Click, baby, Click!!

Tim Berners-Lee: A Magna Carta for the web

Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web 25 years ago. So it's worth a listen when he warns us: There is a battle ahead. Eroding net neutrality, filter bubbles and centralizing corporate control all threaten the web's wide-open spaces. It's up to users to fight for the right to access and openness. The question is, What kind of Internet do we want?

Leonardo DiCaprio demands UN to take climate change seriously

"None of it is hysteria. It's a fact"

GMO OMG!

How much do you know about GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms)? Here is some interesting information. What do you think? Do we know what we are eating?

Explore more infographics like this one on the web's largest information design community - Visually.

GMOs - Truth and Myths

Organic vs. Genetically Engineered Food:

Explore more infographics like this one on the web's largest information design community - Visually.

Graduation Speeches

Click here to listen to some graduation speeches from notable speakers, hope our soon-to-be graduates find them inspiring! Congratulations to our 2º Bachillerato students! WELL DONE!!

12 Ads Companies Don't Want You to See

From www.huffingtonpost.com
Click here to see 12 sketchy ads that companies don't want you to see.

Explosions at Boston Marathon finish line

President Obama's address after Boston explosions.

The Violence within us

Violence and brutality are grim realities of life. So, why are some people violent, and some others aren't? Listen to these podcasts from NPR, TED speakers explore the sinister side of human nature.

Fast Fashion

In trendy world of fast fashion, styles aren't made to last. Listen to this podcast from NPR.

Spanglish

Puedes believe it?




The word "Espanglish" makes it into the Real Academia de la Lengua. Listen to this postcast from the NPR to learn more about it!
A newspaper article with some of our politicians speaking English.

Stop Kony Campaign

Kony 2012 is a short film created by Invisible Children, Inc. and released on March 5, 2012. The film's purpose is to promote the charity's "Stop Kony" movement to make indicted Ugandan war criminal and International Criminal Court fugitive Joseph Kony globally known in order to have him arrested by December 2012, the time when the campaign expires.


Click here:     Kony 2012

Social Networks

An American study suggests that social media can affect our thinking about other people. VOA Learning English talked to some young people to find out how many friends they have on Facebook.

Watch the video and answer the questions:
Researchers at Utah Valley university wanted to explore if the amount of time spent on Facebook affected how users saw others.

-What questions did they ask college students?

-What did they find?

-Do you agree?

-What does Tod Kashdan say is important to do?

Opinion:
Do you think parents should follow their children's activities on social networks (such as MySpace, Facebook or tuenty)?

Discussion:
Parents use Facebook to keep tabs on their children. Look at the infographic below and find out the statistics on parents and Facebook.


Courtesy of: Online Schools

April Fools' Day

April begins with a day of fun and jokes.  Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is a day celebrated in many countries on April 1st. No one really knows when this custom began, but it has been kept for hundreds of years

This activity includes a Vocabulary Game, a listening, and two comprehesion tasks.
Click here to access the podcast and other materials.

Camden Market

From Word on the Street, A BBC-British Council language teaching programme. Each half-hour episode is filmed in a different place in the UK and presents lively aspects of young British culture.
Learn about Cadem Market, and access the worksheets and videos here.

Steve Jobs: My life in Three Stories

Drawing from some of the most important points in his life, Steve Jobs, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Apple and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see opportunities in life's setbacks. How to live before you die.

How to ace a job interview!

This presentation will give you information that will help you succeed in your next job interview.

ESL - Job Interview

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The World at Seven Billion

Last October 30th, the world population hit seven billion. (www.usatoday.com)
This historic milestone is rekindling old debates over birth control, protecting natural resources and reducing consumption. It also has many people wondering whether the Earth can support so many people.

But will this number continue to rise in nfuture years - and if so, what could this mean?
Watch this video from BBC's Fergus Walsh  to find out.

Where do you fit in this story of human life? Click here and fill in your date of birth to find out.

Thanksgiving

Learn some interesting facts about this special American celebration (history, traditions...) on this site.
Do you know what Black Friday is?
The Simpsons celebrate Thanksgiving:
Bart's cranberry sauce

Halloween!!!

The History of Halloween
Halloween in the USA
Halloween in one minute
Test your knowledge
A few vocabulary activities: 1, 2, 3