domingo, 13 de septiembre de 2015

Short cleary spoken video clip about why eating less meat helps the planet

Some of you will like the topic. You don't have to be a vegetarian or a vegan-- just eat less meat so that the planet's resources can be used more efficiently.  Short with illustrations and a clear pronunciation.

CLICK HERE

jueves, 10 de septiembre de 2015

Funny parody of anti-depressant and Viagra TV ads

http://www.upworthy.com/a-hilarious-fake-commercial-makes-a-strong-case-that-you-should-go-outside-more?c=upw1&u=e631f5890e697e2b488486e3df8b0abc0b08de15

This is a short parody of the kind of TV commercials made for antidepressants and viagra. These are on this blog in a post f this past spring. These kinds of TV commercial spot  are the object  of some criticism and are not allowed in the EU ( unfortunately, I think)

UPDATE:

1. My post with the real prescription drug TV commercials is from March 22 2015.

2. This kind of advertising has only been allowed in the US since 1997. The United Stated and New Zealand are the only 2 countries in the world where direct advertising of prescription drugs to the public on TVis legal. In other countries they are only permitted in specialized publications and journals for doctors. CLICK HERE

martes, 8 de septiembre de 2015

A short video about how we ourselves and our successes

This short video and accompanying video may be a little "cheesy" (cursi) but it is also true that many people under-estimate themselves because they have an inferiority complex  and if other people admire them or think that they are successful, they think their success is really due to luck and so they feel like "imposters."  I remember there was an article about this "imposter syndrome" in the advanced Face 2 Face, though I don't know if it's in the latest edition. But the video clip is under 3 minutes, easy to understand and there is even a transcript right after the video which you can click onto.

CLICK HERE

Cute and short video

This little baby loves being read to by his parents so much that he cries every time he hears the words "the end." How much of the little story can you understand? Click below for short article on the benefits of reading and cute video clip.CLICK HERE

martes, 25 de agosto de 2015

POLITICAL AD


As those of you who were my students at the CSIM last year know, I retired at the end of January of this year. But I feel bad about just letting my blog die or not posting any material for the 437 people who I'm pleased to see have still been visiting my blog in the past month - despite only sporadic new material and summer vacation!


I'd like to start reorganizing the blog so that all posts are labeled and repetitions deleted. But for now I at least want to post short easy video clips with some written words or subtitles.
The following is a political ad by a progressive Democratic politician who's running for senator. It's a bit populist but because of that, the vocabulary is very predictable! What things he says are similar to Spanish politicians? What's different?
A little vocabulary help:
funds= fondos
lawsuit = pleito judicial
bill= decreto ley
For the 7-minute clip click here: Naturally, ignore the request for $$!   https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/graysonforussenate?refcode=em150825&amount=3&recurring=yes




martes, 18 de agosto de 2015

viernes, 14 de agosto de 2015

For nature lovers: about a very special tree

I have been on vacation ,
This is easy to understand, interesting and good review of names of fruits and farming vocab like harvest and graft (injerto.)
Aetical and short video clip:
CLICK HERE