A Ted talk about infidelity

Another non political videoclip. Humorous, sophisticated, wise and enjoyable.

Vocabulary

Betrayal= traición ( treason is more political, used in the context of against one’s country)

Perpetrator = infractor, the person who commits a bad act

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Motivational speech by Denzel Washington

Here’s a videoclip of a speech by the Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington to class graduating from the university. Quite strong. Has good subtitles.

New vocabulary:

U-haul= a truck or van for transporting furniture, clothes etc. especially when you move.

Hearse = funeral car

(there are no U-hauls behind hearses = you can’t take anything with you when you die)

Think outside the box= think in  an unconventional way

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Bill Maher monologue with excellent subtitles

Fantastic. Funny and serious at the same time- and true.

Coup= putsche, golpe de estado, illegal takeover by the government..

Joint= a marijuana cigarette

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A few times he says “Shit” but not in subtitles! Otherwise they are fine.

Another Trevor Noah with good subtitles

About Trump firing his Attorney General and replacing him with a man named Whitaker, who doesn’t sound very legal. Jeff Sessions has been very hard on integration and arguably a racist, like Trump. But he was a person of interest in and could be indicted by the Mueller investigation, since he met with Russians during Trump’s campaign and he knew the law well enough to understand the conflict of interest, so he recused him. Since then, Trump has hated and insulted hm and has taken advantage of his win in the senate to fire Sessions now. Noah thinks Sessions looks like Mr. Clean or one of Santa’s elves. For older Spaniards- also think he looks like Arias Navarro!
Excellent subtitles..Click onto cc box on bottom right to see them.

Vocabulary
Attorney General= official who leads the department of justice
Scam= an illegal plan to get money, similar to hoax
To Shit-talk, or trash= to speak very badly about someone
To get away with something = to do something wrong without getting caught

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Trump accosts CNN reporter very rudely ...

In the end, he doesn’t let him speak and takes away his microphone.

No subtitles unfortunately..


Unfortunately no subtitles but you can understand the tone! And only 2 and a half minutes.

Main vocabulary

Campaign = campaña in Spanish

 Border= frontier between 2 countries

Ad= advertisement ( political or commercial)

Demonize= To say a person or group is like the devil

Run= can be like manage or govern

Hoax= a false trick, often to get money fraudulently ( timo in Spanish )

Mike= short for microphone

I’m not a fan of yours = I don’t like you either

Ratings= level of people who watch a tv program

Fake news = noticias supuestamente falsas
Indictments = inculpaciones




https://youtu.be/4BZ8ck_7cqk

Ironic video about staying healthy

I’ve been very busy with different activities, including anti Trump activism previous to these elections. In a little while I will post an infamous videoclip where  at a news conference, Trump violates the freedom of speech of a CNN reporter only for acting like a reporter!

However, I have promised to post videoclip that has nothing to do with politics and more with everyday topics,  CLICK HERE Good subtitles!
Almonds a kind of nu( almendra)
Oats = a kind o grain ( cebada in Spanish)
Kale= a green leafy vegetable similar to spinac
To be the rage= to be the latest fashion, trend or “in” thing
Only 3 minutes. Hope you enjoy.