More free stuff! Arty clips on a variety of topics coming from a fresh angle
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog

A1 speaking test cues:
https://es.scribd.com/user/278571311/mudachickn

Tips on how to write blog posts, reviews and comments.

http://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2015/02/09/how-to-write-a-blog-post
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt7fwAhXDy3oNFTAzF2o8Pw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmXXz65auIo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDVSw54VU1A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyW01TOyEKI

A1 listening practice.

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening-elementary.php
http://www.wordheard.org/sort/
http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/comprehension-exercises.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgRd7BnBnBA&feature=channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfvC299DpbU

The pronunciation web I couldn't find in class today...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/

Here's an extra couple of golden vids coming from the realm of acting...

(minute 26 onwards)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QgRHOdeApA

(minute 52 onwards)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbIebgLyC0M

A1 oral exam

https://www.scribd.com/doc/291638376/monologos-y-dialogos-Diciembre

A most beautiful world of words...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5ztestIB9QQ

https://m.youtube.com/watch?debug_prerolls=false&layout=mobile&sts=16758&tsp=1&utcoffset=60&v=yCXelmcjvH4

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rwUVW0-1mLg
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_QgRHOdeApA

rEviewS reViews Reviews

film
https://www.youtube.com/show/criticspicks
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/the-current-cinema

fiction&non-fiction
http://www.economist.com/topics/book-reviews
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/reviews/
http://www.newyorker.com/books

music
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums
http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews

exhibits
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/best-art-exhibitions-on-now/

In-depth articles on a variety of topics. Audio and text versions!

http://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2015/may/11/teaching

http://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2015/sep/28/podcast-audio-longread-why-isis-fight-audio

http://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2015/aug/21/john-horton-conway-mathematics

http://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2015/sep/21/china-xi-jinping

http://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2015/sep/11/podcast-guardian-long-read-the-selling-of-the-krays

http://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2015/oct/19/marxism

http://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2015/oct/30/pubs-housing

C1.1 VIDEOS ORGANIZED BY SEMANTIC FIELDS

1a work, personal motivation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM9Btf-Ioos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x2_kWRB8-A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL3CFtW8WE0

1b personality, family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUrV6oZ3zsk&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtOPRKzVLY0jJY-uHOH9KVU6&index=22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OuuvICk89Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kd7RnFZ58M&spfreload=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36m1o-tM05g

1c language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WLHr1_EVtQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0yGdNEWdn0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah6WEo2y7do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdUbIlwHRkY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kvs8SxN8mc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_q9b9YqGRY

2a stories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GTz_Jm9ZTY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VgmsUxVNUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWwDeqorbH0

2b multitasking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PriSFBu5CLs

3b describing books
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8E7HLUaRF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rv5VBF54mI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyVAU5iGe0k&list=PL9156A37193921175
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbqL2G_iQ-c&list=PL9156A37193921175&index=19

3c money
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7m9wfFnH6o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T69NDIcHOl8

4c phone addiction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_KqCLfrdyc
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2010/s3054156.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds/20101101/telco/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLq9suwfmpc

5c health and medicine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxKst8BaPbc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS5bgPKSpD4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw_8qnL5RjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARxjQ3IRqvg

6a travel and tourism 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRVdNXUrkUU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=119cQNSg5nAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYWU_lO9-TY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3ykhFqyRA8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQEtGRIHM7U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjvWVYlhH8k

6C The Promised Land???

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2011/10/20/3344543.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2014/04/28/3991401.htm

6C The promised land

Taiye Selasi on local human experience and national identity 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYCKzpXEW6E

Somalia via the UK: Nuruddin Farah and Nadifa Mohamed
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rv5VBF54mI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-XInmu-Ebs


7a food

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUQvYn6wRn8


7c humour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXhlSghtkBU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qOaZ4CQqKI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezW_4RjLPuQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjWI-5CObq8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKY6BGcx37k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0-XLrfF400
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSNpNdFwkAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GG1_aFeCZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AmIsJDYMbs

Self-study resources

Yet again...I can't believe all this is free of charge.

Crashcourses (15 min presentations with pretty accurate closed captions available)
https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse

Full semesters organized by subject (Higher learning. Verbatim closed captions available)
http://oyc.yale.edu/courses
https://www.youtube.com/user/YaleCourses/playlists

Short clips organized by topic. (clowny approach)
https://www.youtube.com/user/OUlearn

In-depth documentaries (full transcripts available)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/topics/

In-depths investigative reports (full transcripts available)
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/episodes/

Debate sites (Closed captions available)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY
https://www.youtube.com/user/IntelligenceSquared

Short clips on a variety of topics (closed captions in several languages available)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7IcJI8PUf5Z3zKxnZvTBog

Animated interviews with 20th century personalities.
https://www.youtube.com/user/blankonblank

Long articles on a variety of issues available as downloadable audio files
https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-long-read

Podcast dealing with different aspects of global development (full transcripts available)
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/series/global-development-podcast

Opinions, views, angles, takes, outlooks, pennies for thoughts...

https://www.debate.org/opinions/should-the-government-end-welfare-in-the-us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7M3NgURs54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkWvx1QQ76c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sD5DMopx6E

Challenge of the week: time to sound like a film star...put on their accents, imitate their mannerisms, be them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjwWY-goyZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-gwnsxBFO0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSfnlBkUr8A

The C1 speaking tests for groups A and B will be held on June 3.

Vocab mushrooming!

collocations
http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/search1?word=service

specific vocab
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/elections/absentee-ballot
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/committing_crime
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/diet

Loads of sample letters and templates.
http://www.writeexpress.com/complaint.htm
http://www.writeexpress.com

A2 oral tasks

Oral exam tasks.

https://es.scribd.com/doc/262144293/oral-interaction
https://es.scribd.com/doc/262143748/oral-production
https://es.scribd.com/doc/255220247/2mar12oral-Production
https://es.scribd.com/doc/255220074/2mar12oral-Interaction

Free sample tests!
http://exams.richmondelt.com/index.php?practice_tests_pet_en
http://olpt.s3.amazonaws.com/online-practice-pet/index.html
http://eslcommunity.org/cambridge/pet-tests/pet-for-schools-practice-test/
https://sites.google.com/site/programabeda/home/alumnos/pet/pet-materials
https://clilcolonna.wikispaces.com/PET+Listening+Practice

Inspiring life stories coming from completely diferent angles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05300dh
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0524f4k
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039b7rj

France, religious fundamentalism, secularism and arab jazz...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b051cpx8

Ground-breaking photos
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b052gskq

Moving to Venice
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04xrslb

Immigration in Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05304sh

An uneasy feeling
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vd60g#auto

C1 videos organised by topic

7C. Humour.

Stand-up masters' views on comedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKY6BGcx37k
(subtitled in Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fke5w8gmLhc

Mock the Week

(subtitled in Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VODW3QMrgyQ

Russell Peters
(subtitled in ENGLISH!!!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlRmUzEatFw

Louis C K
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGI7n0eYeak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2awBCDEajI
(subtitled in Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1jV076MlYQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_ltFxgJOHI


Gervais
full show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7wIDFzkJXU
(subtitled in Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTF8JWu1RAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uu12ppRbp0

George Carlin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v2SWE15zms

(Subtitled in Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZdFPM4fSbk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvFvd1R_TB4

Chris Rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfi4_IsebyA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igQDvYOt_iA
(Subtitled in Spanish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B97w0QrDmZY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGmKmN8e8JI