English Conversation Course

Food is one of the basic needs of a healthy life, but some food technologies haven’t changed for centuries despite numerous issues. Recently there has been much news about projects and concepts meant to resolve these issues. Technologies Below is an overview of a few projects in food science. Lab-grown food The whole world can’t go vegan, but you may agree that growing and slaughtering living creatures for nutrition in the 21st century just feels wrong. Recent studies show that it’s possible to grow meat in cell culture instead of inside animals, so basically meat can be grown in the same way as plants. There’re many companies working on growing cultured meat, the first impressive result was achieved by Dr. Mark Post.  In 2013 he successfully grew meat in Maastricht University lab, then made a burger from it and publicly ate it. Lab-grown meat (source: http://gizmodo.com/the-future-will-be-full-of-lab-grown-meat-1720874704) The other basic products that can al...

We live in a world of change driven by technology. Most of the changes improve our lives. But how does technology change the way we work? History Technology has a long history of “stealing” human jobs. When alarm clocks were neither affordable nor reliable there were people who worked as alarm clocks. In Britain and Ireland these people were called “knocker-uppers”, they had to get up early and wake up their clients. Knocker-upper at work (source: http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/how-north-east-ancestors-up-11113650) You might have heard of Luddites. This movement was a result of the Industrial Revolution in Britain, when textile workers lost their jobs and protested against newly developed technologies by destroying industrial equipment. Luddites crushing equipment (source: http://jdennehy.com/revolutions-luddites/) Jobs at risk Below is an overview of a few jobs that may be replaced in the near future. Cashiers This is the most obvious one a...

It is widely known that speaking foreign languages is a key element to function in 21 st century. Many authorities, teachers, coaches and parents highlight the importance of that skill. But why? Why should we care? Is it really so important?   Nowadays, we are bombard by foreign cultures. On the radio we can hear English or American songs, we can go to the cinema to see next Quentin Tarantino’s movie or Ellen DeGeneres’ show. Even at school, children are forced to read Shakespeare, or Goethe’s texts. Additionally, more and more people cultivate customs from different countries, such as Halloween or Valentine’s Day. Consequently, learning foreign languages equals learning about different cultures and it makes us more tolerant, open minded and, what is the most important, broadens our horizons.   We live in a world where everything is possible. Without any problems we can move to Spain, visit castles i...