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Hi Svetlana!
An Israeli doctor claims to reverse the ageing process of the brain!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2011/201125-ageing-process.html
Quizlet:
Dec 27, 2020
Lesson 10/10 60min
Ecocide could become an international crime.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2012/201205-ecocide.html
Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/555175764/ecocide-could-become-an-international-crime
Dec 13, 2020
Lesson 9/10 60min
Hi Svetlana,
This time we'll discuss how food bots and automation are changing the food supply chain.
Dec 5, 2020
Lesson 8/10 60min
Hi Svetlana!
China has a New Silk Road plan:
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1705/170516-silk-road.html
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/245703204/china-outlines-silk-road-plan-for-global-trade-05162017-flash-cards/
Belt and Road Initiative
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative
For future discussion:
China has many ghost cities perhaps ideal for new migrant workers from their trade group!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QgaF3M7I70
What about the Chinese children left behind in villages? This is a huge sociological timebomb!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCo9kvYcRsM&t=1355s
Nov 29, 2020
Lesson 7/10 60min
Hi Svetlana!
Fifteen Asian and Pacific countries have signed the world's biggest free trade deal.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2011/201117-free-trade-deal.html
Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/549023501/asian-nations-form-worlds-biggest-free-trade-deal-flash-cards
China has a new Silk Road plan:
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1705/170516-silk-road.html
Quizlet https://quizlet.com/245703204/china-outlines-silk-road-plan-for-global-trade-05162017-flash-cards/
Nov 22, 2020
Lesson 6/10 60min
Hi Svetlana,
Maldives resort offers $30K 'all-you-can-stay' holiday
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2011/201115-maldives-resort.html
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/549583938/maldives-resort-offers-30k-all-you-can-stay-holiday-flash-cards/
Business Insider gives us a closer look
https://www.insider.com/anantara-veli-resort-in-maldives-offers-30000-unlimited-stay-deal-2020-11#:~:text=A%20luxury%20resort%20in%20the,dining%20experiences%20at%20the%20resort.
Nov 15, 2020
Lesson 5/10 60min
Hi Svetlana,
Last year was the 30th anniversary of the internet, and one of it's creators says it must change!
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1903/190314-the-internet.html
Quizlet:
https://quizlet.com/381151531/inventor-of-world-wide-web-says-it-must-change-flash-cards/
World Wide Web Foundation
https://webfoundation.org/
October 25, 2020
Lesson 4/10 60min
Hi Svetlana,
This time our lesson concerns cyber attacks and how to protect
your institution from them. What managers need to know.
Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/537808901/keeping-up-with-technology-what-managers-and-executives-need-to-know-flash-cards/
Vocabulary.com
https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/7439858
Breaking News English tells us about Web Authentication.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1904/190401-web-authentication.html
October 18, 2020
Lesson 3/10 60min
October 11, 2020
Lesson 2/10 60min
Hi Svetlana,
Companies wrestle with growing cyber security threat:
their own employees!
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/533234382/learn
For more discussion, Twitter employees work from home.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2005/200515-working-at-home.html
Twitter Hacked
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2008/200803-hackers.html
October 4, 2020
Lesson 1/10 60min
Hi Svetlana,
Companies wrestle with growing cyber security threat:
their own employees!
For more discussion, we'll talk about hacking:
https://esldiscussions.com/h/hacking.html
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