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Homework for 21 Feb.
(1)Write an opinion essayOnPerception- understanding – comprehension- knowing- picturing- imagening- learning
~500 words…………….(2) 3 minute talk on “Study at the university” with a list of words………………………(3) Try to correct your summaries
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
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I would Like to ask about homework. Second our homework is to talk with a list of words. What list? I have to create or involve some specific words from somewhere?
ReplyDeleteAnd write opinion essay? Am I able to create my own subject?
Thank you for your answer!
Take words from the "Vocabulary" page here - use as many as you wish - but before your talk you have to give us the list of used words.
ReplyDeleteOpinion essay after TED talk, see above - topic is declared:
learning - understanding etc.
Topic: Perception- understanding – comprehension- knowing- picturing- imagening- learning
ReplyDeleteKnowledge, understanding, learning, perception… All these words have the same meaning – to be clever, to become clever. Knowing things is a key to our life, a key to every step we make. Today many people concentrate on learning languages, especially English, which is acknowledged one of the most influential languages of the world. .The whole world now is speaking in one language , it is the language which makes our communication with others more easier. According to the topic, let’s discuss, why it is so important to know and understand English language?
Firstly, I must notice that English is one of the most widely used languages in the world. Over 337 million people speak English as their first (mother tongue) language and 350 million people speak it as their second language. Moreover, it is called international, because English is everywhere you look: you can see it on the posters, magazines, you can hear it in the songs and definitely, most of the internet pages are in English. Over 85 percents of all International organisations such as European Union and United Nations use English as one of their official languages. And because of English is used everywhere : in international communication, trade, diplomacy, sport, science, technology, culture… We can make a conclusion – English become a global language!
In my opinion, the biggest and the best this global language gives us – is the ability to communicate with people from other countries. Talking with people all around the world by one language facilitates our life. Adding to that, it means that instead of learning each language of each country we can use one widely recognized language. If you have chosen to learn English – you can be secure for your future life. Almost every employer requires English skills. So, if you know English – there is a guarantee that your dream job will be waiting for you. After all, I must admit that we live in the century of Information, where new technologies play important role. Accordingly, most of computer programs and applications are in English, so individuals will be able to understand better and use computer more effectively. It means that individuals will turn to a better employees too.
Returning to the subject of new technologies, I can say that the possibility to learn foreign language - English is increasing every day. In assistance with new computers and modern techniques studying process is getting of more quality. For example, in Lithuania many enterprises and organisations already have all up-to-date technologies. The situation in schools and universities is also changed. Now students have more opportunities to comprehend the information: there are multimedia classes, where students can better develop one’s ideas and teachers can help more to improve their language. New hardware enables to use modern school/university teaching programs for different subjects.
All in all, I suppose the more your knowledge is widely spread , the more you achieve in your life. By learning English language, every individual can make his/her life easier. The more you know, the more possibilities you have. Language – is a key to the knowledge and to the world.
Tatjana Osokina
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ReplyDeleteIn our days imagining plays an important role in every life situation. I believe that without imagine people life’s wouldn’t be so good, interesting, exciting, it would be without future.
I am sure that all people will agree with me that imagining is a very useful in architecture and building. It is a fact that without imaginative any houses, skyscrapers, other modern, innovative buildings wouldn’t be created by architects and now we would still be living in a rock or in the forests and the life wouldn’t be as easy as it is now. Also we wouldn’t be able to show our fantastic, unique buildings we have such as Sydney Opera House, Burj Al Arab Hotel, Sagrada Familia. Even in the beginning of the civilization there were made a fantastic architecture miracles that is still a big question for all nowadays people how it was made without any specific instruments. The objects are The Egypt pyramids, Acropolis, Stonehenge and other objects. The spectacular funfairs such as Dysneylands, water parks, sea museums are also architecture inventions which really help to spent a great time, and relax with all family. Secondly, imagining is the main work key for professions such as painters, architects, designers, sculptors, musician or even dancers. It is a fact that without imagine the professions are totally doomed, because they are not capable to work without imagine, they can’t create interesting, outstanding works and even any perfect performance. I feel very strongly that any famous artist such as Leonardo Da Vinci with his Mona Liza, or Ludwig van Beethoven- 9 symphony wouldn‘t create these masterpieces without imagining! Actually very popular in our days holywood films, ballet, opera, skating on ice performance also wouldn‘t exist! Personally, I think every job requires imagine, because it helps to create and find something new, something unique that makes you different from the other people.
