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What makes a good leader?

Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu is interviewed on what makes a good leader. He mentions aspects of leadership that are often forgotten when we think of leadership qualities and skills.

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Think for yourself

Think for yourself

An American high school student gives her views on school and education. The activities to go with this clip focus on intensive listening. These days many learners have a great deal of exposure to English and get a lot of practice in extensive – and often superficial – listening. This E-lesson encourages them to listen […]

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Meet Jim

This clip shows a homeless person going through a physical transformation. It’s a good trigger for talking about the way we make judgements about people based on looks and first impressions. It is also a powerful way in to thinking about perception and change.

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Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver: Teach Every Child about Food

The talk focuses on obesity and other food related problems. Jamie argues passionately and convincingly that we need to educate our children and ourselves about the long-term consequences of what we eat. (TED Talk, 2010) Subtitles and transcript is available in English and other languages and there is also a ‘click on phrase in transcript […]

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The Age of Stupid (2009)

This ambitious documentary/drama/animation hybrid stars Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devastated world of the future, asking the question: “Why didn’t we stop climate change when we still had the chance?” He looks back on footage of real people around the world in the years leading up to 2015 before runaway climate change took […]

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Generation Waking

Generation Waking Up

This short clip introduces a global movement among young people. The overall message is: find out what’s happening in the world around you and see how you can make a positive change. Suggested viewing: first 2 minutes twice

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Football Mad

Football Mad

Benjamin Zephaniah performs one of his poems in front of an audience of children.

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Mind in a Jar

The metaphor of a jar full of water and coloured sand is used to show the way different emotions and states of mind affect the way we see things. The power of meditation to calm the mind is illustrated.

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Black Friday

Black Friday

CNN interviews co-founder and editor-in-chief of Adbusters, Kalle Lasn. The interview offers an alternative perspective on our consumerist society.

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Work and Stress Lesson Plan

Dana Radler, Member of the GISIG Committee, who did the below given exercise herself in her classes writes as a short introductory note about it: This material aims at exploring the world of young professionals working to improve and develop their English; and the objective is to reflect on the time and energy people generally […]

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