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A big idea to practice listening

Only have 10 minutes?  BBC ideas are short, factual videos with topics such as A.I  sustainable thinking, the power of music and universal wonders.  Interesting as well as useful!

What can you do in 10 minutes?


  1. Choose a video
  2. Watch the video
  3. Try to summarize.  What was the video about?  What were the main points?
  4. Watch the video again and read the transcript at the same time. Write down 5-10 new words and look them up in the dictionary
  5. EXTRA - write a short summary of the video or write some sentences using the new vocabulary
  6. Try to use these new words when you next talk or write in English
  7. EXTRA - you could choose one or two sentences and practice repeating them to practice your pronunciation.
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