Why can't we walk straight

Funny video from NPR which teaches us something about the sense of direction in humans.

Aids Day

1st December is Aids Day. To make people aware of this pandemia, a group of celebrities have agreed to take part in a shocking publicity campaign, as you may well figure out from the photo below.

Read this The New York Times article about Aids and about the campaign.

Newsy videos

Newsy comes close to perfection for English students who want to keep abreast of the latest news developments. The news items come together with their transcripts, and each piece of news is a mash-up from different sources -ABC, BBC, NBC, and so on.

All in all Newsy is an excellent place to develop our listening skills in an easy effortless way.

Some New Yorkers want to lose their accents

Article from The New York Times that deals with the fact of how self-concious some New Yorkers are about their accent.

You can also watch an embedded video.

12 ways to learn vocabulary with The New York Times

This article from The New York Times should be of interest to all English language learners, especially if they are preparing for an exam.

Farmer feeds families for Thanksgiving

It is finally Thanksgiving Day, but some people celebrate it differently... This farmer, for one, devotes the holiday to doing charity work.

Growing up digital

Superb work by The New York Times, where we have a look at the dependence of today's youth on everything digital.

First of all, read this online article to gain some background information about the topic.

Now, listen to a group of youths expressing their views on how important everything digital is for them.

Finally, listen to the teachers' views:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/21/technology/20101121-brain-teachers.html