MediaWeb
This page provides you with links to articles from print media, audio- and video pocasts. They represent a personal selection and are most suitable for students at level B2 and above.
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AUDIO - From our own correspondent ... (BBC)
is a BBC Radio programme, where correspondents from around the world present there, often very personal, view of todays world. They take a look behind the headlines and provide the listener with unexpected insights ...
BBC: From our own Correspondent
VIDEO - Public Broadcasting Service
The US public television station provides usually high quality programmes covering all aspects of life in the USA.
VIDEO - China's most interesting political talk (CCTV)
Have a look at Yang Rui's CCTV show "Dialogue" where he interviews people from around the word - in English. The programme offers a good look at China's view of the world ...
Business English
AUDIO - World Business Report (BBC)
Analysis of the day's big global business developments and how they affect consumers, investors and the environment. Every day, they ask the major questions. Are big corporations too powerful? Are prices too high? What gadgets are people buying? Hear company executives put on the spot. And you can catch up with the drama on Wall Street, with a daily report on the market's mood. Presenters Mike Johnson and Roger Hearing steer you through the complexities of the world of money.
AUDIO - Peter Day on Business Affairs (BBC)
Peter Day is one of Britain's best known business journalists. Here you can finds parts of his programmes In Business (Radio 4) and Global Business (BBC World Service)
Books
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Haddon: The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a murder mystery novel like no other. The detective, and narrator, is Christopher Boone. Christopher is fifteen and has Asperger's, a form of autism. He knows a very great deal about maths and very little about human beings. He has never gone further than the end of the road on his own, but when he finds a neighbour's dog murdered he sets out on a terrifying journey which will turn his whole world upside down.