The 7 secrets of the greatest speakers in history CEFR: B2 Show full transcript It’s 1903, and this extraordinary guy named Teddy Roosevelt is standing on the edge of the Grand Canyon. At that time, people wanted to create hotels and spas and turn the Grand Canyon, in 1903, into a profit-making Disneyland of […]
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Looks aren’t everything. Believe me, I’m a model. CEFR: B2 Show full transcript Hi. My name is Cameron Russell, and for the last little while, I’ve been a model. Actually, for 10 years. And I feel like there’s an uncomfortable tension in the room right now because I should not have worn this dress. So
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Breaking the Habit of Smalltalk CEFR: B2 Show full transcript So last year, on a sunny summer morning, I was in the old city of Antigua in Guatemala, hailing a cab to go visit a client. I got into the car, I was sitting on the back seat, busily preparing for the meeting
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Ten Meters of Thinking: The ABC of Communication CEFR: B2 Show full transcript Success is not a point. Success is a path. I’m Irish, and in the Celtic symbolism there are many symbols that refer to a journey and a path. One of them looks like this. It says unity. Everything is connected.
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This computer will grow your food in the future CEFR: B2 Show full transcript Food crisis. It's in the news every day. But what is it? Some places in the world, it's too little food. Maybe too much. Other places, GMO is saving the world. Maybe GMO is the problem. too much agricultural runoff creating
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Talk to strangers CEFR: B2 Show full transcript who knows that you’re here I’m not asking some deeper spiritual or metaphysical question about the nature of existence I want to know about your community footprint I want to know who will realize if you’re not where you’re supposed to be right now you’re
How to spot a liar CEFR: B2 Show full transcript Okay, now I don’t want to alarm anybody in this room, but it’s just come to my attention that the person to your right is a liar. (Laughter) Also, the person to your left is a liar. Also the person sitting in your
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How to speak so that people want to listen CEFR: B2 Show full transcript The human voice: It’s the instrument we all play. It’s the most powerful sound in the world, probably. It’s the only one that can start a war or say “I love you.” And yet many people have the experience that when
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Reporting Work Updates: orders, budgets, and suppliers CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first ⚡ Learning goals Handle the target situation with natural, polite language Use the four grammar structures to explain and respond clearly Extract key details and ask follow‑up questions to clarify plans ✨ Key language Could we… “Could we book earlier to avoid queues?” I’m
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Gerunds vs infinitives for plans, preferences and reactions CEFR: B2 Read/Listen first ⚡ Learning goals Can choose gerund or infinitive after common verbs. Can explain preferences and intentions clearly. Can narrate plans that changed with reasons. ✨ Key language decide to + verb ““We decided to travel in late summer.”” enjoy + -ing ““I enjoy
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