8.16.2016
8.15.2016
What motivates you? Unit 1A
I spent a lot of time thinking about this subject. What motivates me?
It's easy to know what demotivates you. The nature of human being is to complain about everything and everybody. This natural behavior turns easier the task to make a list of demotivating things.
However, the purpose was to find what motivates me.
One simple sentence describes what motivates me.
"Do different things, know different people and cultures, know different places and so on..."
Everything based on these words - Different, other, diverse, varied...
I can't feel motivated doing the same thing every day, at the same place, with the same people. That it's not what I want.
On the other hand, be challenged to study something different, work with a different subject, with different people and culture at a different place, definitely, it's what motivates me.
Finally, I have the need to always keep my mind busy, learning something new. If I am in this status, you can be sure that I am motivated.
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It's easy to know what demotivates you. The nature of human being is to complain about everything and everybody. This natural behavior turns easier the task to make a list of demotivating things.
However, the purpose was to find what motivates me.
One simple sentence describes what motivates me.
"Do different things, know different people and cultures, know different places and so on..."
Everything based on these words - Different, other, diverse, varied...
I can't feel motivated doing the same thing every day, at the same place, with the same people. That it's not what I want.
On the other hand, be challenged to study something different, work with a different subject, with different people and culture at a different place, definitely, it's what motivates me.
Finally, I have the need to always keep my mind busy, learning something new. If I am in this status, you can be sure that I am motivated.
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8.05.2016
Vocabulary - 1A
I will introduce some new expressions that I learned in my English class.
Unit 1A - Subject - WORK. (I've already posted something about this subject yesterday).
IN A SENSE - In one way
COMFORT ZONE - (colloquial) the working or living enviroment in which we feel safe and unthreatened.
FILL sb IN ON - to tell somebody about what has happened.
CATCH UP - (with somebody) to reach the same level or standard as somebody who is better or more advanced.
KNOW YOUR OWN MIND - to know what you want or like.
STICK TO YOUR GUNS - (informal) refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong.
GRTTING MY TEETH - be determined to continue to do something in a difficult or unpleasant situation.
Unit 1A - Subject - WORK. (I've already posted something about this subject yesterday).
IN A SENSE - In one way
COMFORT ZONE - (colloquial) the working or living enviroment in which we feel safe and unthreatened.
FILL sb IN ON - to tell somebody about what has happened.
CATCH UP - (with somebody) to reach the same level or standard as somebody who is better or more advanced.
KNOW YOUR OWN MIND - to know what you want or like.
STICK TO YOUR GUNS - (informal) refuse to change your mind about something even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong.
GRTTING MY TEETH - be determined to continue to do something in a difficult or unpleasant situation.
Examples
8.03.2016
Vocabulary - Work
Hello! Today I will write about - Vocabulary - The subject is WORK.
So, let's go to the business.
CAREER - refers to the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes, e.g. a career in journalism. It can also refer to the period of your life that you spend working, e.g. He had a long career as a tennis player.
POST - (synonym position) is normally used when talking about having or applying for a specific job in a large organization.
PROFESSION - usually refers in a general sense to jobs that require special training or qualifications, e.g. the medical profession.
WAGES - the money paid weekly to do a job, whereas (Cambridge Dictionary) SALARY - the money that you are paid monthly or annually to do a job, especially professional employees.
BONUS - an extra amount of money that is added to your wages/salary as a reward, e.g. a productivity bonus.
PERKS - an advantage you get from a company or employer in addition to the money you earn, e.g. a company car. In formal English, e.g. in a job description, you can also use benefits as a synonym.
STAFF - all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group, e.g. Only company staff can use the canteen. It normally takes a plural verb.
EMPLOYEES - the workers seen as individuals. You may want to point out that employee can also be stressed, employee.
SKILLS - particular abilities required in a job, whereas QUALIFICATIONS usually refers to exams passed.
TRAINING - the process of learning the skills you need for a particular job.
HOURS - a fixed period of time during which people work, an office is open, etc., e.g. I work very long hours.
TIMETABLE - a plan of when things are supposed to happen (e.g. school timetable) or a bus/train is supposed to leave or arrive, e.g. There's a bus timetable on the wall.
That's it!! See you soon.
So, let's go to the business.
CAREER - refers to the series of jobs that a person has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes, e.g. a career in journalism. It can also refer to the period of your life that you spend working, e.g. He had a long career as a tennis player.
POST - (synonym position) is normally used when talking about having or applying for a specific job in a large organization.
PROFESSION - usually refers in a general sense to jobs that require special training or qualifications, e.g. the medical profession.
WAGES - the money paid weekly to do a job, whereas (Cambridge Dictionary) SALARY - the money that you are paid monthly or annually to do a job, especially professional employees.
BONUS - an extra amount of money that is added to your wages/salary as a reward, e.g. a productivity bonus.
PERKS - an advantage you get from a company or employer in addition to the money you earn, e.g. a company car. In formal English, e.g. in a job description, you can also use benefits as a synonym.
STAFF - all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group, e.g. Only company staff can use the canteen. It normally takes a plural verb.
EMPLOYEES - the workers seen as individuals. You may want to point out that employee can also be stressed, employee.
SKILLS - particular abilities required in a job, whereas QUALIFICATIONS usually refers to exams passed.
TRAINING - the process of learning the skills you need for a particular job.
HOURS - a fixed period of time during which people work, an office is open, etc., e.g. I work very long hours.
TIMETABLE - a plan of when things are supposed to happen (e.g. school timetable) or a bus/train is supposed to leave or arrive, e.g. There's a bus timetable on the wall.
That's it!! See you soon.
7.25.2016
Hillary Convention - NYT 07/25/16
I was reading an article in The New York Times about the problems that Hillary would have in the 2016 Presidential campaign.
I am surprised that in the first surveys Trump is in front of her. I wouldn't expect this, but it's real and there is the possibility to become even more true in the future.
Here, there are some of the "tips" that David Leonhardt, NYT reporter, listed in his article:
* They (The party and Hillary?) need to make voters more excited about Hillary Clinton as a person and a leader.
* Politics has always involved emotion. (As we can see in Trump's case).
* Voters want to like their president.
* She has been in the national political spotlight for too long, and too many people view her negatively. (What exactly she did? I don't know).
* She has the tricky task of winning a third straight term for his party, like George Bush. (Here, the reporter starts to compare Hillary and Bush campaigns).
I am surprised that in the first surveys Trump is in front of her. I wouldn't expect this, but it's real and there is the possibility to become even more true in the future.
Here, there are some of the "tips" that David Leonhardt, NYT reporter, listed in his article:
* They (The party and Hillary?) need to make voters more excited about Hillary Clinton as a person and a leader.
* Politics has always involved emotion. (As we can see in Trump's case).
* Voters want to like their president.
* She has been in the national political spotlight for too long, and too many people view her negatively. (What exactly she did? I don't know).
* She has the tricky task of winning a third straight term for his party, like George Bush. (Here, the reporter starts to compare Hillary and Bush campaigns).
* Cast himself as the optimist. (Bush did this).
* More personally, Bush linked his life story to the American story. (Hillary can tell her own history, who by the way is great).
* Their convention will be a success if it appeals to the
heart more than the head.
I don't really know if Hillary would be a great President, but what I know is that Trump would be a disgrace to the humanity. So, I am cheering for her.
See you.
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