Shakira at Oxford Union

Watch the speech Shakira gave at Oxford Union about the work of her charity, Barefoot.

Sex and the City Kristin Davies on Letterman

Watch this extract of the interview to Kristin Davies on the David Letterman show some way back and try to understand what she says about the following items:

Solar-powered housed
Building a house
Africa
Oxfam



You can read the transcript here.

Ellen Pompeo on the David Letterman show

Watch this segment from the interview to Ellen Pompeo on the David Letterman show.

It is a bit dated, from 2008, but one can only wonder at the emptiness and vacuum of the stories these famous people tell.

Very good practice for our English, though.

You can read a transcript here.

Nicole Kidman

This is an  oldish interview of Nicole Kidman with Ellen Degeneres. Anyway, it gives us a good chance to get to know the person behind her public image while we practise our listening skills.



You can read a transcript of the interview here.

Jennifer Beals on the Late Late Show

Jennifer Beals, famous for her role in Flashdance and more recently on the drama series The L World, was a guest on CBS The Late Late Show.

Watch this nine-minute clip of the interview. No task. Simply enjoy the interview and Jennifer's down-to-earth personality.



You can read a transcript of the interview here.

We remember... in 2010

The BBC has just released this slideshow where they review outstanding politicians, actors, sportspeople who have died in 2010. The slideshow is eight minutes long and optional captions to accompany the audio are available.

H/T  to Free Technology for Teachers.