Listening activities from the ICOSA Project

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Comprehension, Conversation Markers, English Accents, General Information, Note Taking

Comprehension
• "Candy Chang: Before I die I want to..."
• Alicia Keys Interview with Jonathan Ross
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Are You Addicted to Your Smart Phone?
• BBC Careers: Martin Cornwell, Subtitler
• BBC Earth Unplugged - Zoo La La - Why are eggs shaped like eggs?
• BBC Two - Top Gear - India Special - World's Most Dangerous Roads
• Being Tall in Japan
• Bend it like Beckham
• Beyoncé
• Choosing a Major
• Discovery Channel: The Bermuda Triangle
• Don't sit up straight
• Eating to Win
• English at Work - Joyce
• English at Work - Phyllis
• Ethics Cheating and Plagiarism
• Everyday Leadership
• Finding Your Way
• Helicopter parents vs free range kids Q&A with "America's Worst Mom"
• Hong Kong Capsule Hotel
• How to Succeed? Get More Sleep
• Independent Learning Part 1
• Jason Mraz
• Journalism and Media
• Juno
• Lady Gaga
• Learning Vocabulary In Context – Making-Of Pirates Of The Caribbean
• Listening and Note Taking - In Action
• Micro Houses in Japan
• Mobile Phone Etiquette
• Modern Day Slavery
• Movie Excerpt - Thank You for Smoking
• National Geographic - Making an Artificial Eye
• National Geographic: Transgender Marriage
• News Report: The Reality of Reality TV
• Notting Hill
• Rihanna Interview with Jonathan Ross
• School Kills Creativity by Ken Robinson
• Scientific Report - The Mystery of Happiness
• Secrets of the Sexes
• SixthSense Technology
• Steve Jobs: How to Live Before You Die
• Student Life
• Taxi to the Dark Side
• Taylor Swift
• TED Talk by Bono: The good news on poverty
• TED Talk by Frank Warren: Half a Million Secrets
• TED Talk by Stacey Kramer: The Best Gift I Ever Survived
• The 11th Hour
• The Effects of Name-calling and Bullying
• The LEGO Story
• The HK Marine Police
• The Power of Vulnerability
• The Voices of Chinese Workers
• Think Before You Post
• Toy Story 3
• Tracking the Trackers
• What Teachers Make
• What to Do in Hawaii
• Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are

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Conversation Markers
• Juno
• Observing Language Functions in a Discussion
• Scientific Report - The Mystery of Happiness

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English Accents
• Introduction to Variety of English Accents
• American Accent
• Australian Accent
• British English Accent
• Canadian Accent
• Chinglish
• English Accents. References used
• English Slang
• Indian Accent
• New Zealand Accent
• Singaporean Accent

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General Information
• Independent Learning Part 1
• Why Videos Go Viral

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Note Taking
• Being Tall in Japan
• Burglaries - The Current Situation
• Helicopter parents vs free range kids Q&A with "America's Worst Mom"
• Listening and Note Taking - In Action
• Mum's Birthday
• Pick-pocketing - The Current Situation

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