Cambridge Ideas

Cambridge Ideas is a collection of 21 short videos from the University of Cambridge about several topics of interest: team work, energy, heroes, space, risk are some of the topics that are touched on in the series.

A lot of authentic listening material about relevant topics.

Guides to Global Issues

The Council on Foreign Relations offers a number of interactive guides to contemporary global political and economic issues. There are twenty-three guides in the collection ranging from nuclear energy to the Iraq War or the economic crisis and climate change.

The guides are divided into chapters containing videos, graphics, text, and timelines. Consequently, each guides makes an in-depth and detailed study about each of the issues.

H/T to Free Technology for Teachers.