New 'Interesting Links'

The Top Documentary Films website offers an excellent selection of documentary films that cover a wide range of topics. From art and science to politics and philosophy. Click on Interesting links 'Documentary Films' to access this site.

Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex, a 16 minute TED video on how throughout history human progress is the result of the meeting and mating of ideas.

New Interesting links

British comedy - My blackberry is not working

Next week we'll watch a typical example of British humour with Ronny Corbett and Harry Enfield in the video sketch "My blackberry is not working". For a sneak preview, see the 'interesting link' "British Humour: My blackberry is not working".

Week 4: Homework

This week we heard 5 people talking about their jobs using phrases such as 'I'm responsible for', 'my job entails' etc. This week's homework is to write half a page maximum about your job using these kinds of phrases and e-mail to me by Monday 21st March. In addition you will talk about your job to the rest of the class.

Applying for Jobs

Here are two new 'interesting links' well worth looking at if you are thinking of applying for a job in English.  

'Applying for jobs: The Careers Advisory Service UK' provides useful tips and examples on applying for jobs. Although it is aimed at the UK job market, it provides best practice advise on writing CV's, covering letters, preparing for interviews and assessment centres.   

'Applying for jobs: Total Jobs UK' also provides helpful advice and templates for writing CV's, covering letters, interviews, getting feedback as well as information about flexible working practices which are much more common outside Spain.  It also provides access to their jobs website.

Become a follower of the Inforges EfB Blogspot

All you need to do is click on 'Seguir' and follow the instructions.

Help us develop the Blogspot by sending us your ideas on what you would like to see here. We have already added a number of interesting links ranging from news and reference to humour and talks. What else would you like to see? Add your comments.

Week 3: Hans Gosling video 200 years, 200 countries, 4 minutes

Hans Gosling is a Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker. He is Professor of International Health at the Karolinska Institute and co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation, which developed the Trendalyzer software system. In this short video he demonstrates the changes in economic wealth and life expectancy over the last 200 years in 200 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Your homework this week is to watch the video (See interesting links Hans Gosling: 200 years, 200 countries, 4 minutes) and write a brief summary of the key points in this talk. Also include also what you think about his findings and e-mail this to me.

We will discuss in class on Monday 14th March. Happy watching!

Quote of the week

“In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. Unless you've got a good team, you can't do much with the other two.”

Lee Iacocca