practice material
Stockpiling goods in case of a no-deal Brexit
This is a 10 minute simultaneous, containing a few figures, the names of several well-known brands (Lynx, Dove, Sure, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum) and companies (Sainsbury’s, Asda, McDonald’s), and some vocabulary related to trade (disruption to the supply chain, ‘just in time’, tariffs, WTO rules, customs formalities, etc.). See if you can spot the moments of irony in the delivery.
High speed trains in Japan
A clearly structured simultaneous speech containing some related vocabulary (rolling stock, fatal derailments, collisions).
Why does Wales imprison more people than anywhere else in Western Europe?
A speech suitable for simultaneous. 6 mn 45. Contains a few figures and some legal vocab.
London’s congestion charge
An 8 minute simultaneous containing a few figures.
