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Summer 2012

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/richard_wilkinson.html 

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7414966n&tag=mncol;lst;4

http://www.ted.com/talks/chris_gerdes_the_future_race_car_150mph_and_no_driver.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/phil_borges_on_endangered_cultures.html

http://www.nga.gov/podcasts/video/index.shtm

Presentation Pointers

http://www.bnet.com/videos/present-like-steve-jobs/192173

Listen to Steve Jobs presentation:Something in the air

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fodF05OMEUo (3:12)

 

History.com: Body Language

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQENwD-QlRA&feature=related

 

Impromptu Speeches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oglWi75KBUQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKFhfEI-bi4&feature=relmfu

 

Meet the Press:political debate (Governors of MA and OH)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032608/vp/47665260#47665260

Big Game Animals in Texas 

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7411224n&tag=contentBody;storyMediaBox

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Neo-Nazism
Arab Spring

Video 1:Happiness

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/benjamin_wallace_on_the_price_of_happiness.html

Four columns:the item, the cost, any comments,vocabulary words you don’t understand.

In small groups, review the list and decide which items as a group would make you the happiest.How much would it cost to buy these items.List on board.

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Video 2:Happiness

https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness.html

Have any of you done volunteer work?Or given money to charities?

Listen to video.

Which charities would they donate to and why?Choose at least 3.

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Donald Trump Episode

http://www.nbc.com/the-apprentice/video/how-much-is-that-celebrity-in-the-window/1388842

 

The Office

Watch this video.What were the negotiation strategies that Michael was trying to attempt?What happened?

http://www.hulu.com/watch/965/the-office-lady-suit

Steve Jobs’ presentations Watch overview of Steve Job presentation (7 minutes)

Take notes on key points in MS Word to refer to when preparing your presentation. Now, look at one of his presentations.Give examples of key points that he uses. Add these to your notes.


Pronuciation Power
Listening Exercises
1. Spanish Airports


Steve Jobs

Leaders Who Inspire

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html

Assignment: Listen to the 4 video clips and write a paragraph on each leader describing his leadership style. Video of Barak Obama http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/09/24/weekly-address-strengthening-american-education-system
 What does this tell us about him as a leader?How would you describe him? Video of Donald Trump http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/donald-trump-president-12179636 Mark Zuckerberg video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sho-nSWcJjQ CEO Bank of America http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/10/19/business/1248069204666/cnbc-bank-of-america-chief-on-earnings.html