A simultaneous speech about whether it’s desirable to know one’s risk of developing diseases such as Alzheimer’s, cancer or heart disease. No figures, a bit of medical vocabulary. A good exercise for following twists and turns and expressing personal opinion.
speeches
UNICEF and Venezuela
A 6 minute consecutive about the economic crisis in Venezuela, with quite a few figures. This speech will go out of date quite quickly, as the situation develops in Venezuela.
Hydropower and dams – pros and cons
Suitable for simultaneous, or a very long consecutive. Some figures, and plenty of basic energy-related vocabulary.
1:10 French people are planning on leaving the UK after Brexit
Consecutive with lots of percentages.
A ban on junk food advertising in London
A speech suitable for simultaneous (8 1/2 minutes). You can use it to practise attribution (who said what), and it also contains some cultural references.