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📖 Reading 'Women who changed the world' by Sue Leather
☝️The first female Prime minister came not from a Western country, but from Sri Lanka - Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
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📖 Reading 'Women who changed the world' by Sue Leather
☝️The first female Prime minister came not from a Western country, but from Sri Lanka - Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
⚡️ With the decree of the President, Uzbekistan establishes a 30-day visa-free regime for citizens of Qatar.
✨ Let's see how well you know the State of Qatar? 👇
✨ Let's see how well you know the State of Qatar? 👇
Quiz on Qatar:
Which of the following statements about Qatar is NOT TRUE?
Which of the following statements about Qatar is NOT TRUE?
Anonymous Quiz
39%
Qatar has no forests.
18%
Only 12 % (!!!) of the population are Qataris.
29%
The name “Qatar” actually means “two seas”.
11%
The weekend in Qatar falls on Fridays and Saturdays.
3%
Qatar has very cheap gas.
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#do_you_know
⚡️ Do you know that bedtime reading is a habit of successful people❓
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🔹 Watch the Glocal-S video ☝️
⚡️ Do you know that bedtime reading is a habit of successful people❓
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They fall asleep with books.
➡️ What about you? Do you also have this habit?🔹 Watch the Glocal-S video ☝️
#do_you_know
⚡️Many of Shakespeare's plays take place in Italy
🔰 William Shakespeare was an English playwright. However, of his 38 plays 13 take place in Italy 🇮🇹.
🌐 ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is set in Verona. ‘Julius Caesar’ takes place in Rome. Venice is the site for ‘Othello’ and ‘The Merchant of Venice’.
❗️There's no recorded proof that Shakespeare ever visited Italy. But, as you see, he was an excellent expert on the country.
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⚡️Many of Shakespeare's plays take place in Italy
🔰 William Shakespeare was an English playwright. However, of his 38 plays 13 take place in Italy 🇮🇹.
🌐 ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is set in Verona. ‘Julius Caesar’ takes place in Rome. Venice is the site for ‘Othello’ and ‘The Merchant of Venice’.
❗️There's no recorded proof that Shakespeare ever visited Italy. But, as you see, he was an excellent expert on the country.
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#new_phrases
⚡️“An expert on” or “an expert of”?
🔰Someone is an EXPERT ON a subject or issue:
✅ He’s an expert on World War II.
✅ He’s an expert on family/marriage relations.
❌ Don’t say: He’s an expert of World War II.
⚡️“An expert on” or “an expert of”?
🔰Someone is an EXPERT ON a subject or issue:
✅ He’s an expert on World War II.
✅ He’s an expert on family/marriage relations.
❌ Don’t say: He’s an expert of World War II.
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⚡️"Dream Big, Little One"
🔰 An illustrated book by Vashti Harrison. It is about 18 women in American history, who did extraordinary things.
🌟 They made the world around them a better place for generations of girls and women to come.
❎ They could stand against their realities that didn't always accept them.
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🔰 An illustrated book by Vashti Harrison. It is about 18 women in American history, who did extraordinary things.
🌟 They made the world around them a better place for generations of girls and women to come.
❎ They could stand against their realities that didn't always accept them.
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⚡️ "Change is your FRIEND, not your FOE; change is a brilliant opportunity to grow.” -- Simon T. Bailey
🌤 Accept change as your necessary friend. Don't be afraid of it.
🌤 Accept change as your necessary friend. Don't be afraid of it.
#new_phrases
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👉 Meaning: a way of preventing or acting against something bad.
↘️ I.e., Regular exercise is the best antidote to tiredness and depression
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ANTIDOTE 👉 Meaning: a way of preventing or acting against something bad.
↘️ I.e., Regular exercise is the best antidote to tiredness and depression
#do_you_know
📌 Mona Lisa has no eyebrows
🔰 Have you ever wondered why Mona Lisa doesn’t have any eyebrows❓
⚡️ When Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa, he painted her eyebrows. But over time, the eyebrows were eroded and are no longer visible today.
📌 Mona Lisa has no eyebrows
🔰 Have you ever wondered why Mona Lisa doesn’t have any eyebrows❓
⚡️ When Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa, he painted her eyebrows. But over time, the eyebrows were eroded and are no longer visible today.
Quiz:
There’s one letter of the alphabet that doesn’t appear in the name of any US state. Guess which one it is.
There’s one letter of the alphabet that doesn’t appear in the name of any US state. Guess which one it is.
Anonymous Quiz
19%
X
10%
Y
50%
Q
8%
W
13%
Z
📌 What are your plans for the weekend?
🔹Teacher (on Friday):
Dear students, a new weekend is approaching. What are your plans for the weekend?
🔹A Student:
Take a good sleep. Step back from our routine studies.
🔹Teacher:
That’s not enough for such an inspiring student as you. I recommend spending some time with nature by having a ‘nature walk’. Take a breath of fresh air. That’s quite a relaxing experience. And with that new energy, you could start new study week.
🔹Teacher (on Friday):
Dear students, a new weekend is approaching. What are your plans for the weekend?
🔹A Student:
Take a good sleep. Step back from our routine studies.
🔹Teacher:
That’s not enough for such an inspiring student as you. I recommend spending some time with nature by having a ‘nature walk’. Take a breath of fresh air. That’s quite a relaxing experience. And with that new energy, you could start new study week.
#do_you_know
📌 Which country of the world has more pyramids?
❓ Egypt? To your surprise, no! 😳
⚡️ Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world.
🔹 While 138 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt, Sudan has around 255 pyramids, even though they are historically less famous than Egyptian constructions.
📌 Which country of the world has more pyramids?
❓ Egypt? To your surprise, no! 😳
⚡️ Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world.
🔹 While 138 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt, Sudan has around 255 pyramids, even though they are historically less famous than Egyptian constructions.
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⚡️Can you say ‘At 8 a.m. in the morning’ or ‘A beginner who has just started’?
❌ No, you shouldn’t.
☝️These are examples of tautology that make your writing or speech overloaded.
⏯ Watch this Glocal-S video about avoiding tautologies.
❌ No, you shouldn’t.
☝️These are examples of tautology that make your writing or speech overloaded.
⏯ Watch this Glocal-S video about avoiding tautologies.
Quiz:
The current academic year is almost over. What has been your greatest (Number One) problem that you could not manage this year?
The current academic year is almost over. What has been your greatest (Number One) problem that you could not manage this year?
Anonymous Poll
22%
Time management
12%
Absence of purpose or meaning in studies
13%
Too many academic subjects, too much to learn
8%
Poor memory, chronic laziness
12%
Financial problems
12%
Poor quality of education
9%
“My faculty/university was my wrong choice”
12%
Balance of study and work