Conversations du 11 septembre 2017

Monday, September, 11

Let’s start with a bit of easy going vocabulary:

1. Five useful (British) English expressions :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY-TYWNWY38&t=278

2. From TED

Want to know the secret to living longer ? Look at this:

https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_longer_may_be_your_social_life

3. Let’s entertain the American way with Trévor Noah:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIYa94IBWbY (24 aout)

4. About Elitism, democracy and Brexit. Agree, disagree?

Let’s listen to Richard Dawlins advocating for representative democracy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe4feBH0ABk

and also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe4feBH0ABk

I hope everyone has spent a rare unforgettable entertaining healthy and sunny summer vacation, and I long for meeting you next Monday same place same hour as usual.

With my very best,

Jean-Louis