/sep/22/faisal-barbers-harlesden-london-audio-slideshow