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Global problems and social issues interactive videos and exercises

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People all over the world are racking their brains trying to solve global problems. How can you help? Learn vocabulary about social problems and global issues with interactive video lessons and exercises for elementary, intermediate and advanced learners.

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Learn English Healthy food with Gwyneth Paltrow!

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Healthy food questions

What are your daily meals?

Do you eat whole foods and cereals daily?

Which food has the most nutrients?

What food is a good source of fiber?

What veggies are the best to eat?

How often do you eat foods that could have a detrimental effect on your health?

Key video vocabulary

I'm obsessed with that stuff

Smoothie that has some good fat and some protein and some fiber

Peanut butter protein bars

Healthy foods video exercises

Watch the video till 1:45. Which of Gwyneth Paltrow's foods do you eat too?

Complete the gaps with words from the video:

First thing I do when I __ is oil pulling with coconut oil.

It's an Ayurvedic way to __ bacteria from your mouth.

And then I have coffee and some __ time with my husband.

I'm not a __ __ person.

After I take my kids to school, I go __ to the gym.

I __ to have a smoothie that has some good fat and some protein and some fiber.

Sometimes, if I'm in a __, I just eat these delicious peanut butter protein bars.

Describe Gwyneth Paltrow's daily routine with the picture below:

Speaking activity daily and healthy eating

1. Are you a big breakfast person?

2. Are there foods you are obsessed with?

3. What products have good fat, protein and fiber?

4. What do you eat if you're in rush and hungry?

5. How often do you eat protein bars? Are they healthy?

6. How would you describe your daily diet and routine?

7. How to live a healthy lifestyle?

Healthy food song interactive exercise

Additional listening and reading about healthy foods B1-B2

Mood food

A healthy diet is good for the body including giving us a mood boost. So today, Jackie's sitting down with an expert to find out which feel good foods can help get the job done. Hey, guys, it's Jackie and I'm here with Registered Dietician, Jessica Dogert and we are talking today about mood food. Food that can make you both healthy and happy. So Jessica, tell me a little bit about how this works. How does the food that we eat effect our mood?

Food impacts our mood

- Food directly impacts your mood. You know it could leave you feeling really sluggish and low energy, or it can leave you feeling really happy, vibrant and energized, stress-free and overall happier.

Probiotics

- You've got five different categories that affect our mood in different ways, starting with probiotics. Our gut is considered to be our second brain, so if we take care of our gut, we will have that happy brain in return. So, I always believed that probiotics should be consumed daily. You will truly have a better immune system, and overall digestion and it will leave you feeling happier.

Veggies and fruit

- Second category is veggies and fruit, and, of course, you might think to grab an orange or a banana, but you've got some creative ideas to incorporate it too. These are carrot muffins. Yes, you could bake with your veggies. A lot of research shows that a higher intake of produce is gonna result in more energy, more calm, and a greater sense of happiness with that magic number being seven servings per day. They're full of antioxidants and flavonols so when we nourish our body with these nutrient-dense foods, our body sends us signals like I love you, I love what you're doing to me. These are just fun ways besides grabbing an apple or an orange. Energy always makes everyone happy right? - Yeah.

Chocolate

-The third one I'm happy just looking at it, it's chocolate. A lot of research is suggesting that those who eat about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate daily, you're gonna have reduced stress hormones. You want to go for at least 70% cacao. It has antioxidants just like the fruits and veggies that are really gonna boost that brain power, but it also has something called a cocoa flavonol. So cocoa flavanols dilate the vascular system, and just allow for better blood flow and more energy.

Fish

- Now the fourth category here is fish. So foods high in Omega-3 fatty acids, specifically EPA and DHA found in fatty fish, it's gonna help to reduce depression, as well as mood swings. So if you think about it, our brain is primarily comprised of healthy fats. So if we're nourishing it with these essential fatty acids, not only again does it lead to that more mental clarity and energy and things like that, but you are just nourishing your body at that cellular level so you can thrive.

Turmeric

- And finally you've got one more category. What have we got here? - Turmeric. So turmeric acts as a natural antidepressant, all thanks to an active compound called curcumin which is very antiinflammatory in the brain and the body. When you think about having an inflamed brain from things like sugar or processed carbs, that actually leaves us feeling really sluggish and having that low energy. But when we reduce inflammation in our body, it actually leaves us feeling vibrant and energized.