Finally, It seems to me that people without imagining is not a real people. Can you imagine a person without imagining...it is cold, gloomy, without future, sad, unhappy, unfriendly, not interest in any matter, inconspicuous, walking creature which just has the only worry how to exist...It‘s horryble! People would be equal to animal lifestyle...Than the life would be really sad, without any entertainment, any future, happiness, love, new experience, new technology, without anything...I am definitely sure that people without imaginative are doomed to extinct...
In conclusion, imagining is the main role of our better life improvement.It is obvious that imagine makes us to search new ideas, suggestments, gives us new life experience, the love and it shows the world in different colours, makes us enjoy the life.
450 words.
Karolis Murauskas
Perception
ReplyDeleteEvery person is different in many ways. One of the differences comes from perception, because people see things in variant ways. Perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information. Furthermore there are several types of perceptions such as perception of sound, speech, touch, taste, social world and etc. Perception affects almost entire our environment and everything we do involves perception.
Perception differs from individual to individual due to a variety of personal, socio-economical, and cultural differences. Growing up we see the same things in a different way. Age is one of the factors that have affect on perception. In my opinion age is the biggest factor making influence on perception, because age is a constant thing that is changing. Children, teenagers and adults “see” things different not only because of age margin but also because of growing number of past experience. As children grow and develop, they learn to see and comprehend relationships and themes from visuals instead of simply seeing individual objects and shapes. Besides age there are other facts that make influence on diversity of perception.
Gender, race, and past experiences are examples of personal perception filters. For example researchers have found that hills appear steeper and distances longer when people are fatigued or carrying heavy loads. This means that not only the previously mentioned facts influence perception, but also outside factors. One more example of outside factors could be weight which is metaphorically associated with seriousness and importance. In one study, job candidates whose resumes were seen on a heavy clipboard were judged as better qualified and more serious about the position.
Moreover, there is certain group of people whos perception is beyond ordinary people. That kind of people are known as synesthetes. Synesthesia is a neurologically based condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. For example the most common form of synesthesia is grapheme - color synesthesia, when individual letters of the alphabet and are "shaded" or "tinged" with a color. To synesthetes not only word and numbers have color, but even sounds.
To sum up every single detail that surrounds us has something to do with our perception. No matter if it is past experience, age or weight it still changes the way we perceive.
By Tomas Rusakovas
Perception.
ReplyDeletePerception is immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities. According to Daniel Tammet, the world is richer, vaster than it too often seems to be and words, numbers, ideas can have colors, emotions, shapes and personalities. Personally, I think that the way one understands the world around, can show the level of their creativity and at times intelligence.
First of all, people often wonder why does a simply disgusting piece of art cost as much as a house or think that art, theatre and music is so overrated. To my mind this way of thinking is quite ignorant, as people often judge art by taking one look rather than trying to look deeper, trying to understand the idea, the concept. The main reason why art is highly valued is because it contains a certain hidden meaning which not everybody is able to recognize. The Black Square of Kazimir Malevich is not simply a black square. Originally it was a painting, yet nobody up until now knows what is underneath the black layer of paint. The mystery is actually what attracts people. It is a fact that even in poetry most nouns have a very specific meaning and quite often are symbolizing something more meaningful. For example, a house might refer to a country or even the universe itself. This is where the ability of ones’ understanding helps to see the true meaning of what we call art. I feel very strongly that if one does not see the value of art, they should not insult the piece, as by insulting they are insulting themselves, telling everybody that they are shallow.
Secondly, being able to give things an explanation using not only logic but also creativity might improve IQ and help develop flexibility. It is widely known that there is a huge variety of toys which main goal is to help kids develop and learn. For example, a game where a child has to order numbers by colors. This kind of games makes one think that numbers or certain things not only have their banal meaning, but also a more creative explanation. It seems to me that being able to see things from another angle is quite important, especially for people who are working as detectives, computer programmers, coders and sadly hackers. Simple things usually carry a lot more information than we think and people of previously mentioned occupations are obliged to retrieve all the information that is hidden in any way possible.
In conclusion I would like to mention that in my opinion perception is significantly important, but most of all it is the way one understands which is of the greatest value. Outlook on the word and things can tell a lot about a person, about their creativity, intelligence or even their personality.
Every day we get much information from various sources. From internet, books, television, radio, commercials. And it is huge amount of information which we have to imbibe. And usually we have to decide which information is important to us and which we can ignore. But it is difficult to do this, because people usually don’t know how to concentrate on important information and how to sort out it. How to save time during this process? And what is most important: how to imbibe this information, that after learning process person could remember this information more than one or couple days. In my opinion, learning process has to be not just effective but also interesting.
