English Conversation Course

A very important and useful skill is the ability to behave in business situations. Professional business environment is extremely sensitive to issues of attitude and impeccable manners. Nobody would like to interrupted his speech, late for a meeting or answer the phone. That is why it is worth focus our attention on a few basic principles. Perhaps in the future thanks to it you avoid embarrassing situations and by the way you are able to assess the level of culture among potential clients and employers. Greeting It is said that the first impression is the most important therefore accurate welcome is very vital skill. It would seem that it is a simple thing but in this aspect also apply the principles which we should know. The first should greet the one who comes to the place. If in the room is a superior the person who is lower-ranking should stand. During presenting yourself and others we must give the name and surname of the person. We should remember...

Just a few days ago we greeted a New Year. Traditionally we celebrated this event with fireworks and champagne. We should know something about this divine drink which is a simple sparkling wine. Important curiosity is that not every sparkling wine is a champagne. Only officially classified wines from the Champagne - most northernmost wine region of France - have the right to wear this name. Fortuity creating The first wine shrubs was planted in Champagne by Romans in Gallo-Roman era. Their cultivation because of the prevailing climate was not easy and survived mainly thanks to efforts and patience of monks. Champagne was qualified to French wines in the Middle Age in feudal era. During the reign of Henry IV in Paris was a tendency to say champagne wine . The word champagne meant wasteland suitable for pasture for sheep. Residents of the Champagne region initially did not like sparkling wines and they called it hideous. Wines were considered gray, badly stained and badly aging...

You know that feeling when you should quit but you turn on the next episode, and another, and another... I think that each of us has the series from which we couldn’t get away and we waited impatiently for next episodes. I want to talk about TV Series because Netflix has recently premiered in Poland. Netflix is an American multinational provider of on-demand Internet streaming media. Within a few years the number of Netflix customers is expected to reach 100 million. It shows how many people watch TV series, now even more on the Internet than on Television.   If we're talking about Netflix and popular series , we can’t forget about the House of Cards. Source: http://andrzejtucholski.pl/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Kevin-Spacey-House-of-Cards-Netflix.jpg House of Cards Frank Underwood is an absolute politician. He wants to take revenge on the president and take his position because he deceived him and didn’t keep his promise . Underwood uses all available means  to tak...

Source: http://totalperformancesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/kettlebell-swings-in-TPS-MEthod.jpg Have you ever heard about kettlebells? Kettlebells is a type of weights that look like a cannonball with a handle. It’s a device, which comes from Russia. It was invented and used in the early twentieth century. At the beginning it was used mainly by the military. They are gaining more and more popularity, now we can find them in every gym. Probably you are wondering what is better in them than in exercises with barbells or dumbbells, so when you perform exercises with kettlebells the whole body works.  Therefore, among others, they are used in CrossFit training. This is a strength-endurance workout. These exercises aren’t only for athletes, anyone can perform these exercises. It’s important to choose the kettle with the right weight for yourself. They improve endurance, strength and flexibility. Source: http://totalperformancesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09...

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Nanga Parbat next to K2 is one of two eight-thousanders with no first winter ascend. In the upcoming season 2015/16 there are 4 of 5 different Polish expeditions or expeditions with the participation of Poles - to give it a try.  https://www.thebmc.co.uk/taliban-claim-responsibility-for-nanga-parbat-massacre.   Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth highest mountain at 8,126m above the sea level, is popular with trekkers and mountaineers, especially during June and July. Due to hard and cold times of socializm in Poland, the country was excluded from international climbing competitions! Making travelling abroad harder had a huge influence on the Polish Himalayan climbing. There are many stories behind almost every expedition of a famous Polish climber Jerzy Kukuczka; how he collected money and food from his friends and family for almost a year to go for a climb. This separation from the Himalayas made Polish climbers ‘fussy’. Almost every year there were made several s...

Sumo. Sport rooted in deep feudal times in in Japan. The first information about sumo fights comes from the turn of the fifth and sixth centuries from feudal lords’ mansions. Not once were the battles fought in order to resolve a dispute between them. Two huge men wearing only material belts could fight the whole day finishing only when one of them died. https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo#/media/File:Kunisada_Sumo_Triptychon_c1860s.jpg In this rather wild form, it stayed until the fifteenth century when we could observe the first version of the sport-tuned battle. The first written rules were created. It win a fight you need to push an opponent outside the battlefield or by making him collapse. Fights took place inside Shinto temples, that is why today during sumo tournaments, there is a “roof” above dohio. http://magazine.fourseasons.com/concierge/tokyo/sumo-sights Some of you probably saw a Japanese wrestler throwing white dust just before the fight! What is t...