English Conversation Course

Practically everyone of us must have heard about the Neanderthals to a greater or lesser extent. It often happens that the first time we make association, we think of backward ancestors not much different from our monkeys today - nothing could be further from the truth. In this short film, everyone who thought so will see how wrong they were. It is very possible that Neanderthals, as one of the first in the history of our world, started to practise something that could be a prototype of our present culture – they wore ornaments in the form of necklaces and buried their loved ones in something like a grave. There is also much to suggest that they were using a kind of speech. Probably most of us are not aware of this, but a large part of our current society may possess up to 1-2% of the neanderthal genes. Questions:  1.      Have you ever wondered that you might be related to the Neanderthals, and if so to a large extent? 2.    ...

We think nothing in the world can surprise us anymore. Nothing could be further from the truth. We don’t really know how many secrets Mother Earth hides from us. As a matter of fact, the Earth is only a small piece of land that is surrounded by water in 70%. This 70% is 361 million square kilometers of water, which has been explored in only 5%. That’s why we don’t really realize what’s hidden in the depths of the oceans or seas. The first very interesting phenomenon is the so-called “Milky sea” which is caused by the chemical reaction of plankton as a result of which this microorganism shines. It looks like a miracle of nature, but it is not because it is actually a defensive reaction of plankton against predators. If you want to see the ‘glowing sea”, go to beaches in countries such as: Australia, Japan, Thailand. Now something very surprising, namely the river in the middle of the sea. Sounds absurd, but it is real. This river was discovered in 201...

Free soloing – is a form of technical ice or rock climbing where the climbers climb alone without ropes, harnesses or other protective equipment, forcing them to rely entirely on their own individual strength and skill. Sounds scary? Because it is. The greatest achivment in free solo climbing was achived in 2017 by Alex Honnold. He reached the summit of one of the iconic El Capitan mountain in Yosemite National Park. Almost 900 m of almost vertical wall. The video down below shows a little form that achivment in 360 deegrees so feel free to look around. In 2018 the movie „Free Solo” was made where Alex Honnold repeted the climb and everything was recorded. The movie won an Oscar in 2019 in Best Documentary Film category. 1.        Did you heard about Free solo or Alex Honnold before? What do you think about him? 2.        What do you think about short documentary in 360 degrees? Did you liked it? 3. ...

Yerba mate. https://ocdn.eu/pulscms-transforms/1/TO8k9kuTURBXy85Yjk3ZDAxZC05Y2JhLTQ0NjctOWFmZi0zZmQ3ZTVjMmI5ZTAuanBlZ5KVAwDNAQrNHHTNEAGTBc0C6c0BkIGhMAU What is Yerba mate? Yerba mate is a herb. Really. Yerba, in spanish, means herb. And it grows in form of the trees as shown below. It grows in South America and mainly in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and in Uruguay. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Yerba_Mate.jpg Yerba have been discovered by Indians „Guarani”. It is them who discovered that from cut leafes and sticks it is possible to create infusion which is full of microelements and witamins. Yerba is appreciated because of its stimulating properties. It can be a replacement for the coffe. In its operation it is slightly different than coffe is. The effects are felt after longer period then effects of coffe but the effect of arousal stays for a few hours (about 8-10) if yerba is drinking constantly during that period. The flavor is bitt...

Dragons are one of the most popular creatures in fantasy books and movies. They even appear in myths all around the world but what is a reason? This is a short movie about origin of dragons, how they look like in other cultures, what their meaning is and how and why probably they originate. Questions 1. Do you like dragons? Which one is your favourite? 2. What the most surprised you in the video? 3. Do you agree with the theory about fear of snakes?

Cats are one of the most popular pet animals around the world. Everyday great amount of people watch videos or look at photos about these incredible creatures on the Internet. It seems that everybody knows everything about their life but is it really the truth? Do we take enough care about them? Some people still let their pets go out alone and become free-ranging domestic cats but they usually aren’t aware what exactly can happen with their little friends or what they do to our environment. Here I want to share with you some threats and fallouts of free-ranging cats’ life. Hunters Every year billions of mammals and birds become a prey of cats’ hunting. Unfortunately, our little friends still have an predator’s instincts and they need to use their skills. Usually we can bare with it by playing with proper toys but free-ranging cats prefer other way. This lethal creatures hunt just for the sport of it and they often don’t eat their prize, it’s not necessary. In the USA over appro...

This is an older science, which originated in the middle of the XIX century and fully developed already in the XX .  When people got the opportunity to always carry a relatively light camera that can quickly take photos, many began to actively photograph not only other people, but also landscapes. And many experts in many industries have come to the same point. If people are able to perceive the size, volume and location of various objects in the surrounding world with their own eyes and transfer it all to geographical maps, then why not automate the process of compiling maps using photographs? Why, for example, not make maps by aerial photography? And then it all happened. The direction of algorithms that translate landscape photographs into various map formats has begun to actively develop. At the moment, almost all terrain maps are built using these algorithms. People no longer sit and do not draw them manually, but only process multispectral aerial photographs and satellite ima...