English Conversations 2

 Have you been using any novel AI apps recently? Share your experience with the group. What do you enjoy in the process? What surprises you? If you could use a metaphor to describe AI's effect on human life what would it be? Let's listen to this interview with  Danielle Susan Allen, a University Professor at Harvard University and the Director of the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard Kennedy School    Let's discover some of the possibilities AI offers in this article.  Choose an app, explore it, and present it to the class. Formal & Informal English  

Did you use to play any of the games in the photos? What toys or games do you remember playing from your school days? Were any of them crazes? (i.e. fads for a short time?) Do not name it, only explain the rules and let others guess  Did you use to improvise any games? (i.e. invent them while you played? Can you name one?  According to the author, why did some games stand the test of time? What point does the author wish to make by mentioning each of the following? a. 'toothpaste', 'snake eyes' and jumbos' (lines 1-2)b Egypt three millennia ago (lines 6-7)  c. video/computer games (lines 11, 23 and 25)  d. cognitive growth (line 19)  e. In the attic (line 29) f rules and structure (line 34)  READING SKILL Using topic sentences  Paragraphs in more formal texts, such as articles and essays, often include topic sentences. Most topic sentences are at the beginning or end of a paragraph. They summarize the paragraph in some way: by stating the argument, ask...

Identify a rule that applies to series of triples of numbers, that these three numbers “2-4-6” satisfy. Here is an article on the original experiment by psychologist Peter  Wason. Can you think of examples of confirmation bias that you've seen? What role do you think media plays in encouraging confirmation bias? Which of these things do you naturally do when you have conversations with people who don't share your point of view?  Which of these things do you need to work on?  2 What are some common beliefs that yo with your friends or family? Have you  met people with different beliefs from you? What happened? What are the benefits of having to convert people who have different beliefs from COMMUNICATION SKILL  Convincing someone who questions the evidence In order to make someone more likely to want to listen to - and believe - your evidence, try to do the following  1 Listen carefully and with respect.  2 Show that you understand their opinions....

DISCUSSION 1. Think of a time when you were trying to convince someone of your point of view. Work in pairs to discuss the questions. How did you try to convince them? Did you  appeal to their emotions appeal to their logical reasoning tell personal anecdotes  quote scientific evidence 2. Did you manage to convince them? What happened? B. Do you know the story of the atheist and the priest? Let's watch a video to find out why persuading people of something against their convictions is so hard.     C. Which of these things do you naturally do when you have conversations with people who don't share your point of view? Which of these things do you need to work on?  Can you think of examples of confirmation bias that you've seen? What role do you think media plays in encouraging confirmation bias? 2 What are some common beliefs that you share with your friends or family? Have you  met people with different beliefs from you? What happened? What are the benefits...

How often do you meet new people - at work or ias social encounters?  What was an interesting firts encounter you had? Talk about it with a partner. How accurate were you in your first impression? Imagine you are about to create a video giving advice on how to make a good impression at work. Discuss and come up with 3 pieces of advice with a partner. Let's watch a video about 3 key points to create a positive first impression. What do you think they are? How accurate were you? Were there any similarities to your own perceptions?   Practice formal language formation here . Practice vocabulary here.

ave you ever counted how long you sit during the day? Milofer Merchant has! And she offers an alternative to conducting your meetings sitting down. If you sit on your _________ all day you get to suffer. What do you think can be the consequenses of sitting too long? Write a habits that you would like to change. Exchange papers with a partner and ask him for three possible  options. Do you agree? What expressions can you use? Do you disagree? What expressions can you use? Sort out your vocabulary So, do you have a suggestion fot the company?  Offer it now!  

  Being funny is a gift and when done well it's an art form. - Craig Fergunson, Scottish presenter Do you agree? How important is a sense of humour for you? Is there someone you know who you think is funny? What do they do?  Is there another person who doesn't think they are funny? Do you use humour in your conversations? How and why? Have you ever said something tongue-in-cheek but it was taken seriously?  What are these different types of humour?  irony / putdown / selfdeprecating humour / teasing / witty wordplay / puns 1 A mother, on seeing her children screaming and making a terrible mess, says with a smile to her visitor, 'Aren't children delightful?"  2 A: I'm having trouble sleeping  B: Come and see one of my presentations. That should fix it. 3 You've lost your phone again? You'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on! 4 A: I'm going to call the guys in IT to help me with my laptop.  B: Well, whatever you do, don't ask Miles. He...