Be mindful

- Okay. So the take away here is that however we choose to nourish our bodies, whatever fuel we're putting in, does have an impact on our mood and we can be more mindful about those choices. Exactly so things like probiotics, a lot of fruits and veggies, dark chocolate, fatty fish and turmeric, it's all gonna help you not only nourish your body but leave you feeling really energized, calm, a greater sense of happiness and just reduce stress levels. Okay. Thank you, Jessica. Yeah, you're welcome. We want to see how you are eating healthy. Tag us with your shots on Instagram @livinghealthytv.

Do an interactive exercise on mood food!

Key healthy foods vocabulary

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Esl video lesson healthy food with Gwyneth Paltrow

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What are your daily meals? Do you eat whole foods and cereals daily? Which food has the most nutrients? What food is a good source of fiber? What veggies are the best to eat? How often do you eat foods that could have a detrimental effect on your health?

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Learn Personality traits video lesson with Reese Witherspoon!

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Character and personality questions

Key video vocabulary

Totally look the part

I'm planning this great mixer

I'm thinking like a luau

Personality video exercises

Elle is quite talkative

She is pretty __

She is kind of __

I am kind of __

I am really __

I can be __ sometimes.

I get so __ when __.

Video discussion questions Character

1. How would you describe Elle? What character traits does she have?

2. What does Warner think of Elle? What personality does he think she has?

3. Can you relate to Elle? Why?

4. What effects your mood and personality?

Personality adjectives mindmap

So, on the left negative character traits and on the right positive ones 🙂

Character adjectives negative suffixes and prefixes examples

Job interview at Runway video exercise

Watch again. Which phrases does Andy say and which are Miranda's?

What are you doing here?

And before today, you have never heard of me?

You have no style or sense of fashion

I was editor-in-chief of the Daily Northwestern

I don't fit in here

I'm smart, I learn fast and I will work very hard

Complete the gaps with suitable words:

Miranda Priestly is an ___ of Runway, a fashion magazine. Andy wants an __ job at Runway and she meets Miranda. Miranda learns that Andy has never ___ about her or her magazine Runway before. Also, she thinks that Andy has no style or ___ of fashion. Andy says that she doesn't __ in here, but she will __.

Video discussion questions Runway interview

1. What is Miranda's opinion of Andy?

2. Does Andy look confident? When?

3. What personality does Andy have?

4. What traits of character does Miranda have?

5. Would you like to have such a boss as Miranda? Why? Why not?

6. What kind of a journalist would you hire if you were an editor?

Do an interactive video exercise on Runway interview!

Runway job interview vocabulary exercise PDF

Can a person be discriminated at work due to race or cultural background? What would you do in this situation?

Additional listening and reading about character and personality

People at work idioms

Hi. I'm Rebecca from engVid. In today's lesson you'll have a chance to learn 10 expressions that are used to describe people at work. Now, these are quite commonly used expressions by native English speakers, so if you work in an English-speaking business environment then it's quite likely that you will hear some of these expressions. Okay? Let's get started. So, I've kind of divided them up for you. So, some of them are positive, some are negative, and some are neutral. What do I mean by that? It means: These people we are happy to meet, these people we are really not very happy to meet, and these people we just...Where it's okay, we're just using these expressions to describe them. Okay? We have no feelings, positive or negative. Okay.

A whiz kid

So let's look at the people we are happy to meet. So, the first one is a "whiz kid". What's a whiz kid? A "whiz kid" is a term that we use to describe usually a young person who's quite brilliant, very intelligent, very successful, very talented, and you know that he's on a path to a lot of success. So, often we talk about like a computer whiz kid, a young person who's got lots and lots of talent. You probably know people like that. Okay? So that's a whiz kid. Next.

An eager beaver

Next one is called an "eager beaver". An "eager beaver" is kind of a very hardworking, enthusiastic person. Maybe this person comes to work early and stays late, and they're always smiling and they're happy to do their work. That person is called an eager beaver. Now, I put that as a positive. Maybe some people don't like them, but generally speaking, people like them. Okay.

