World Issues / High Level Current Topics

4. World's Aging Population

2009-07-25T23:03:00.000-07:00

4.1 Video

4.1.1 BBC on Japanese aging technology
Japan Tech Special on BBC World News (September, 2008)

4.1.2 Japan's biggest challenge: it's aging population (click here)
"As Japan attempts to weather the global financial turmoil, experts say its biggest challenge is not the shape of the banks or stock market but the countrys aging population."

4.2 Lesson from Breakingnews English.Com
If you're interested in completeing a reading based activity then go to this site..."This is a link to a lesson on the world's population aging at Breaking News English.com" (click here)

4.3 ELLLO Listening #370 Aging
Vivian talks to her granddaughter about what it is like to get old (Click Here)

3. Eco-tourism and Antarctica...

2009-07-16T00:19:00.000-07:00

3.1 Odd Enough (News)
This weeks odd news from Reuters (click here)
Includes a vocabulary section
3.2 Youtube Video: U.S. Proposes Limits on Tourism in Antarctica

3.3 British Council Listening
Ecotourism By Linda Baxter (click here)
Read and listen to the article and then complete the comprehension quiz (click here)

3.4 Lesson from Breakingnews English.com
If you're interested in completing a reading based activity then go to this site..."This is a link to a lesson on Protecting Antartica from Tourism at Breaking News English.com"(click here)

2. Budget Airlines

2009-07-08T05:17:00.000-07:00

2.1 Oddly Enough

This weeks odd news from Reuters.com(click here) -

Includes a vocabulary section.

2.2 Lesson about Budget airlines: Focussing on Ryanair's proposal for a standing only section on airplanes.(click here)

2.3 Video

2.3.1 Cheap Airlines: A funny look at travelling by air

2.3.2 Irritated Flight Attendant

2.4 ELLLO:

2.4.1 High Flying Job
Shuan talks about his dream of being a pilot and how to make it happen. (click here)

2.4.2 New Job: Flight Attendant

Trina talks about her new job in the airline industry (click here).

1. Video Games

2009-06-26T20:25:00.000-07:00

1.1 Video (CNN)-GTA IV on CNN's Glenn Beck
Watch a video about the game, "Grand Theft Auto" - A warning to parents about the content within the game and a discussion about the influential aspects of the game.

This video can be found at: smith55js

1.2 ELLLO
1.2.1 Why do boys like video games more than girls? (Click Here)
Tea discusses her opinion about why people like video games.

1.2.2 884 Gamers (click here)
Jake talks about hard core gamers and his motivation when playing video game

1.3 Breakingnews English.com

If you're interested in completing a reading based activity then go to this site...

"This is a link to a lesson on Video Game Warnings at Breaking News English.com" (Click Here)