English Conversation Course

We all drink tea even more then one time per day. However, not all of us know history of tea - how it was discovered and why we started using this plant. SoI encourage you to watch short movie which will present some intresting facts as well. Questions: 1. Did you know the history of discovery of tea before? 2. Do you like drinking tea how so how often do you drink it? 3. Do you have any favorite type of tea? how so what?

  Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched a new project that will see a futuristic city take shape over the next decade. It is a centerpiece of Saudi Arbia’s 2030 vision. The vision of  170 km long city with no cars, roads or carbon emissions called „The Line”  will be part of the  $500 billion projects called „NEOM”. The project aims at showing  „how people and planet can co-exist in harmony”. The construction of „The Line” is  planned to start in the Q1 of 2021. The coast will be from $100 to $200 billion. No journey will be longer than 20 minutes and then a 5 minute walk. It doesn't matter which part of the city you want to get to. The Line can become home to approximately 1 million people. This project will create 380,000 new jobs and contribute SAR 180bn to domestic GDP by 2030. „The Line” will be located between the Red Sea coast and the mountains and upper valleys of northwest Saudi Arabia. The location will be at the croossroads of the world, makin...

https://m.hacerfamilia.com/salud/vitaminas-estres-vitaminas-cansancio -vitaminas-agotamiento-vitaminas-20161209130956.html Nootropic are drugs, supplements, and other substances that may improve cognitive function, particularly executive functions, memory, creativity, or motivation, in healthy individuals. The name comes from the word “noos,” meaning mind, and “tropein,” meaning to bend or toward. But what specific requirements they must meet? Nootropic must: enhance memory and learning ability help the brain function under disruptive conditions protect the brain from harmful chemical damage improve neuronal firing mechanisms lack any sedative, stimulant or toxic effects Introducion of coffee to Europe was an important moment in history of nootropics. It improves state of mind and better cognitive function in many people. In fact, the effects of coffee on many people resulted in this ever-popular drink being dubbed “Satan’s drink” until the Pope gave it a try and changed his mind a...

  Corrupted Blood Incident was an unplanned "event" that happened in world famous MMORPG World of Warcraft. Uncontrolled debuff exited locked instance because of bug and this debuff infected players, NPCs and pets. Questions 1. What do you think about usage of data gathered during this event in social studies and epidemiology? 2. What do you think about presented pandemic players archtypes in this video. Are they reliable to our current situation in real life? 3. Do you play any MMORPG? Especially in our current times.

Lately Stargate SG-1 aired on Netflix. Stargate SG-1 is Canadian/USA TV-series based in the same universe as Stargate Movie from 1994. The story begins 1 year after events presented in the movie. Since 1994 Stargate Universe has grown featuring 3 movies, 3 TV-series, 1 web series and 1 animated series. The basics The main story starts on a strange theory that pyramids were landing pads for alien ships in Ancient Egypt. A mysterious annluar object was discovered in the close proximity of Great Pyramid in Giza. This object happened to be the Stargate - an alien device enabling people to travel across the galaxy (and beyond) in a blink of an eye. Stargate device SGC Stargate Command is located in an Air Force Base in Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The complex is found in Colorado (Colorado Springs). Stargate device is on level 28 below ground well protected and supervised 24h/7d. US government supervises whole operation, funding exploratory missions all across galaxy. Missions are conducted b...

Tom Scott, a youtuber and basically a smart guy, asked himself that question, did some research and presented his results to the public. An answer might surprise you. I am sure that everyone at least once in a lifetime thought to himself/herself “How many languages are there?”. Every person knows at least one language. Let’s say that around a half of the population knows more than one. Probably less than ten percent knows 3. People who can speak 4 or more languages are very often seen as extraordinarily intelligent and very talented. If we take into consideration how many languages actually exist, knowing a few of them is not that impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYlmFfsyLMo&ab_channel=TomScott Questions: 1. Did you know that “computer” had a different meaning in the past? Do you know any other english words which had a different meaning in the past? 2. What would be your guess on how many languages there are? 3. Would you rather have one universal language or keep it ...

  Dopamine is an active chemical produced by the human brain and a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. Dopamine is naturally produced during processes that are pleasing to humans, so this substance is used by the brain to evaluate and reinforce actions that are important for later life. Triggers of dopamine receptor are substances that stimulate dopamine receptors and increase hormone production . Scientists conduct numerous studies aimed at elucidating the role of dopamine in other processes - the formation of various addictions, cancer treatment, and even smoking cessation. Dopamine, as you probably already know, is one of our four happiness hormones. Here are the rest of the members of this "family": - serotonin; -oxytocin (the "cuddling hormone" that forms when you feel close to another person); -endorphins (neurochemicals that are formed in conjunction with           adrenaline when you feel pain or stress). Dopamine is a neurotransmitter resp...