English Conversation Course

Is society dumber? It can be said that for a few years now I've been asking myself this question, looking at what the television is offering us, that is shows like "Hidden Truth", "Why Me?", "School", "Hospital", "Warsaw Shore" or evolution in the music, where everyone can now become a star, as long as the words rhyme somehow and there is a good accompaniment. Last time I was on public transport I met a school trip and literally every child was staring at the phone and watched "funny" things on YouTube. Maybe I'm exaggerating and there's nothing to worry about, but I recently read an article about this topic that shows that the average IQ score is decreasing from generation to generation. The article presents the results of research conducted by Norwegian scientists from the Centre for Economic Research of Ragnar Frisch. They dealt with the results of IQ tests of 18-19-year-old Norwegians born between 1962 an...

Everybody knows and has played this game, but have you ever wondered if there is any way to win more often or if there is any way to do so? This video will solve this problem :p Questions: 1. When was the last time you played rock paper scissors and did you play for a stake? 2. Do you sometimes use mathematics: logic, probability, something from game theory in decision making?

Can a Volcano Destroy the World? Nowadays people like to think that we have everything under perfect control, we are prepared for every little accident. We strongly believe that the world is a safe place and there are not many things, which may surprise us. What is the truth? Nature is untamed and unpredictable. What is more, it can destroy our planet in various ways, in every little moment. The real phenomenon is volcanoes. There are of course ones that are not that harmful, their potential explosion is not scary, especially being far away from the place of the eruption. However, historic events like eruptions in Pompei or Indonesia that they can be deadly. Did you know that volcanoes can be even more powerful than atomic bombs detonated in Hiroshima or even Tsar bomb? Which islands disappeared after massive eruptions? Did you know that volcanic ashes were Munch’s inspiration while painting „The Scream”? For those and much more information check out RealLifeLore t...

Falkirk Wheel – British boat lift Nowadays we can’t imagine the world without elevators, but what’s even that special in those devices? They go up and down, they help us to move between floors. However, it exists a clever and quirky one near Great Britain’s and Scotland’s borders. Let me introduce you to  Falkirk Wheel  – first and, as it for now, only boat lift. The name of this construction belongs also to the Scottish village by which flows two waterways – The Forth and Clyde and the Union canal. The need for using this kind of technology as a result of the 24-meter difference in heights of these canals. What is more, these waterways are important for Great Britain, due to being a valuable trade route. Since building this shortcut in 2002, every year it transports hundreds of boats and loose canal traffic facilitating navigation. How does it work? The main part of the lift is the propeller that defines which arm is floating in the water and which is u...

  How can we describe our personality in just 4 letters? Since the dawn of time, humans have been interested in the depth of their minds. We have been interested in understanding our nature, in getting to the point why our behaviour can differ so much and what leads us to perceive the world in such a wide spectrum. Humankind also has a tendency to categorize and put into schema whatever we can. That is why we try to create a psychological system, which will describe personality types from the theory of  four temperaments from ancient times to the nowadays advanced theories. Choleric, sanguine, melancholic, and phlegmatic temperaments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Le_Brun-Grande_Commande-Les_Quatre_temperaments.jpg The MBTI ( Myers-Briggs type indicator) is one of the most widely known psychological questionnaires which can indicate the different preferences on how people perceive the world. It also helps in understanding how – or better to say – based...

How humans change the world? Although it changes the world wrong, we simply devastate it. If we don’t wake up in time, nothing will remain. This movie shows the reality and what will happen to our future if we don't take care of it together today. Care for the environment, rational resource management and common sense are the foundations of ecological actions that anyone can put into their lives. Now I would like you to watch this short video made by Steve Cutts. Please let me know your thoughts and comments on this. Questions: 1.        How often do you change electronic equipment? 2.        Do you think it is reasonable to change mobile phones so often? 3.        What can you do to protect our planet from destruction.

It is a common knowledge, that through communication we understand the process of exchanging the information(messages) between their participants. We distinguish plenty of various types of communication: Interpersonal communication Language communication Intercultural communication Social communication Symbolic communication Marketing communication Literary communication Verbal communication Non-verbal communication Internet communication Telecommunications Short history of communication: The emergence of civilization would not have been possible without mastering communication techniques. Without the ability to communicate, man would not only not be able to initiate technical progress and the development of civilization, but he could not even create any communities. Here are the main milestones in the history of global communication: 200,000 BCE - Speech The evolution of the brain distinguished man from animals and it led to the creation of a revoluti...