lunes, 27 de julio de 2015

Easy to understand video clip in English


The subject isn't a very happy one, but it's plausible, unfortunately, and the dialog is simple and colloquial with short sentences and exchanges. CLICK HERE

miércoles, 22 de julio de 2015

martes, 23 de junio de 2015

jueves, 4 de junio de 2015

US farmer gives his daughter away

In the US, it is the custom during the wedding ceremony for the father of the bride to give a little speech to the groom ( the fiancé on the day of the wedding: the male equivalent of "Bride") giving him his daughter.

This is a little "corny" maybe too religious for some in the talk about God (typically American) but it is funny and sweet, the language is simple and very colloquial ...... AND THERE ARE SUBTITLES!!

CLICK HERE

domingo, 17 de mayo de 2015

Short videos about Racism and incarceration in the USA

Those of you who follow international current events must know that there have been many scandals in the news about white policemen shooting and killing unarmed black men in the US, pointing to the fact that unfortunately racism is still alive there and other news articles and clips about how full the prisons are there and how sentences are longer for black offenders.

Here are a few VERY SHORT videos on this topic IN SIMPLE ENGLISH! They either have written subtitles or you can see them clicking onto cc on bottom right.

1."Racism is Real" : CLICK HERE

2. About incarceration (ODDS  and CHANCES here mean "probability") CLICK HERE and
CLICK HERE ("pipeline" = supply (fuente de alimentación)

3. Finally, incarceration of women. That this topic is very current is evident by the US series "Orange is the New Black" and "Macarena" and "Reclusas" here. Short ad in Spanish hat you can skip after 3 seconds.CLICK HERE