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?

Choose a video
Watch the video
Try to summarize. What was the video about? What were the main points?
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
EXTRA - write a short summary of the video or write some sentences using the new vocabulary
Try to use these new words when you next talk or write in English
EXTRA - you could choose one or two sentences and practice repeating them to practice your pronunciation.

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