Monday, March 20, 2017

How do you want your meat?


Basic Vocabulary at a Restaurant

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At the Restaurant

Question Tags in Context. B2

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We add question tags to the end of statements to turn them into questions. They are used in spoken language, especially when we want to check something is true, or invite people to agree with us.
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CV (BBC Learning English)

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This week's question:
When you go for a job interview, how long do you have on average to make a good enough impression for an employer to hire you? Do you have...
a)      Less than 3 minutes
b)     Less than 5 minutes
c)      Less than 10 minutes
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150205?ocid=socialflow_twitter

Vocabulary

CV (curriculum vitae)document in which you list your work history, education, your interests and abilities
viralvideo posted online which becomes popular very quickly
to stand outto appear more than others in the same group
get your strengths acrossmake your abilities clear to somebody
confidentself-assure, believe in your own capacity to do things
modesthumble
concisebrief, give the information in few words
accurateprecise

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Pi Day. Some facts

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Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159.
Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point. As an irrational and transcendental number, it will continue infinitely without repetition or pattern. While only a handful of digits are needed for typical calculations, Pi’s infinite nature makes it a fun challenge to memorize, and to computationally calculate more and more digits.

Pi Day was created in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw. It’s since become an international day, celebrated around the world.
March 14 is also Albert Einstein’s birthday.

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SOME FACTS

  • Pi is the most recognized mathematical constant in the world. Scholars often consider Pi the most important and intriguing number in all of mathematic
  •  Egyptologists and followers of mysticism have been fascinated for centuries by the fact that the Great Pyramid at Giza seems to approximate pi. The vertical height of the pyramid has the same relationship to the perimeter of its base as the radius of a circle has to its circumference.
  • If the circumference of the earth were calculated using π rounded to only the ninth decimal place, an error of no more than one quarter of an inch in 25,000 miles would result.
  •  The first 144 digits of pi add up to 666 (which many scholars say is “the mark of the Beast”). And 144 = (6+6) x (6+6)
  •  A mysterious 2008 crop circle in Britain shows a coded image representing the first 10 digits of pi.
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