Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

Dear all,

Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday October 9th in a stunning decision that honored the first-year U.S. president more for promise than achievement and drew both praise and skepticism around the world. But along with the prize there is some irony in a country that is at war.
Below you will find an activity that we have prepared based on a report aired by Australia's ABC Radio.

We hope you find it both interesting and challenging.

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Kind regards,
Prof. Mariano Ignacio

Mr. Loveday's Little Outing

Dear all,

Some courses at CUI, have read or might read "Mr. Loveday's Little Outing" by Evelyn Waugh.
Being a short story adapted for television, it has to be given some cinematic interest - here it is the other inmates chipping in at various points in the story, ghostly faces and voices appearing at windows and popping up in gardens. The unsettling atmosphere leads to a conclusion which you can see coming, but still find surprising. Good performances all round leave this short play satisfying and absorbing.

Below you will find the film, divided in 3 segments for you to enjoy (and at the same time practise your Listening Comprehension skills!). It was originally produced by the BBC in 2006.

Kind regards to everyone,
Prof. Mariano Ignacio

PART 1


PART 2


PART 3

Thai HIV Vaccine. Listening Comprehension

Hello everyone!

An HIV vaccine is a hypothetical vaccine against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. As there is no known cure for AIDS, the search for a vaccine has become part of the struggle against the disease.
This week new results have come to light. Today we bring you a report produced by Australia's ABC Radio. May you enjoy it and have fun working on it!

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Saludos a todos,
Profesores del CUI

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