czwartek, 27 lutego 2020

New jobs = new English words

It's no secret that technological development generates the creation of new language items. "Microworking" is the case. By the way, this is another example of a situation when you cannot separate language learning from knowledge about the world. Enjoy it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak/ep-200120

(Thanks to BBC):


BEST high-tech jobs:  https://careerkarma.com/blog/best-tech-jobs/

piątek, 21 lutego 2020

Arduino - free pdf book

 Is Arduino something that control engineering students cannot live without? Very likely so.
Here is a chance to down a free book on some interesting simple Arduino projects:

 https://bastiaanvanhengel.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/arduino_projects_book.pdf

niedziela, 26 stycznia 2020

Robotics development influences language evolution


uncanny valley
noun
  1. used in reference to the phenomenon whereby a computer-generated figure or humanoid robot bearing a near-identical resemblance to a human being arouses a sense of unease or revulsion in the person viewing it.
    "anyone attempting to build a believable human facsimile also has to beware of the uncanny valley"

niedziela, 1 grudnia 2019

Asking questions in English

Making up questions in English can be a kind of challenge for some students. At the same time there's no way we could do without them. Here are some videos that could come with some help :)

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video3

środa, 27 listopada 2019

Sequencers and other linking words...

They help you order your speech and your writing, make clear what the connection between the cause and result is and make clear what the purpose of your activity is.

First let's do SEQUENCERS (first, second, etc...)  VIDEO

VIDEO 2

piątek, 4 października 2019

Can Yoga boost the performance of uni students?

The interesting study resulted in interesting results. Most importantly someone has ventured into some unmapped regions of tranditional ways of working with your mind. Read the whole article and find out more:
LINK TO ARTICLE