An angel investor

The next one is an "angel investor". What's an angel investor? Well, if you have a startup company or a new company that you want to start, you would love to meet an angel investor because this "business angel", as they're also known as, is someone who's usually rich and they're like a sponsor and they put money into your business. They are ready to invest money into your ideas, into starting your company, and so on. So these are called "angel investors". So if you want to start a business, you're probably going to be very happy if you meet one of these people. Okay?

A smart aleck

Next, let's move over here to the people that we're usually not very happy to meet at work. The first one is called a "smart alec(k)". Who's a smart aleck? A "smart aleck" is somebody who thinks he or she knows everything. Have you ever met such a person? They are just so extra confident, and they tell you everything as if they know everything. And usually people aren't very happy to meet those kind of people too much. Okay? And they called them "smart alecks". Sometimes it's written: "alec" and sometimes "aleck", doesn't matter. Usually we don't write this word. We usually say it. Okay? "Oh, he's a smart aleck. He thinks he knows everything." Okay? That kind of thing.

A rotten apple

Next one: "rotten apple". So, what's a rotten apple? If you can imagine a bag of apples and in the middle there's one that's not good. "Rotten" means bad, spoiled. So what will happen to all the other apples around that bad apple? Well, after some time all of them will start to go bad a little faster. Right? So when we call someone a rotten apple we're trying to suggest that this person has some rather unpopular, not very honest, is kind of dishonest, he's bad, he's corrupt, and he's also influencing people around him, his colleagues or workers to think or act in the same way. So this person is usually quite a troublemaker as far as the organization is concerned. Okay? So that's a rotten apple, a person who is kind of corrupt and has bad ideas, and is also influencing people around him or her in a negative way. Okay? You might know some people like that.

A faster talker

Okay, what's a "faster talker"? Well, it's not somebody who talks...Speaks very fast, no. When we say: "fast talker", we mean somebody who is very good at convincing people and persuading people, but he's not always...He or she is not always very honest or moral about it. He doesn't really care...This person doesn't really care if they're selling you something which is not good, or which is actually bad. They don't care. They may lie, they may present it as very good. They're very good at that, but they're not necessarily selling you something in your interest. It doesn't have to be a salesperson, but often we refer to salespeople like that because sometimes they're trying to sell us something which is not good, although many salespeople are selling us good things. Okay. So that's a fast talker.

A head honcho

Now let's come to some which are kind of neutral, they just describe different people. All right? The first one is: "head honcho". So the word "head" gives you an idea. The head honcho is like the main guy at the top of the company, a top executive, the person in charge, and this person has a lot of authority, responsibility, and influence. Okay? "Head honcho", that's the name for that person. Okay.

A number cruncher

Next one, the "number cruncher". Who's a number cruncher? You probably have some people
like that in your company. You have to have, because "number crunchers" are people who work with numbers a lot, finance people. Right? They are number crunchers, and they're...They don't just work with numbers, they're really good with numbers. They know how to analyze numbers and understand numbers, and not everybody does, but they do. So these guys are called
number crunchers. Okay.

A pen pusher

Another one here: "pen pusher". Sometimes also known as a "pencil pusher". So, this is just a regular employee, maybe a clerk who has a rather boring job just filling out forms, doing ordinary clerical administrative work. Not very interesting, but of course it's necessary in organizations to have a lot of people who are pen pushers. So sometimes a pen pusher is also used to refer to someone who just has a boring job. Okay? All right.

A whistle blower

And the last one we have
here is: "whistle blower". So, what's a whistle blower? Well, I put it in the neutral column. Some people think whistle blowers are very good, and some people think whistle blowers are really bad. It depends who you are and who's looking at the whistle blower, because a whistle blower is a person on the inside of a company who becomes aware, he starts to know that there is something illegal or improper or immoral or something wrong that the company is doing or that is going on within the company, and then that person informs the police or the authorities that such activity is going on inside the company. So, he blows the whistle on these activities. Okay? Just like a referee will stop a game if something is wrong. Okay? So that person is a whistle blower.

