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Technology and education word formation listening
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09/16/21 • 3 min
The full mind map and a table on science and technology word formation
At a recent family dinner my mother was struggling to remember an actor’s name. Doing what seemed natural, I took out my smartphone, searched for the movie she was talking about and voila! Benedict Cumberbatch. This series of events, which might seem completely (worth) of comment for most of us, (complete) blew my mother away.“How did you know to do that?” she asked, while I tried to explain that it was simply second nature. But, later, it got me thinking; thinking about how we use technology in so many different aspects of our lives. Planning, socialising, communicating and banking – just some of the things that we now tend to do through our gadgets. However, there is one particular group for which technology has had a (benefit) and profound impact on students. Going back to my family dinner, and chatting about university life, it didn’t take too long for the phrase “you kids have it so much easier these days” to feature. But, to be completely fair on my mother, she has a valid point.
While we still have all the same (education) benefits as those of the previous generation, we have so many more as well. We still have libraries available to us, but we also have (count) virtual libraries that exist on the Internet.
Student faculty (interact) is another area that has benefited from technology, for both parties. Nowadays, we can communicate from the comfort of our homes, or even while we are on a bus, through mail, instant messaging or even Instagram.
It’s amazing to actually look back, compare, and take on board the (advance) that have been made and the benefits we are reaping as a result.
Smartphones, projectors and smart speakers are already a common sight in lecture halls, and why shouldn’t they be? The (replace) of textbooks with e-books on phones allows students the luxury of having up-to-date, interactive or even personalised learning materials.

English vocabulary starting a business
Learn English
03/30/21 • 5 min
The episode is also available as a blog post on http://pnesterova.com/2020/12/06/english-vocabulary-starting-a-business/

12/11/21 • 13 min
Conference about business opportunities organized by EFL magazine.

ESL lesson on Age with a student Upper-intermediate
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11/11/21 • 12 min
Slides are available at: https://pnesterova.blogspot.com/2021/11/age-online-lesson-plan-intermediate.html
Slides on video: https://youtu.be/3iQuJIsYJ7I

08/30/21 • 1 min
Audio is from Everyday English: goals and dreams
The full lesson with discussion questions and listening exercises
Key vocabulary:
- I regret not taking lessons
- amateur theater
- recreational pilot license
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Shopping and minimalism elementary listening
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08/14/21 • 1 min
The full lesson with exercises, vocabulary and discussion questions
Key vocabulary:
- obsessed with
- a source of pollution
- mind becomes clear
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Healthy food ESL video lesson
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08/13/21 • 1 min
The audio is from a YouTube video Everything Gwyneth Paltrow eats in a day
The full lesson with vocabulary, exercises and discussion questions
Key vocabulary
- I’m obsessed with that stuff
- Smoothie that has some good fat and some protein and some fiber
- Peanut butter protein bars
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Trendy clothes elementary listening exercise
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08/03/21 • 1 min
Based on a YouTube video Material girl
The full lesson with vocabulary and interactive exercises
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Racism and respect listening lesson
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08/01/21 • 3 min
The audio is from Tetrina Blalock on police brutality and demanding respect
The full lesson with exercises, vocabulary and discussion questions
Key vocabulary:
- exposing deep divisions about race and policing
- your firsthand experience with racism and prejudice
- trust in this system
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How to make faster decisions ESL lesson elementary
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09/23/21 • 5 min
Full lesson with vocabulary, video and exercises at: http://pnesterova.com/2021/09/20/decisions-video-lesson/
The audio is from a YouTube video Alan uses live listening: https://youtu.be/cv_cLwHGcyI
Decision making text
The same decisions
The topic of this lecture is decision-making. How do people make decisions. And the best way I think to make decisions that’s what the lecture is about. Yes, now I think that it’s not possible it’s just impossible to get all the information you need to make a decision. But I think it’s only possible to get about 20% 30% of the information. The second thing is as we grow up, as we go from child to adult we get conditioned from our parents, from our schools, from the government. We get to think in a certain way. And we get to like some things and not like some things. You’re different from me because of where you came from. And because of this it’s very difficult to make decisions in a different way. You’ll tend to make the decisions in the same way.
New decisions
So I don’t know if you agree with me or not, but I think that making decisions rationally or intuitively is a waste of time. First of all, the problem is that you’re in a rut. You’re kind of conditioned. So how can you get out of the rut and make different decisions. It’s one problem. How it’s very easy instead of making rational decisions you make decisions by chance. You let chance make decisions for you. And it’s very easy way of doing this and that’s to use this.
It’s easy
Okay here are my reasons for doing this. First of all, it’s quick and it’s easy. Second, it’s not stressful. Ordinary decision making is very stressful. It takes a long time. Oh, shall I not go? What should I do? Very stressful bad for your heart, isn’t it? So it’s quick, it’s not stressful. And it’s possible that you can do something that you would never have done before. Life is dangerous anyway.
Pure chance
Your life is decided by chance anyway. The people you meet, you meet by chance. I met my girlfriend and my wife by chance and it changed my life this way. I could have met somebody else and I could have changed that way. It was pure chance that I met her at that time. Most of the things that happened to us are chance. So why not use chance to make decisions.
In control of your life?
Well why not? Good question, isn’t it? Why not is because most of us want to believe that we are deciding. You want to believe that you’re you’re deciding what to do, don’t you? You want to believe that you’re in control of your life. Actually you are not. So accept it and throw the dice.
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How many episodes does Learn English have?
Learn English currently has 48 episodes available.
What topics does Learn English cover?
The podcast is about Language Learning, Podcasts and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Learn English?
The episode title 'ESL lesson on Age with a student Upper-intermediate' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Learn English?
The average episode length on Learn English is 3 minutes.
How often are episodes of Learn English released?
Episodes of Learn English are typically released every 2 days, 10 hours.
When was the first episode of Learn English?
The first episode of Learn English was released on Feb 22, 2021.
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