Week 8

"Why Earth may someday look like Mars"

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Word bank

hydrogen- a colourless, highly flammable gas
eg. "In order to get rid of hydrogen, some oxygen is added to the helium."
tenuous- having little strengthor substence, not think or dense
eg. "The cinema has had a tenuous existence in recent years."
glimmer- to give off an unsteady reflection, to shine faintly
eg. "Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
exoplanet- a planet orbiting a star different than our sun
eg. "The news of another exoplanet discovery is nothing extraordinary."
to rust- to contract rust or become rust- colored
eg. "A bicycle will rust if you leave it in the rain"

Week 7

"Older people are happier"

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Word bank

affirmatively-  used in order to express confirmation of something
eg. "I asked him if he's going for a ride and he answered affirmatively, nodding."

I asked Thomas if his mistress were going out for a ride, and he replied affirmatively
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I asked Thomas if his mistress were going out for a ride, and he replied affirmatively.
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compassion- sympathetic pity and concern for misfortunes and problems
eg. "With age we learn to look at difficult things with compassion."

I asked Thomas if his mistress were going out for a ride, and he replied affirmatively.
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despair- a complete loss of hope
eg. "After failing for the hundredth time, all we can feel is despair."
to savor- to enjoy something fully
eg. "We tend to  savor every victory for years."
to capitalize- to take chance in order to gain advantage from something
eg. " If we capitalize on our good qualities, we will improve our personality."

Week 6

"4 ways to build a human company in the age of machines"

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  Word bank

stakeholder- a person with an interest or concern in a business.
eg. "An example of a stakeholder is a person who has invested in a business"
to outsource- to obtain sth by contract from an outside supplier
eg. "There can be no question of outsourcing components from other countries"
to quit- to leave, usually permanently
eg. "She quit what she was doing to help me paint the house."
gamification- the act of turning an activity into a game or something similar to it
eg. "Teachers can use gamification to motivate their students."
inherently- in a natural or innate manner
eg. "Her work is inherently dangerous"

 

Week 5

"You can grow new brain cells. Here's how"

               

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Word bank

neurogenesis- the act of growing and developing nervous tissue

eg. "The diet modulates memory and mood in the same direction as it modulates neurogenesis"

hippocampus- a curved elongated ridge in the brain involved in forming and processing memory

eg. "Those who exercised, even those at high risk for Alzheimer’s, maintained the volume of their hippocampus."

efficacy- the ability to produce desired and intended results

eg. "The court depends on its public legitimacy for the efficacy of its decisions."

intermittent fasting- various diets that cycle between a period of fasting and non-fasting.

eg. "Intermittent fasting will increase neurogenesis."

flavonoid- an oxygen-containing antioxidant compounds that includes many common pigments

eg. "Research shows that compounds called flavonoid reduces the preliminary risk of heart disease."

resveratrol- a compound found in red grapes, mulberries, peanuts used as an antioxidant

eg. "Resveratrol, which is contained in red wine, has been shown to promote the survival of neurons."

mastication- the chewing or grinding of food.

eg. "Saliva production also reduces causing dry mouth and difficult mastication and swallowing."