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A natural or a hard worker?

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  What have the masters achieved? To what extent are their achievements due to natural talent or hard work in your opinion?    So how did Judith become so good ____chess? She had a long-term commitment _____ becoming the best. So, from a very early age, she focused ____ the game and pracised. Where do Stephen's amazing abilities stem ___? Already as a child, he had a passion ____ drawing. Practice prepositions https://create.kahoot.it/share/prepositions-advanced/20ca120f-311c-4ae7-a6f9-30c426e8afb5 Circle all the /dj/, /tj/ and /sh/ sounds in the tongue twisters (1-8).  Practise saying the tongue twisters in pairs.  1. I'm sure 1 saw Sheila selling seashells on the seashore, but I can't be sure she sold seashore shells.  2. Julia, George, Jean and Joan joyfully jumped down the jagged hill.  3. Chester the Cheetah chewed a chunk of cheap cheddar cheese.  4. Fresh fried fish,  Fish fresh fried,  Fried fish fresh,  Fish fried fresh....
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Empathy vs Sympathy

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 Andrea is the new team leader of a team working on a project. In a meeting she gets angry and shouts at you for delaying a piece of work. You had explained beforehand that you needed more info to complete the job. You remember times in the past when Andrea didn't finish her work on time. How do you react? a. think about why she may be angry and talk to her afterward b. remind her of times in the past when she didn't finish her work on time c. decide she is a bad leader and complain to the other team members in the kitchen area Here is a video about empathy by the well-known researcher Brene Brown. As you are watching, note down 1. The characteristics of empathy 2. How it is different than sympathy Here are 5 tips to increase empathic reactions Listen actively. Practice active listening by reformulating the message to the person who just said it. ... Consider how the other person may be feeling. ... Focus on similarities ... Practise mindfulness... Listen actively. Speak less t...
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AI - as human as it possibly can?

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  What do you think helps build rapport among people? How has AI affected your life so far? How does think it will affect the human society in the future? Read  an article  about AI and its implications Underline the expressions  you find  intriguing  and write each in a separate piece of paper. Exchange with partners to create a story. This is a sentence taken from the article: "If AI significantly complements higher-income workers, it may lead to a disproportionate increase in their labor income." What is the time reference of this sentence?  What does the use of this form imply? How can it be restructured to refer to something the speaker considers unlikely/improbable? How can it be restructured to refer to a past event? What other words could be used insted of "if"? Study Conditional sentences  here Practice (to your heart's desire)  here LYRICS
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