English Conversation Course

Starting in 80 CE, residents of Rome and visitors from across the Roman Empire would fill the stands of the Colosseum to see gladiators duel, animals fight and chariots race around the arena. And for the grand finale, water poured into the arena basin, submerging the stage for the greatest spectacle of all: staged naval battles. Janelle Peters details the history of these mock maritime encounters. 1.    Have you ever heard that the Romans flooded the Colosseum for sea battles?  do you think this is an exaggeration? 2.     If colosseum were active and legal again would you go to watch? 3.     If you were forced to fight as a gladiator in Colosseum, what type of duels would you choose?

Today I want to introduce to you James Veitch. He is an English comedian who is best known for his video series “Scamalot’, in which he answers spam emails that come to him, making their authors spam and joke victims themselves. I really enjoy watching these videos, but today I want to show you another video with his participation - a humorous performance where he talks about himself as a roommate. I hope the humor of this video will cheer someone up and distract from serious topics of other presentations and life in general. James Veitch Is A Terrible Roommate Have you ever had a terrible roommate or neighbour? Maybe your own brother or sister? If yes, what was it like? What was the most annoying thing? Have you ever been a victim or an organiser of a prank?  What would you do if you were one of James' roommates? 

Many magnificent buildings of the past are called wonders of the ancient world, thereby referring them to the famous seven. Nevertheless, many of them are called so by mistake, while original ones are often difficult to remember, or we actually have not heard about them. So let’s remember (or learn about) the true Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, and the statue of Zeus by the Alpheus, and the hanging gardens, and the Colossus of the Sun, and the huge labour of the high pyramids, and the vast tomb of Mausolus; but when I saw the house of Artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels lost their brilliancy, and I said, 'Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on aught so grand.' Antipater of Sidon - the main suspect in the compiling of the list Great Pyramid of Giza         The most ancient, but the only surviving wonder of the world. The pyramid is the achi...

Largest cruise liners 2020  The international cruise industry is expanding in a very fast pace and it becomes more and more popular each year. Right now we are observing the biggest and the most technologically advanced ships ever. As more new liners are constructed, the industry can offer best vacation experiences to its passengers around the world. In order to meet the different kind of expectations of travellers, the new technologically advanced cruise ships come in bigger sizes, with better amenities, and are luxurious. In this video there are largest cruise liners of the year 2020 presented: 1. Norwegian encore; 2. Amplified Oasis of the Seas; 3. Odyssey of the Seas; 4. Carnival Panorama; 5. Carnival Mardi Gras; 6. Celebrity Apex; 7. Scarlet Lady; 8. Enchanted Princess; 9. MSC Virtuosa; 10. American Countess; Questions: 1. How do you feel about maritime transport? Have you had a chance to travel by ship? 2. Which cruise ship seems t...

Network marketing Nowadays there are millionaires who earned their money through the Network Marketing System. It is authorized and legal (for four years Amway fought in the courts to prove that MLM was a legitimate business finally winning the case in 1979. This paved the way for many more MLM companies to enter the industry.). Their marketing system is considered to be very similar to the "financial pyramids". Network marketing is based on product information passed from person to person. A consumer buys goods from a major manufacturer and there are no large intermediaries who conduct bulk purchases, and then sell goods. In addition, in this way, the manufacturer saves on advertising, renting premises for a store or creating an online store.                                                                 https:...

Hubble - is the biggest telescope, which was launched in the XX century, one of the most known telescopes in the world and our window to the far galaxies. A few days ago this great apparat celebrated 30 years of its hard work. 2014 HUBBLE WFC3/UVIS IMAGE OF M16 On April 24, 1990 it was the space shuttle Discovery delivered Hubble into low Earth orbit. Within a week it occurred out, that the primary mirror of the telescope had been polished to the wrong shape, which drastically lowered the quality of images. Almost instantly a group of engineers and scientists started working on how to fix this issue. By the year 2002 all incorrect parts of the optical system were replaced with improved ones. During his long life Hubble has received 5 servicing missions, which were designed to improve/fix any part of its systems as well as let us enjoy great discoveries made with it. Now anyone can apply for time on the telescope. There are no restrictions in academic affiliation, once...

Most of the people have some bad habits, which we want to drop off. Sometimes we manage to deal with them, sometimes not, but there is always one thing, which remains the same. How hard it is to fight them. I would like to ask you to watch this small video about how to deal with bad habits. Here are my questions: What are your bad habits? How are you fighting with them? What do you think about this video? Will you use an idea, described in this video in your fight with bad habits?