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Managing up
How can an employee manage their bosses? They need to learn how to manage up. That’s what this lesson is about.
Black Box Thinking
Mistakes can be our greatest teachers – if we learn from them. Black Box Thinking shows how embracing failure leads to real progress. Are you making the most of your mistakes?
So you want to be an architect – part 1
Learn what it means to be an architect from Doug Patt. Did you know that an architect is also an inventor?
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How Focus Music Hacks Your Brain
Would you like to know how music hacks your brain? Watch this lesson based on an episode from Cheddar and learn how music can help you focus.
Do schools kill creativity?
Did you like going to school? Do you think schools help children become more creative? Watch Sir Ken Robinson’s famous TED talk.
The new 5 second rule
How can you make the most of the first impression? What are some of the pitfalls of the first 5 seconds? Learn about all this from Quita’s TED talk.
Key to getting ahead
What does your career depend on? Who is a sponsor and why do we need one if we wanted to get ahead in our jobs? Watch a TED talk by Carla Harris.
Your Goals Need Stamina
How to give our goals the necessary stamina? How to improve our chances of achieving our goals?
Slow down the passage of time
Do you feel that time flies for you too? If it was possible to slow down the passage of time, would you like to know how to do it?
DUNE by Frank Herbert
Even if you don’t like reading or watching sci-fi, you should learn about Dune by Frank Herbert. It’s a great book and now also a film. I highly recomment reading and watching it. 🙂
How to talk about prices
Fancy learning some words to talk about prices? You will learn about cheap and expensive in this lesson.
Making Predictions
Would you like to learn how to make predictions and forecasts in English? Learn how to talk about likelihood using common words and expressions.
Growth Mindset with Mojo
Co czujesz, jak coś ci nie wychodzi? Czy łatwo się poddasz, czy raczej będziesz wytrwale zmierzał do celu? Carol Dweck uważa, że nasza odpowiedź na to pytanie ma związek ze szczególnym nastawieniem umysłu – nazywa to Growth Mindset.
Body language in presentations
Czy twoim zdaniem język ciała ma znaczenie podczas prezentacji? Co najbardziej cię irytuje w mówcach, jeśli chodzi o język ciała? W tej lekcji poznasz wiele cennych i celnych uwag na temat języka ciała podczas wystąpień publicznych.
7 Steps to Speaking Success
Would you like to know what is the secret of speaking success? There is something you can do to become more fluent and accurate in speaking.
Talking about progress
How to talk about progress in English? How would you describe your own progress in learning English?
Learning is uncomfortable
How do you feel about learning something new? Are you thrilled and excited or rather scared and terrified? Learn why learning process is meant to be difficult and how to make it more bearable.
Wskaźniki Biegłości
Czy wiesz jaki jest poziom twojej znajomości angielskiego? Skorzystaj z tego narzędzia, przygotowanego przez Komisję Europejską, i dowiedz się gdzie jesteś dzisiaj, jeśli chodzi o poziom twojego angielskiego.
Take Extreme Ownership
Is there anything positive about war? This rather controversial question was asked by Jocko Willink in his TED talk about Extreme Ownership.
The Harvard Principles of Negotiation
Czy wiesz jak negocjować, by zwiększyć swoje szanse na powodzenie? W tej lekcji poznasz kilka zasad przydatnych podczas negocjacji biznesowych. Materiał pochodzi z bardzo rzetelnego źródła; z Harvard Business School
After a vacation
Chyba nikt nie lubi wracać do pracy po urlopie, czyż nie? Te pierwsze dni mogą być naprawdę trudne. W tej lekcji przeczytasz o tym, jak sobie radzić z powrotem do pracy po urlopie.
Expressing Opinions
Learn to express opinions in English. This lesson contains two useful mind-maps. You will also learn a formal framework for expressing opinions.
Measure your adaptability
What makes a successful entrepreneur? Natalie Fratto claims that what matters most is adaptability.
How to be happy in English
Czy jesteś szczęśliwy? Czy wiesz jak o byciu szczęśliwym mówić po angielsku? Właśnie tego nauczy cię ta lekcja.
Rich and Poor
Czy chciałbyś być bogaty? A może już jesteś? W tej lekcji dowiesz się jak mówić o byciu bogatym i biednym po angielsku.
Money and happiness
Would you rather be happy or rich? Can money buy happiness? Watch a video by Bloomberg and find out the answer to these interesting questions.
How to disagree productively by Julia Dhar
Would you like to learn how to disagree productively? Watch this TED talk by Julia Dhar and find out why it matters so much to know how to argue.
Giving suggestions and recommendations
This lesson practises giving suggestions. It focuses on verb patterns. Students learn ways of giving suggestions and recommendations in everyday situations and in business writing.
Grit: the power of passion and perseverance
How can you tell that someone is more likely to succeed in life? Angela Lee Duckworth believes that the key lies in a special kind of determination.
Trends and Changes
How to talk about trends and changes in business? Learn some practical words and expressions for describing company performance.
Secrets of Learning Languages with Lydia Machova
Do you know any polyglots? How many languages would you like to speak? What are the secrets of learning languages? Find out in this lesson based on a TED talk by Lydia Machova.
How to Disagree Productively
How do you feel when there is a conflict at work? Would you like to learn how to disagree productively? Here are some tips from HBR on how to manage conflict at work.
Present Perfect or Past Simple
Czy wiesz jak zbudować zdanie, które skupi się na rezultacie czynności, a nie jej samej po angielsku? W tej lekcji dowiesz się, lub sobie przypomnisz, jaka jest różnica między czasami gramatycznymi: Present Perfect oraz Past Simple