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.
practice material
Discrimination against female doctors in Japan
7 minute speech. Good for practising logic, attribution (who thinks what), and personal opinion.
Gender discrimination in France
A 5 minute speech suitable for consecutive or simultaneous, with a few numbers.
Why does the UK have so many potholes?
Suitable for consecutive. Simple ideas, 2 or 3 figures.
Why the UK has cheap food
Long, structured consecutive with logical links between ideas (and, so, but…)