The best way to die.

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/muiris-houston-have-you-ever-thought-about-how-you-would-like-to-die-1.2058793

Read the article and position yourself on it.
Does it make you feel positive or negative?

The John Murray Show. Talk show on current issues.

http://www.rte.ie/radio/utils/radioplayer/rteradioweb.html#!rii=9%3A%2D2%3A0%3A%3A

CNN LISTENING C1 EXAM Junta de Andalucía

http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2014/01/30/oxford-english-dictionary-chief-editor-michael-proffitt-christiane-amanpour/
http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1401/30/ampr.01.html

 Here you have the video and transcript of the Junta de Andalucia's C1 English Listening Comprehension exam, September, 2014. Quite challenging,  I would have thought.
And this is the link to the
Exam Questions:http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/educacion/webportal/web/educacion-permanente/prueba-unificada-de-certificacion

Tablets and smartphones as Xmas presents

http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/are-smartphones-and-tablets-really-good-christmas-presents-to-give-to-children-1.2034364

Read the article and speak for 3 minutes about the topic.
Are you or your children/relatives device addicts? Can you daydream? What would you do you if you couldn't access internet or technological devices for two days?

David Cameron on Benefits and EU Immigrants

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11260208/David-Cameron-warns-of-EU-exit-over-migrants.html

Have a listen to Cameron's speech. Summarize the main ideas. What is the case like for EU immigrants in Spain? Are they entitled to social welfare benefits?

JOBS in the UK

http://jobs.theguardian.com/health/

The Fleadh. Yearly Festival of Irish Music and Dance.

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/playlist/generic/2014/0811/636398-rte-radio-1-at-fleadh-cheoil-sligo/

Watch the short videos and pretend you have been to the Fleadh (Gaelic word for Traditional Celtic Music and Dance Festival.) Write a postcard of 150 words to a friend back home telling him/her about your impressions of the Festival. Look up the words for the instruments http://www.fleadhcheoil.ie/competitions/ and write about the general atmosphere.