Revision

Now, I know we did a lot of them, but let's see if you remember some of them. So, what's a rotten apple? What's a rotten apple? Is it something good? No, we know that. So this is someone who influences people around them in a bad way. Okay? If you have a business, if you have a new business, who would you be very happy to meet, especially if you need money to start your business, to launch your business? That would be an angel investor. Okay? Good. Now, if you need to understand some statements and analyze numbers, who are you going to go to in your company? Probably a number cruncher. Right, really good. Who's that very smart, young person who just joined the company, he's so brilliant, everybody's talking about him, he's so talented? That's the whiz kid. Okay? Good. What about somebody who's trying to sell you something and he doesn't care if it's actually true or not, and he's really good at convincing people? Who's that? That's the fast talker. Okay? Who's the person who informs the police that something improper is happening within the company? Who's that? That's a whistle blower. Which poor person has a really kind of boring job, filling out forms, doing very routine, clerical work? That is a pen pusher or a pencil pusher. What's the name of the top guy in the company who has...? Or woman who has...? Sometimes in English when we say "guy" it actually refers to a man or woman. Okay? So men or women. Who's the top person in a company that has a lot of authority and influence? This is the head honcho. Okay. So, now, the important thing is we've gone through it once. I...Maybe you're taking notes. But what you can do is if you go to our website, http://www.engvid.com, you can do two things there. First you can do a quiz on this. Okay? So that will help you-right?-to practice and get a little bit better. And the second thing is that I have written for you a resource where all the meanings of these are given, and there are many, many more, there's probably around 50 such terms that are used in business which you can download for free from our resource section. Okay? That way you can learn these and also practice a lot more expressions like that. Okay? Thanks for watching. Good luck with your English.

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Listening and reading about personality adjectives Elementary

Describing personality Part 1. Listening

This week I started working in a new office. It's very busy and lots of people work here. Eric works in my department. I like him because he is helpful and kind. Yesterday we went for lunch and he told me some funny stories. He's so humorous. Sharon is my boss. I like her because she is outgoing and honest. It's very easy to talk to her. Greg works in the finance department I don't like him because he is selfish and argumentative. He got angry when I asked him for some help. Amy works in the marketing department she's talkative so I like talking to her. Sometimes I'm a bit shy though so I just try to be polite. We go to lunch together sometimes.

Part 2. Listening comprehension
Answer the following questions based on the video that you just watched.
1. What did she start this week?

A. a diet

B. saving money

C. a new job

D. an argument

2. How does she describe the office?

A. busy with lots of employees

B. quiet with lots of employees

C. busy with a few employees

D. quiet with a few employees

3. Where does Eric work?

A. he's her boss

B. in the same department

C. marketing

D. sales

4. Why does she like Eric?

A. he's funny and shy

B. he's angry and helpful

C. he's humorous and caring

D. he's helpful and kind

5. Does she like her boss?

A. no she's mean, rude and often gets angry

B. sometimes she's very moody every day

C. yes she's friendly, honest and it's easy to talk to her

D. most of the time she's honest but sometimes angry

6. Where does Greg work?

A. in the sales department

B. in the finance department

C. in the front office

D. in the marketing department

7. Does she like Greg? Why?

A. no, he's selfish, argumentative and he got angry at her

B. yes, he's funny, entertaining and always helpful

C. yes, she thinks he's very kind and helpful

D. yes, they sometimes go out for lunch together

8. What does she sometimes do with Amy?

A. they hang out at the mall together

B. they go to the movies together

C. they go shopping together

D.they go out for lunch together

Part 3. Vocabulary review

argumentative - someone who often argues and disagrees with other people. Tony's so argumentative he always disagrees with everything that everyone says

selfish - to take care only of oneself. Sammy's so selfish he only thinks about himself.

funny - someone or something that makes people laugh. She's so funny I can't stop laughing.

helpful - someone who wants to and is willing to help. They've been so helpful since we moved here we are really lucky to have them as friends.

honest - someone who always tells the truth and does not lie cheat or steal. I think Francis is the most honest person I know I trust him with my life.

outgoing - someone who is social and tries to make new friends. Frank's very outgoing he loves to meet new people.

shy - nervous and uncomfortable around people. Sheila is very shy, she doesn't like to meet new people.

talkative - someone who talks a lot. Johnny's so talkative he always has a lot to say.

Part 4. Review.

Watch the video one more time. Thanks for watching, see you next time.

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Word Formation (Negative Prefixes)

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Personality traits English video lesson with Reese Witherspoon

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Totally look the part I'm planning this great mixer I'm thinking like a luau Elle is quite talkative She is pretty __ She is kind of __ I am kind of __ I am really __ I can be __ sometimes. I get so __ when __. How would you describe Elle?

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