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Why do we dream?

  Explaining a video # tactiq.io free youtube transcript # Why do we dream? - Amy Adkins # https://www.youtube.com/watch/2W85Dwxx218 Why do we dream? - Amy Adkins 00:00:06.643 In the third millenium BCE, 00:00:08.412 Mesopotamian kings recorded and interpreted their dreams on wax tablets. 00:00:13.806 A thousand years later, 00:00:15.146 Ancient Egyptians wrote a dream book 00:00:17.248 listing over a hundred common dreams and their meanings. 00:00:20.654 And in the years since, 00:00:21.863 we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. 00:00:25.650 So, after a great deal of scientific research, 00:00:28.121 technological advancement, 00:00:29.787 and persistence, 00:00:31.005 We still don't have any definite answers, but we have some interesting theories. 00:00:36.443 We dream to fulfill our wishes . 00:00:40.937 In the early 1900s, 00:00:42.494 Sigmund Freud proposed that while all of our dreams, including our nightmares, 00:00:46.512 are a collection of images ...
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Learning sign language

  Study this words and expressions  Recognize, sign language , probably deaf community , even if, language dates back to, especially , communicate Learning sign language  A  We can all 1 ________ sign language when we see it. The 2 _____ _______uses this combination of hand, eye, and body movements together with facial expressions all over the world. But there are many things about sign language that are surprising, and this starts with its earliest history! B  Experts believe that sign language 3 ____ _____ ____ before humans began to use spoken language. Juan Pablo de Bonet, a Spanish priest who believed in education for the deaf, published the first book of 4 _____ _____ in 1620. But sign language doesn't belong only to the deaf community. Parents often learn to use a simple form of sign language with their babies, because signing is an easier form of communication. It's a part of your everyday life, too, 5 _____ ______ you don't realize it. Do you raise y...
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The geography of Australia

  Study this words and expressions  The geography of Australia  Mountain ranges, huge, possible, multicultural, 2,228 m, Aboriginal population Highest mountain, isolated, nearly, 18th, Incredibly, venomous, punishment However, 11,800, platypuses, 19th, incredibly , uncertain, However, 50,000, flora and fauna The geography of Australia  Australia is a place of contrasts. It's the smallest continent in the world, and the sixth-largest country. The island of Australia has a lot of beautiful trees and plants, and 1. ______ _______ including Australia's 2.______ ______, Mount Kosciuszko, at 3. ______. 4. ________, about one third of the country is desert, with 5. _________ hot temperatures and very little vegetation. Australia is 6. _______. To drive from Sydney on the east coast to Perth on the west coast takes about 40 hours without stopping! The island is very 7. ________, too. Between Brisbane on the Australian east coast, and the city of Santiago in Chile, there is ...
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Activity 11 A job interview

  Activity 11 A job interview https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/c1-listening/job-interview Past experience Company 1 Company 2 Why changed jobs Qualifications Main challenges in the new job Two questions 1 2 Interviewer: Hello, Maria. Thanks for coming in for the interview. Maria: It's my pleasure. Thanks for inviting me. Interviewer: Well, as you know, the company has been expanding and we have an opening in our HR department. We're creating a new role for someone to lead our training and development within the company. Maria: Yes, I very much think that my skills and experience are a good fit for what you're looking for. Interviewer: That sounds great. So, your CV looks strong, though it would be good if you could give us an overview, in your own words, of what you've been doing over the past four years or so. Maria: Well, in my first job, four years ago, I was working for a small HR services provider which offered HR services, including L&D...
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Activity 10 A project management meeting

  Activity 10 A project management meeting https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/c1-listening/project-management-meeting First task (roles, responsibilities and timelines) Second task John: Thanks, everyone, for coming to this project meeting. I know we're all working cross-functionally on this project, but so far the key stakeholders are really pleased with how it's going. This project will really benefit our overall value proposition and the company as a whole. Akiko: Thanks, John. It's an important project. It's good to be collaborating on this together. Matteo: Yes, it's important, but we're all so busy with our regular jobs. It'll be difficult to fit things in. John: It's OK, Matteo. We'll work it out. I know that you all have a lot on at the moment, combining this project with your regular jobs. Barbara: So, what do we need to do, and by when? John: Good questions, Barbara. We have a number of key deliverables to discuss so i...
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