Michael Foot, Labour´s Old Romantic

This is the documentary about this peculiar political leader in the 70´s and 80´s,and  an example of an old British eccentric gentleman.  It is hard for you to understand withough subtitles, but you can listen to it for a while.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFQDPXqf-80

11 Reasons you Should Quit Facebook in 2014

Here is an interesting article about Facebook annoyance.  I hope you like it.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/reasons-quit-facebook_n_4493791.html

Top 5 Most Superstitious Football Managers

Here you have a link to a YouTube video that talks about 5 football coaches and their superstitions (including Spanish coach Luis Aragonés).  You can watch it with subtitles, although they are not 100% accurate.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O36UoFKYZ2c

Technology and at the Winter Olympics in Sochi

A very interesting video about technological advances that help winter olympics atheletes to break records.

 There is a script you can download:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2014/02/140213_6min_sochi.shtml

Talking Sport: London Olympics Athletes

Here you can find a link to a series of videos where famous athletes talk about the London Olympics. The language is easy, the new words are explained and you can find some exercises if you download the text: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/talkingsport/

Bruno Mars: When I was your Man

You can find attached a direct link to the YouTube video of the song "When I was your Man" with lyrics, which is good practice for the "should have done" grammar structure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86cBsKl4r0w

Carolyn Bourne and Good Manners

Here you can find one link to the original, unsimplified Daily Mail story of Mrs Bourne, Heidi and Freddie:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009518/Carolyn-Bourne-Mother-law-hell-sends-email-bride-Heidi-Withers.html


If you want to read on, in Google you can find the actual email she wrote and more details of this tabloid saga.