ReplyDeleteTo begin with, there are many methods how to learn something without huge struggles. For example, person wants to learn new language. At first sight it looks that it will be huge and laborious work. Learning words per day about fifty. Then study grammar from boring books it’s really looks boring and hard. But when person makes (in this case new language) part of his life, but not just study object, then it’s much essayer to study. Those fifty words person can write on colorful sticky notes and put them on refrigerator, computer, mirror and etc. To my mind, it’s easy to remember those words when person often sees them, because those notes are colorful which helps to memory to memorize words according to color. Using this method person automatically use less effort and can remember more words.
What is more, learning is more effective when person has opportunity to adjust those things in real life. It’s a fact, that while person reading he memorize 20% information, 10% when he listening, 30%of what he see, 50 %of what he see and hear, 70% of what he discuss with others, 80% of what he experience, and 90%of what he teach to someone. Also, to learn something new helps pressure. How? Person can take a challenge. For example, he wants to expand his vocabulary of foreign language. He should find another person who also wants to learn something new. Then try to compete with each other for final prize. It could be a dinner or ticket to cinema and etc.
In conclusion, I believe there are many ways to make learning process easier .But person must search information how to do this. And adjust those methods to him. Because people are deferent and it means that one person can learn something new just reading a book and to another need to visualize. See colors, shapes and etc. But most important that person memorize those things which are important to him as a person.
Birutė Kirtiklytė
Topic: Perception- understanding – comprehension- knowing- picturing- imagening- learning
ReplyDeleteKnowledge, understanding, learning, perception… All these words have the same meaning – to be clever, to become clever. Knowing things is a key to our life, a key to every step we make. Today many people concentrate on learning languages, especially English, which is acknowledged one of the most influential languages of the world. .The whole world now is speaking in one language , it is the language which makes our communication with others more easier. According to the topic, let’s discuss, why it is so important to know and understand English language?
Firstly, I must notice that English is one of the most widely used languages in the world. Over 337 million people speak English as their first (mother tongue) language and 350 million people speak it as their second language. Moreover, it is called international, because English is everywhere you look: you can see it on the posters, magazines, you can hear it in the songs and definitely, most of the internet pages are in English. Over 85 percents of all International organisations such as European Union and United Nations use English as one of their official languages. And because of English is used everywhere : in international communication, trade, diplomacy, sport, science, technology, culture… We can make a conclusion – English become a global language!
In my opinion, the biggest and the best this global language gives us – is the ability to communicate with people from other countries. Talking with people all around the world by one language facilitates our life. Adding to that, it means that instead of learning each language of each country we can use one widely recognized language. If you have chosen to learn English – you can be secure for your future life. Almost every employer requires English skills. So, if you know English – there is a guarantee that your dream job will be waiting for you. After all, I must admit that we live in the century of Information, where new technologies play important role. Accordingly, most of computer programs and applications are in English, so individuals will be able to understand better and use computer more effectively. It means that individuals will turn to a better employees too.
Returning to the subject of new technologies, I can say that the possibility to learn foreign language - English is increasing every day. In assistance with new computers and modern techniques studying process is getting of more quality. For example, in Lithuania many enterprises and organisations already have all up-to-date technologies. The situation in schools and universities is also changed. Now students have more opportunities to comprehend the information: there are multimedia classes, where students can better develop one’s ideas and teachers can help more to improve their language. New hardware enables to use modern school/university teaching programs for different subjects.
All in all, I suppose the more your knowledge is widely spread , the more you achieve in your life. By learning English language, every individual can make his/her life easier. The more you know, the more possibilities you have. Language – is a key to the knowledge and to the world.
Topic: Perception- understanding – comprehension- knowing- picturing- imagening- learning
ReplyDeleteKnowledge, understanding, learning, perception… All these words have the same meaning – to be clever, to become clever. Knowing things is a key to our life, a key to every step we make. Today many people concentrate on learning languages, especially English, which is acknowledged one of the most influential languages of the world. .The whole world now is speaking in one language , it is the language which makes our communication with others more easier. According to the topic, let’s discuss, why it is so important to know and understand English language?
Firstly, I must notice that English is one of the most widely used languages in the world. Over 337 million people speak English as their first (mother tongue) language and 350 million people speak it as their second language. Moreover, it is called international, because English is everywhere you look: you can see it on the posters, magazines, you can hear it in the songs and definitely, most of the internet pages are in English. Over 85 percents of all International organisations such as European Union and United Nations use English as one of their official languages. And because of English is used everywhere : in international communication, trade, diplomacy, sport, science, technology, culture… We can make a conclusion – English become a global language!
