English Conversation Course

Nowadays we live at a very fast pace, running from place to place without even having a moment to think. And how much is our life really worth? What would you do if you knew there was no tomorrow? Maybe sometimes it's worth stopping and thinking. I recommend you a video of Shashwath Vummidilakshman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87wU7vYBtqA 1. Have you ever wondered about the meaning of your life? 2. Have you ever been faced with a situation that has made you think hard, like the guy in the video? 3. What would you do if there was no tomorrow?

Have you ever heard of rhythmic gymnastics? Maybe there are a few people who can answer that question in the affirmative. Unfortunately, most people don't know this sport or confuse it with much more popular acrobatics, i.e. sports gymnastics. A popular question that gymnasts hear is whether they jump flips, which is completely incompatible with rhythmic gymnastics. I have trained gymnastics for many years of my life and I have many memories with it, so I would like to introduce you to the world of this beautiful sport. Starting from a small historical introduction gymnastics is a new sport. It appeared in the form of erythema in the 1880s, which after many years at the beginning of the 20th century resulted in the first modern gymnastics school.   In the forties it appeared in the Soviet Union and since then the country has been treated as a Mecca for this sport.   Later in the following years this gymnastics was recognized by the gymnastics federations and in 1963 it ...

BONFIRE After the fire was discovered, they were used to heat caves and cook food. TORCH A stick wrapped in flax fibers impregnated with a flammable substance. Torches were used to illuminate caves and dungeons under castles. They were not used in living quarters because of poor ventilation. OIL LAMP A small cup-shaped vessel with a spout, most often made of clay. Olive oil was poured into the vessel and a wick was lit in the spout. Used in ancient times for lighting. Later, oil lamps were made of other non-combustible materials. CANDLE Light source used up to modern times. Most often made in the shape of a cylinder with a wick sunk in the middle. The first candles were made of wax. KEROSENE LAMP Invented by the Polish scholar Ignacy Łukasiewicz in the 19th century. It began to be used to illuminate rooms. The lamp consists of a kerosene container from which a wick is led out. Most lamps have a transparent glass shade. For many years, the kerosene lamp was...

A tsunami would destroy coastal cities. Earthquakes would level countries. New volcanoes would arise that would pollute the atmosphere. Earth could be torn apart or fly out of its orbit. Currently, the deepest place on earth is located in the Marian Trench. The Marian Trench is the deepest known place that looks like an upside-down mountain. Its depth reaches 11 km. This is one of the last places on earth unexplored by man. I would like you to watch a short movie, which will help you with the questions below the video. Questions: 1. What do you think about atomic bomb testing? 2. Are such experiments safe? 3 What would happen to our planet if such an experiment took place?

Coronavirus scares, angers, annoys and infuriates. Stress is a huge problem for people of all ages. Celebrities from around the world urge the inhabitants of the planet to wash their hands more often and, if possible, not leave their homes. Three weeks of quarantine, on the one hand, brought a lot of problems. And on the other hand, they gave a reason to slow down for a while. Here are some examples of famous people spending time in isolation. The creator of Game of Thrones, George Martin, posted a “Strange Days” article on his blog about what he did during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the 71-year-old writer, he temporarily closed most of his projects to prevent people from becoming infected with the coronavirus. He is in a remote isolated room where only one of his employees appears. And here is great news for GoT fans! George Martin noted that he was spending more time in Westeros than in the real world, writing every day. Things are pretty grim in the Seven Kingdoms… H...

Nowadays comics and movies about superheroes are at the top of popularity. And probably every child and adult imagined themselves to be the owner of some superpower, it may be the ability to fly, fire control, super speed, decrease, enormous physical strength, and even immortality. It seems impossible to us, but the truth is that superhumans exist in the real world. People are 99.9% genetically identical, and all our individual traits are recorded within the remaining 0.1%. Most often, this small difference concerns the features of appearance and physique, but in some people, gene mutations lead to the appearance of unusual physical abilities. You can learn more about real superheroes from the video. 1. Which of the abilities mentioned in the video impressed you the most? 2. If you could choose any superpower, which would you like to have? 3. Who is your favorite comics book or movie superhero?

Every day, a truckload of ​​decisions stretches out before us. Some are small and unimportant, but others have a powerful impact on our lives. For example, which policy should I vote for? What studies/school choose? Should I accept particular job offer? We are bombarded with so many cases that the perfect choice cannot be made every time. Nevertheless, there are many options to increase our chances, and one one of them, totally effective and powerful technique is critical thinking. Critical thinking is a way of approaching the question and allow to carefully deconstruct the case, reveal unseen problems such as bias or manipulation, and make the best decision. Let me introduce one of approaches to critical thinking, which is a five-step process that can help solve some of our problems. First: formulate your question. In other words, know what you are looking for. It is not always as easy as it seems. For example, if you decide whether to try the latest diet cra...