Current Live Lessons
Jun 24, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
Jun 21, 2021
Lesson 2/5 45min
Jun 8, 2021
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hello Michael,
A Financial Times article says workplace surveillance may hurt us more than it helps.
Jun 3, 2021
Lesson 5/5 45min
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Today we'll discuss a news article a Welsh teen who tried to post himself home from Australia!
May 31, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
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This is a Caravaggio!’: the inside story of an old master found in Spain.
Three siblings discover that the painting they inherited is worth millions!
Caravaggio Wikipedia
May 27, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
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Today, If you pay them, they will come:
the US city giving tourists cash to visit.
May 20, 2021
Lesson 2/5 45min
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This time we'll discuss a business article:
Putting people above profits.
May 16, 2021
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Today our lesson focuses on shea butter produced in Uganda which is a developing
industry creating wealth for farmers and producers of shea butter products.
Shea Butter, Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitellaria
Speaking of Africa, a smart city is planned
in Senegal.
May 6, 2021
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hello Michael!
This time we talked about the Colloseum in
Rome and it's new floor.
April 29, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
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‘A role model’: how Seville is turning leftover oranges into electricity
April 27, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
April 21, 2021
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Today we'll talk about a possible cure for baldness.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2103/210323-baldness-cure.html
April 19, 2021
Lesson 1/5 45min
Hello Michael!
This time we'll really discuss NFTs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token
We'll use the CNBC article and well as 2 Guardian articles:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/digital-artist-beeple-common-misunderstanding-about-nfts.html
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/apr/03/non-fungible-tokens-digital-art-artists
What did you think of the ted talk about NFTs? It was so positive but the weak link in the process is the initial set up of the token. How can they be sure it's the rightful owner?
NFT prices are so high! Could the price of NFTs become a bubble? Remember tulip mania?
Do you think the pandemic lockdown caused a lot more interest in the buying and selling of NFTs?
How does the initial verification of ownership of the creative property happen?
Why is there controversy about using Ethereum to pay create NFTs?
Why do you think NFTs are so appealing to investors?
Will NFTs replace copyrights and royalties?
This article says that there is a lot of theft of artists' creations. How can this be stopped?
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7vxe7/people-are-stealing-art-and-turning-it-into-nfts
April 15, 2021
Lesson 5/5 45min
Hello Michael!
We'll finish the article about Coffee shops in Silicon Valley by picking up wth part 5.
We'll just have a light discussion of this next financial topic:
NFTs (Non-fungible tokens) which are extremely popular now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token
This topic captured world attention with the sale of an NFT for $69 million by artist Beeple.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/digital-artist-beeple-common-misunderstanding-about-nfts.html
April 12, 2021
Lesson 4/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Coffee shops have taken a hit in Silicon Valley!
April 8, 2021
Lesson 3/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Coffee shops have taken a hit in Silicon Valley!
April 1, 2021
Lesson 2/5 45min
Hello Michael!
Today, Denmark's Clean Energy Island.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2103/210315-clean-energy.html
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/580245435/denmark-to-make-artificial-clean-energy-island-flash-cards/
(Bird deaths by wind turbines can be reduced)
The UK is getting ready to become zero carbon
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1906/190624-zero-carbon-fuels.html
Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/413569952/zero-carbon-power-bigger-than-fossil-fuels-in-uk-flash-cards/
And, an interesting follow up to our last lesson:
who will pay for the environmental clean up??: