Tag: video

Video: Germans Give Warm Welcome to Migrants

B2 – Upper intermediate

September of 2015, Germans gave a warm welcome to migrants and refugees who reached Munich. They are willing to help them have a decent home and education but the growing number of migrants and refugees is also alarming on their part.

Watch the video and express your thoughts.

Germans give warm welcome to migrants

Discuss:

1. Are there any Syrian refugees in Spain?
2. What is your opinion about the issue as a European?
3. To what extent should people do their social humanitarian responsibility?

Disability: Get rid of your Frustration

B2 – Upper intermediate

Disability can be devastating to one’s physical and emotional health. Disabled people find it difficult to do even the simplest task. It can also affect the family.

Read the article below then express your thoughts about the topic.

https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/coping-disability-illness.php

Discussion Questions:

1. What problems do people with disabilities face in your country?
2. What do you think of the Paralympic Games?
3. What kinds of discrimination do people with disabilities face?
4. What message do you think disabled people would like to tell those without a disability?

Sleeping in a Taxi

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B2 – Upper intermediate

If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere.

The beauty of New York calls travelers from all over the world and one businessman has just made it possible for budget travelers to enjoy the allure of Manhattan without having to break the bank.

Read the article and watch the video to find out how.

http://www.newsinlevels.com/products/sleeping-in-a-taxi-level-3/

Discussion Questions:

  1. What can you say about Jonathan Powley’s idea for budget travelling? Would you try it?
  2. What are some of the best accommodations you’ve experienced during your past travels? What about not-so-good experiences?
  3. How would you travel if you were on a budget?

Never Give Up!

B2 – Upper intermediate

In this life, success and failure are normal. How we view them is another matter.
Let us watch an inspirational video about a young man and how he dealt with his failure.

Discuss:

1. In your own words, re-tell the story of the man featured in the video.
2. Have there been any failures that made your life better?
3. Is there a right time to give up and stop trying? Or should you never give up?
4. Talk about a time you failed at something you tried.

The Japanese Women who Married the Enemy

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C1 – Advanced

After WWII, Japan was devastated yet thousands of their women married American soldiers and moved to the US to have a new life.

Read the article and watch the videos to find out how the Japanese women survived the American lifestyle.

The Japanese women who married the enemy

Discuss:

1. What was your reaction after reading the text and watching the videos?
2. What were the challenges and how did the women in the story overcome them?
3. Would you marry someone who is considered an enemy by many?
4. What do you know about WWII and what damage did it bring to your country?

Smoky, Juicy Grilled Mussels and Clams

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Seafoods are some of the best food one can ever have. However, cooking them, especially shellfish, could really be tricky.

In this video, Melissa Clark teaches us the perfect way to prepare and grill clams and mussels.

Watch this video carefully and be ready to answer the comprehension questions afterwards.

Discussion Questions:

  1. Describe the process of how the shellfish were cooked.
  2. Are you fond of shellfish? Why or why not?
  3. Are seafood or shellfish commonly eaten or available in your city/country? Why or why not?
  4. What are some shellfish or seafood recipes you know. Talk about them.

You Look Disgusting

B2 – Upper intermediate

Em Ford, a fashion blogger who suffers from a skin problem and reveals the comments she received from her audience. People have given negative comments whether she’s with or without make up.

Watch the video then answer some discussion questions.

Discussion Questions:

1. What do you think of the video?
2. How would you define beauty?
3. Is wearing makeup a necessity? Does it really make us more beautiful?
4. Why do you think people bully others for their appearance?

Vocabulary: Blow Off Steam

B2 – Upper intermediate

What comes to your mind when you hear someone say “I’m just blowing off some steam.”? Watch and listen carefully to the video to understand what this idiom means.

Discuss:

1. How do you blow off steam?
2. Do you think blowing off steam at someone is acceptable?
3. How do you manage your emotions, especially when getting angry?

Vocabulary: The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree

B2 – Upper intermediate

Are apples like people that they fall from trees? Watch and listen carefully to the video to understand what this idiom means.

Discuss:

1. In your own words explain the idiom.
2. Would you say the same thing about you and your parent/s? How about you and your child?
3. Do you know someone (a friend or a relative) who doesn’t fall far from the family tree?

Vocabulary: Keep One’s Eyes Peeled

B2 – Upper intermediate

Can you really physically peel your eyes? Watch and listen carefully to the video to understand what this idiom means.

Discuss:

1. Talk about times when you had to keep your eyes peeled because you were looking for something.
2. At work, when do you have to keep your eyes peeled?
3. Are you very good at finding things?