English Conversation Course

"To gain an understanding of the world we need to make use of stereotypes" The term "stereotype" is for sure commonly known, but just to make it clear - the dictionary stands that it's a thought construction which contains of a generalization and simplified convicion about different phenomenon, including nations, social groups etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kazQfr-S6xI We say that the new generation has already got rid of creating stereotypes which can be really harmful or at least unpleasant. But is it really true? Lets start with the origins of stereotypes. They might be preconceived by the individual as a ruling truth. People accept them even without realizing that their minds are ruled by the truth imposed by the society. Second way is to gain them with experience. People make their own image of the whole, based on the adverse experience with the particular individual. Stereotypes are usually created because of the lack of knowledge...

Warm up. Lift. Do cardio. Stretch. Does it sound familiar? It surely does if you are a gym freak. That's a simple summary of an average workout routine. But what when it gets too routine? Nowadays there are so many opportunities that whatever comes to your mind - it already probably exists. The list presented  below can refresh your workout and you'll finally be able to get rid of the monotonous training plan. Spikes of electricity - a perfect way to get quickly in shape In 2014 BodyLab Fitness studio was opened in Warsaw and it enabled Poles to finally try innovative training which boomed in Western countries years ago. But let's go to the heart of the popularity of this program. Bodylab is a high-tech and modern program which relies on phenomenon consists spikes of electricity. Single training lasts only 20 minutes and what's the most shocking - it substitutes long hours spent in  the gym. As the creators of this idea claim, this kind of training is much more ef...

An economic price bubble is a concept presenting a situation in which goods of certain type appreciate steadily until a spectacular sudden drop called a crash or a bubble bursts. Two examples of such a phenomenon occurred during our lives: a real estate bubble burst in 2008(great time for investment 1$=1.92PLN) and a dot-com bubble in 2000. In my opinion the latter one was much more interesting as it turned upside down the e-market by tearing up some of the biggest players on the market and formed the internet business as we know it today. It was inevitable and it’s probably good that it happened before we got into the business. There are several theories why the price bubbles happen. My favourite is “Greater fool theory” which lies upon an idea that goods are purchased by over optimistic fools who assume that they will find even more optimistic fools and make profit. There are a few more quite simple phenomena: extrapolation (projecting historical data into the future by following ...

In Poland if you are willing to become a car driver you ought to be at least 17y9m old to take up a category B driver’s license course consisting a total of 60 hours lectures and city driving with an instructor. Afterwards you have to take up theoretical and practical test at WORD. If you succeed, you officially become a full-fledged driver.   It’s not the only righteous pattern to achieve a driving license applied to the rest of the world, some of them are quite the opposite of what we’re used to. For instance, if you’re living in Canada you are entitled to obtain a license permit after completing a written test when you’re 14, for next four years you’re able to gain experience by driving with an accompanying owner of an unrestricted license until you become a fully licensed driver. Rules in Poland are quite inconsistent. In comparison to cat. B candidates, people who would like to become motorcycle drivers have to be owners of cat. A2 license for at least 2 years, therefore...

Reading books in Poland Every now and then I hear about how terrible the situation of reading in our country is and it always surprises me because books are a very common sight for me, I own a lot of them personally and try to read quite regularly. Whenever I travel somewhere I see people reading somethin g. On the subway, on buses and trains I see them sitting quietly and holding books, both traditional paper-cover books and ebooks. So what's the deal? National Library made a study about reading in Poland in 2014 and it turns out that last year 41,7% of people surveyed read at least one book, which means the rest haven't read any at all. Students are the ones who read the most, which is quite understandable because they are often required to read certain material. The second place was taken by people living in large cities. Residents of rural areas are reported to have read the least. There are a few campaigns that try to deal with this problem,...

Coffee Loved by a lot of people and probably hated by as many, coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverage in the world. Everyone must have heard about it at least once and probably tasted it too. It's a bitter drink containing caffeine, sometimes consumed with milk, sometimes with sugar (or both) an d a vari ety spices like cinammon or cardamon. A coffee plant is an evergreen bush or tree that can grow up to 3 meters. It requires specific conditions and prefers high altitudes, but it doesn't tolerate freezing temperatures, so it's quite difficult to cultivate. The biggest producers of coffee are Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia, Colombia and Ethiopia. All of them are located in the so-called Bean Belt which is an area between the Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer where coffee plants thrive. Coffee berries/ cherries A bit of history There is a very well known legend about the discovery of coffee. It tells a story of an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi w...