English Conversation Course

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Some parents decide to name their children in an unusual (for some particular time and place) way. While in many countries there are basically no boundaries, in Poland there exists the Polish Language Council – the official language regulating organ of the Polish language. One of their main responsibilities is to set standards for naming children and expressing views on non-standardized given names. A fun fact. The list of possible given names that are valid to choose for a child in the Polish civil registry comes from a book from 1983. You can find it under the following link(starting from page 84): http://www.rjp.pan.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1129&Itemid=58 It is interesting that on the list of possible names for children in Poland are those derived from Slavic, Jewish and Christian cultures as well as ancient ones. Possible names are for example: Dobiegniew, Ezechiel, Klemens, Apollo, Herakles, Demetria, Dioniza or Kleopatra.  Sin...

Everybody knows what surfing is about. It is about feeling the rush of adrenaline while riding the waves, not seldom in places where your life is at risk due to many threats e.g. sharks (like being alone inside the wave on a wobbly board is not dangerous enough :D). For centuries, surfing (on wooden planks) was a main part of ancient Polynesian cultures. Nowadays it has many different subdivisions, so everyone can find something that will suit his/her needs. Like for example… long boarding (with long surfboard) short boarding (with short surfboard) stand up paddle surfing (you can surf with a paddle too) body boarding (riding on a short, rectangular piece of hydrodynamic foam called bodyboard – good for tricks) bodysurfing (no unnecessary devices) kite surfing (surfing + flying a kite) wind surfing (surfing + sailing) wakesurfing (surfing on the wake of a boat) tow-in surfing (surfing attached to a water scooter… ...

All of you will moderate the blog for a week. Therefore, put your name on the list (choose the week when you would like to do it). Remember, this is an obligatory part of the course.   What are you to do as a moderator? Choose some theme for your week. Put there links to interesting articles, films, presentations, etc. Comment on them and make others discuss them with you and other course participants.    Remember to send me your presentations at least 5 days before their publication.  You moderate your presentations from Monday until Sunday.  The dates of our work on the blog: 1. 09.03-15.03       Marta SB, rf 2. 16.03-22.03       Kasia P. , Svitlana B. 3. 23.03-29.03       Paulina Z. , Mateusz F., Iza L. 4. 30.03-12.04        Patrycja M. , Maciej S. , Dominik Surowiecki 5. 13.04-19.04       ...

Obtaining Credits (Zasady zaliczenia) You should prepare 2 presentations (some text, films and photos), which  you moderate (ask questions, comment on your friends’ opinions) during one week of the course. Moreover, each week you read/watch and comment on the published   presentations. Send me your presentations at least 5 days before the date of their publication.  Each week of our work finishes on Sunday at 11:55 p.m. The dates of our work on the blog: 1. 09-15.03 2. 16-22.03 3. 23-29.03 4. 13-19.04 5. 20-26.04 6. 04-10.05 7. 11-17.05 8. 18-24.05 9. 25-31.05 10. 01-07.06 11. 08-14.06 12. 15-21.06 Your blog address is http://konwersatorium1-ms-pjwstk.blogspot.com/  Konwersatorium internetowe polega na przygotowaniu: 1.  raz w semestrze 2 prezentacji. Prezentacja składa się z tekstu, filmów, zdjęć (pamiętamy o prawach autorskich).  Moderujemy ją. To robimy przez tydzień. Proszę o przesłanie prezentacji na mój email...