On video
Video activities
Here's a link to an amusing short clip showing just another way fast food is bad for your health:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO6CFQjUE-Y
Oktapodi
This critically acclaimed short film, written and directed by Julien Bocabeille. Two Octopi fight for their lives with a stubborn restaurant cook in a comical escape through the streets of a small Greek village.
Food Fight
Food Fight is an abridged history of American-centric war, from World War II to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict. Watch as traditional comestibles slug it out for world domination in this chronologically re-enacted smorgasbord of aggression.
Here's a breakdown of the foodstuffs:
Video links
Here is a selection of links to websites with videos and activities
Pre-intermediate
BBC Learning English Video Nation
Video clips of people talking about their lives, with comprehension activities and tapescripts
The Daily English Show
Daily videos from an English teacher living in Japan. Click on the YouTube link to see today's video.
Intermediate level
BBC Learning English Ten Days in Manchester
Interactive business English course follows two people on a business trip to Manchester. With video, audio and quizzes.
The Business of English from Australia Network
A 15-part series for intermediate to advanced English language learners looking at the language used in everyday business situations such as meetings, presentations and negotiations.
The Teacher from BBC Learning English
Funny videos in which a teacher explains some idiomatic expressions. You can also send in your comments.
Advanced
What if human consciousness isn't the end-all and be-all of Darwinism? What if we are all just pawns in corn's clever strategy game to rule the Earth? Author Michael Pollan asks us to see the world from a plant's-eye view.
REMEMBER: YOU CAN PUT ON THE SUBTITLES IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH