Exam Preparation B2 C1 Lesson 15: Drug Trafficking
B2/C1 Exam Preparation Course Lesson 15: Drug Trafficking DRUG TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE IN GUATEMALAINTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP Kimberly: Welcome to this crisis group vodcast. I’m Kimberly Abbot. Guatemala has become a principal hub for illegal narcotics heading from South American producers to U.S. consumers. And Guatemalans face crippling violence as drug cartels battle law enforcement and each […]
Exam Preparation B2 C1 Lesson 14: Logistics
B2/C1 Exam Preparation Course Lesson 14: Logistics Smart Logistics with Visual Goods Tracking Delivering the goods: The story of smart logistics, starring The visual goods tracking solution from Axis and partners.Smart logistics is a third party logistics company. Everyday it deals with more than 25,000 packages. Six months ago, this was how things worked at […]
Exam Preparation B2 C1 Lesson 13: Housing
B2/C1 Exam Preparation Course Lesson 13: Housing Habitat for Humanity PRESENTER: Habitat for Humanity, Victoria brings together volunteers and community partners to break the cycle of poverty through home ownership. Now the organisation has launched a fundraising campaign asking 100 women to donate a thousand dollars each to support their current project, a fourplex in […]
Exam Preparation B2 C1 Lesson 12: Insects and Plants
B2/C1 Exam Preparation Course Lesson 12: Insects and Plants Ant Plants: Cecropia Azteca Symbiosis The Cecropia tree is one of the most abundant species found in clearings and forest gaps in tropical rain forests. In these regions of high competition amongst plants and animal species, for survival, much of this tree’s success has been attributed […]
Exam Preparation B2 C1 Lesson 11: The Brain
B2/C1 Exam Preparation Course Lesson 11: The Brain ADDICTION A wide range of people can easily become addicted, despite their moral values, intelligence or degrees. As addiction takes advantage of brain capabilities, which are critical to learning and survival, the onset of this chronic disease is clearly an equal opportunity condition. Therefore, it should be looked […]
Exam Preparation B2 C1 Lesson 10: Sports
B2/C1 Exam Preparation Course Lesson 10: Sports Five things you should know about concussion and contact sports If you play a contact sport, what should you know about concussion and health risks? Not being the most active person around I asked Doug Martini, a PHD student in the University of Michigan eurosport research laboratory, […]