Monday, March 31, 2014

Men and Shopping Addiction

Men and Shopping Addiction

More Men Hooked on Shopping

More Men Hooked on Shopping

Different Types of Advertising


Fair Trade | Podcast #123

Fair Trade | Podcast #123

In Focus: Coffee. What is Fair Trade?

 In Focus: Coffee. What is Fair Trade? Podcast

Fairtrade


Fairtrade is a way of buying and selling products to make certain that the original producer receives a fair price. 

In this programme BBC reporter Barbara Colins talks to some English shoppers, a retail analyst who studies what people buy and a fairtrade expert from the international development charity, Oxfam. 

Before you listen to the programme look at these comprehension questions. You'll hear the answers during the programme. 

What is most important for the English shoppers? 

What percentage of people say they want to shop ethically next year? 

Do shoppers think there is enough choice of free trade items? 

I Love To Shop, But Do I Have A Shopping Problem?


The high cost of shopping addiction


Compulsive shopping


Shop "til you drop": Battling compulsive shopping

Shop 'til you drop': Battling compulsive shopping

What is compulsive shopping and spending?


Compulsive shopping: When spending is like substance abuse


Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Age Of American Consumerism May Be Over


IELTS Writing Task 2: money and consumerism

IELTS Writing Task 2: money and consumerism

Consumer society


Effects of Advertising on Children


The Influence of Advertising

The Influence of Advertising

Future of Newspapers: Anne-Marie Tomchak, BBC World News

On a day when The Washington Post was sold to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, World's Newsroom looks at how newspapers are faring elsewhere and asks how will they survive in a rapidly changing media landscape. Presenter Anne-Marie Tomchak speaks to Bozorgmehr Sharafedin of BBC Persian TV and Amber Shamsi of BBC Urdu about the newspaper industry in Iran and Pakistan.

Future of Newspapers: Anne-Marie Tomchak, BBC World News

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Angelina Jolie Exclusive Interview about Humanitarian Efforts

August 27, 2009

Angelina Jolie discusses in an exclusive interview with Paraview TV how her humanitarian efforts have shifted her perspective and changed her outlook on life.