I practiced about 40 minutes of these videos; the video in question is 15 minutes .

• Why did you choose this listening resource?

I chose TED talks because I find the videos on this platform didactic and educational.

• What is/are the type/types of listening resource/resources?

TED talks.

• What is/are the nationality(ies) of the speaker(s)?

the speaker is from Chicago, Illinois, or he is from that nationality, I'm not sure, I understood some loose words.

• What are your feelings about grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, pragmatics (for

example: metaphors, irony, sarcasm), and (un)intelligibility? Then, write down from 7

to 12 sentences in relation to your reactions/attitudes about these issues.

I think his grammar is formal, although he was sarcastic at times.

I understood some loose words, but I didn't understand the full context, so the moment the speaker said something funny I didn't understand, I think the vocabulary he used for the video was a formal vocabulary.

link: https://www.ted.com/talks/adar_cohen_3_ways_to_lead_tough_unavoidable_conversations

As I chose a short video, I listened to it a few times, totaling 4x = 20 minutes, as it was a 5-minute video.

• Why did you choose this listening resource?

For my second listening exercise, I chose a report from the France 24 website, because, as well as being short videos, understanding is made more interactive by the fact that it's not native speakers, but French ones.

• What is/are the type/types of listening resource/resources?

France 24 website.

• What is/are the nationality(ies) of the speaker(s)?

The speakers are French reporters.

• What are your feelings about grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, pragmatics (for

example: metaphors, irony, sarcasm), and (un)intelligibility? Then, write down from 7

to 12 sentences in relation to your reactions/attitudes about these issues.

I found the grammar standard because it was a report about the attacks taking place in Gaza and the operations being carried out there.

Link: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20250517-israel-launches-extensive-strikes-in-new-major-offensive-in-gaza

I chose a 10-minute TED talk video, listened to it twice.

• Why did you choose this listening resource?

I chose TED talks because there are videos on different subjects and they are interesting and engaging.

• What is/are the type/types of listening resource/resources?

The purchasing resource is video.

• What is/are the nationality(ies) of the speaker(s)?

I´m not sure. I can't say for sure what nationality the speaker was, where he was born or where he was speaking from.

• What are your feelings about grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, pragmatics (for

example: metaphors, irony, sarcasm), and (un)intelligibility? Then, write down from 7

to 12 sentences in relation to your reactions/attitudes about these issues.

Because it was an informative video, the language used was formal, he talked aboutwhich was about agriculture and sustainability, large-scale production, he was talking about plants and the main focus was on bacteria in the roots of plants.

https://www.ted.com/talks/giles_e_d_oldroyd_the_food_that_fertilizes_itself?utm_source=rn-app-share&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread

For the fourth Journal, I chose a 4-minute video from the Frace 24 website, I listened to it 3 times until I had completed the 15 minutes of listening.

• Why did you choose this listening resource?

Frace 24 website.

• What is/are the type/types of listening resource/resources?

Video.

• What is/are the nationality(ies) of the speaker(s)?

France.

• What are your feelings about grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, pragmatics (for

example: metaphors, irony, sarcasm), and (un)intelligibility? Then, write down from 7

to 12 sentences in relation to your reactions/attitudes about these issues.

formal language and standard grammar. I was able to understand it better than the other times than video talked about the power relationship between Trump and Musk, how Musk was useful to the Trump government during the time he acted alongside Trump, Musk served to approve measures that were not very well accepted by the population.

"'Musk was Trump's lightning rod', politics professor says as billionaire leaves DOGE - France 24" https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250529-musk-was-trump-s-lightning-rod-politics-professor-says-as-billionaire-leaves-doge

• Why did you choose this listening resource?

I chose the TED talk because it covers a lot of current issues.

• What is/are the type/types of listening resource/resources?

Video

• What is/are the nationality(ies) of the speaker(s)?

Shed Begum, a woman from Pakistan.

• What are your feelings about grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, pragmatics (for

example: metaphors, irony, sarcasm), and (un)intelligibility? Then, write down from 7

to 12 sentences in relation to your reactions/attitudes about these issues.

I found the video very informative, her English is very understandable, she speaks softly as if she wants to be understood, I believe that because she is from Pakistan she tries to pronounce the words well and this helps with the compression, she who is directly linked to the politics of the country because she fights for women's rights in a country that is still very much dominated by patriarchy. word icbwcountry's She says that she was elected to political office, but still had no voice because women didn't have the right to participate in decisions. She founded an institute that helps other women not to submit to arranged marriages and offers support to these women in their daily lives.

https://www.ted.com/talks/shad_begum_how_women_in_pakistan_are_creating_political_change