In my opinion, the biggest and the best this global language gives us – is the ability to communicate with people from other countries. Talking with people all around the world by one language facilitates our life. Adding to that, it means that instead of learning each language of each country we can use one widely recognized language. If you have chosen to learn English – you can be secure for your future life. Almost every employer requires English skills. So, if you know English – there is a guarantee that your dream job will be waiting for you. After all, I must admit that we live in the century of Information, where new technologies play important role. Accordingly, most of computer programs and applications are in English, so individuals will be able to understand better and use computer more effectively. It means that individuals will turn to a better employees too.
Returning to the subject of new technologies, I can say that the possibility to learn foreign language - English is increasing every day. In assistance with new computers and modern techniques studying process is getting of more quality. For example, in Lithuania many enterprises and organisations already have all up-to-date technologies. The situation in schools and universities is also changed. Now students have more opportunities to comprehend the information: there are multimedia classes, where students can better develop one’s ideas and teachers can help more to improve their language. New hardware enables to use modern school/university teaching programs for different subjects.
All in all, I suppose the more your knowledge is widely spread , the more you achieve in your life. By learning English language, every individual can make his/her life easier. The more you know, the more possibilities you have. Language – is a key to the knowledge and to the world.
520 words
By Tatjana Osokina
Alik Mirguseinov said…(22 Feb 12, looking at version 1)
ReplyDeleteOpinion Essay:
Imagination…we all know it, we all have it and of course, we all use it. That’s all fine but can we make our imagination into a meal ticket? Can we profit from its fruits? To my mind, we can.
Numerous jobs, professions, careers are based on or require imagination in a form called ‘’creativity’’. Creativity is a core competency for leaders and managers and one of the best ways to set your company apart from the competition. Corporate Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Generating fresh solutions to problems, and the ability to create new products, processes or services for a changing market, are part of the intellectual capital that give a company its competitive edge.
Secondly, imagination is the source of art. Art is distinctively a product of imagination, of that faculty of the mind which has to do with perceiving images, the image of one thing in the form of another. While science, therefore, may find a single form interesting in itself, art, on the other hand, never does. It looks for another form with which the first may be compared. While science may be satisfied with a single fact, art, at its best, never is. It demands a parallel fact or fancy, of which the first furnishes a suggestion.
Many people believe imagination is not as equally important, as other characteristics which are required for specific jobs. I have to disagree here and as I mentioned in the second paragraph, imagination (creativity) is the basic value in order to get ahead of the carrier ladder and gaining a respectful position.
To conclude everything that has been mentioned, I can add that it is not easy to profit from raw imagination, you have to create the environment to produce and realize your creativity both in work and art so that the outcome would be profitable in any case. It is not easy but possible.
Alik
Topic: Perception- understanding – comprehension- knowing- picturing- imagining- learning
ReplyDeleteThese words in some cases might be used like synonyms. On the other hand, in every single situation they have totally different meaning. The question that comes to my mind is, what makes us – people, to think different, to look at the things different, to make up different meanings of the situations and words.
It is widely known that the most interesting species on earth are Homo sapiens- we humans. Probably there can not be only one answer to say why my brain are working unlike the others. To my mind what cause the difference between comprehension, learning and etc. are the specific genes and personal perception, wich consists of personal experience and the environtment that surounds the persons. It is the fact, that people by coming to the world inherit some genes from their parents. This is why we are usually able to notice some similar features between us and parents. Same genes give us ability to think, understand, imagine in the identic or in the other way about. Main reason is the exchange of genetic material. Some people get the visual memory others get auditory one. For instance, part of the students are pleased with the lectures, while others can not imagine anything better than reading the books.
Second reason why we all see the world differently is the personality. Personality is the set of characteristics, possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, emotions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations. Personality is what the person forms during his life. Everyday we are filling ourselves with amount of knowledge, ideas, experience, situations. Everything we passed through comes to our memory and roots into our personality. Day by day we start using our new comprehension and spread it to others. In my opinion it is like a web, were u can gain different kind of features in non-inheritable way. Furthermore, personality it is caused by the environment that surrounds you. In my point of view, environment it is the country and culture where you live, people that you communicate with. There are definitely strong difference in variety of culture, which gives the other view on the understanding the morality or behavior.
To conclude, Homo sapiens are unique. People are alike to this topic words, in some cases are similar like synonymous and sometimes they are totally incompatibe. The influence of genes, other people, our culture, country, new ideas, views, smells and all emotions lets to distinguish everyone. Our thoughts are unique, things we see might be different and just we are able to see the shapes of the things we want to see. Eventually I want to give a thought for you to think. What if you draw the square but I will see the circle? You will say it has four corners, same time I will think the sides can be corners. You will show me the square and what if I see the circle? The idea is that everyone knows how to call same things, but no-one can be sure they are seeing the same. So think about why sometimes you have different opinion with the friend about the appearance of how the person looks like.
Viktorija.