Germany election ad uses viral video to comic effect

Really funny! This political ad campaign video by German metalworkers' union IG Metall uses viral YouTube videos to pose policy questions in the run-up to the German elections on 22 September. Angela Merkel's conservative coalition has a strong lead over Peer Steinbrück's Social Democrats (SPD) in opinion polls

Ana Botella defending Madrid's bid in Argentina in English

How do you feel about your English now?

Scores dead in Spanish rail disaster

At least 80 killed and 130 injured after mass carriage derailment outside city of Santiago de Compostela.


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First Glimpse of the Royal Baby

Prince William and Duchess Catherine emerge from St. Mary’s Hospital in London with their baby boy, who has yet to be named. This is the first public appearance of the royal baby, but certainly not the last.

Bali plane crash

A passenger jet has crashed into the sea off the Indonesian island of Bali. Everybody on board - 108 people - survived. The Lion Air Boeing 737 overshot the runway at Bali's Denpasar airport.

BBC April Fool's Hoax

Film maker and writer Terry Jones discovers a colony of penguins, which are unlike any other penguins in the world.



And this how they made the video! Thanks Paloma for telling me about the video

Shoe vocab (British English)

wedge shoes

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wellies

boat shoes

court shoes

slingbacks

mules

pumps

brogues