2018-2019 ուս․ տարի
"TALK SHOW" project.
1. How much do you believe in luck.
2. Your defination of success
3. Positive thinking and what it means
4. Should we care about other people's opinion or simply ignore them.
5. Is there such thing as <<Just Friend>> between girl and boy.
2017-2018 ուս․ տարի
Velvet revolution
Today I am taking my step. With this theme I start thinking. Today we have won. This is a victory of soul, thought. As a young man, I feel new breath today and freshness. I have repeatedly thought about working abroad, seeing swampy, stagnant condition of my country and the trampling the freedom and the right of a human interested in science. It's all in the past. Today I'm breathing. It's a great feast in my soul, and today I think differently. My fighting and persecuted Armenian people, my thoughts are already in the past. I will stay in Armenia. I will study in Armenia., I will do everythig In my power and even more to create, develop my country, by investing my strength in the field of science.
Today we are creating a new history. I am proud that I am Armenian.
Օդապարուկներ
Արգենտինայում՝ Բուենոս Աիրեսը հյուրընկալել է ամենամեծ օդապարիկների տոնակատարությանը՝ անցած չորեքշաբթի: Ավելի քան 20 օդապարիկներ օդ բարձրացան հանդիսատեսի առջև:
Այցելուներից մեկը ասաց, որ նա միայն օդապարիկներ տեսել է տեսաերիզով, ուստի նրան դուր եկավ փորձը: Մեկ Այլ այցելույի համար, դա երազանքի իրականցում էր քանի որ նա ցանկանում էր տեսնել օդապարիկների վեր բարձրանալը մանկությունից ի վեր:
Նյութի թարգմանությունը՝ այստեղից
Զգեստներ Պատրաստված շոկոլաից
Շոկոլադի սրահը ստեղծել է զգեստներ պարաստված շոկոլադից և մոդելները կրում են ստեղծագործությունները Փարզի նորաձևության ցուցադրության ժամանակ որը մի մասներ կազմում տարեկան շոկոլադի տոնավաճառի: Մարդիկ ասում են, որ այդ շոկոլադե տոնավաճառը աշխարհում ամենամեծն է: Շոկոլադագործները, խմորեղեն պատրաստող շեֆ խոհարարները և հրուշակագործները գալսի են այս տոնավաճառին ամբողջ աշխարհից: ՙՙՖորեսթ Գամփ՚՚ ֆիլմում գլխավոր հերոսը ասում է ՙՙԿյանքը նման է մեկ տուփ շոկոլադի: Դու երբեք չգիտես, թե ինչ է քեզ սպասվում՚՚ Ընդհանուր առմամբ կարող ենք ասել, որ նորաձևության ցուցադրումները ևս նման են մեկ տուփ շոկոլադի:
Նյութի թարգմանությունը՝ այստեղից
Once upon a time there lived a poor man. How hard he worked, how he did his best he remained the same poor. One day, hopelessly he decided to go to God, and find out when he would get rid of that poverty and ask something for him. On the way he met a wolf. “Good day, where are you going?” asked the wolf. “I’m going to God” answered the poor man. “I have something to tell him” “If you go to god.” asked the wolf. “Tell him that there was a wolf, he wanders day and night, but he didn’t find anything to eat. Tell him until when he will stay hungry. If you have created him, why don’t you feed him?” “Well!” said the man and continued his way. Much he went or not, he didn’t know, but on his way he met a beautiful girl. “Where are you going stranger?” asked the girl. “I am going to God.” “When you see God,” said the beautiful girl. “tell him that there is a girl: young, healthy, wealthy, but she can’t be happy, what she must do.” “I will tell.” Promised the stranger and went away, then he met a tree. Though the tree was growing on the bank of the river it was dry. “Where are you going?” asked the dry tree. “I’m going to the God.” “Well, I’ll tell you some words” asked the tree. “tell God that there is a tree on the bank of the river, but it is dry all year round. When will it be green?” The poor man heard all these and continued his way. He went day and night until he found God. God was sitting under a high rock. “Good day.” Said the poor man and stood in front of God. “You are welcome.” answered God. “What do you want?” “I would like you to give everything equally. Don’t to give light to someone and darkness to another. I work very hard, but I am still hungry. Those who work very little live very calm and rich. “Well, now go, you will be rich. I gave you your fortune, said God.” “I have something more to say my God.” said the poor man and told about the hungry wolf, beautiful girl and dry tree. “On his way back he met the fry tree. “What did God say about me?” asked the dry tree. “He said that there was gold under you. You won’t grow until you take the gold and your roots reach the sail, you will never be green.” told the man. “Well, take the gold, it will be beneficial for both of us. You will become rich and I’ll become green.” “No, I have no time, I’m hurrying.” answered the poor man. “God has given me fortune. I’ll hurry to find it.” he said and went away. Then he met a beautiful girl. “What news for me?” “God said, that you must find a man and marry him, then you won’t be sad, you will be happy. “In that case, let’s get married.” said the beautiful girl. “No, I have no time to marry. God has given me fortune. I shall find my fortune and enjoy my life. The hungry wolf was waiting on his way. “Well, what did God say?” “On the way to God I met a beautiful girl and a dry tree. The girl was interested why she was sad and couldn’t be happy. The tree wanted to know why it was dry all year round. I told God all these. He said that the tree would grow if someone took gold under it, and the girl would be happy if someone married her. The tree asked me to take the gold and the girl asked me to marry her, but I said that God had given me my fortune and I had to go and take it. “Anny what has God told about me?” “He said that you will stop hurry until you find a stupid man and eat him.” “Where can I find such a stupid man like you.” said the wolf and ate the stupid man.
Internet in my life.
Internet can be regarded as one of
the world most important invention which brings a lot impacts on people's
life. Some people may show their reasons for the negative effects brought by
Internet. However, I personally believe that the advent of Internet has
civilized positively our way of living, both physically and mentally.
Firstly, Internet brings us the physical impacts by simplifying life. Nowadays, everything can be done easily with the services supplied on the Internet which include the online shopping, news providing and even weather forecast online. People can be found in the street, taking with them the Ipad with Internet connection to catch all the latest news, instead of hurrying to find a new hard copy paper. There will be no tired of looking for a bottle of milk in a giant supermarket, women can stay at home and do all their shopping online, which is much time-saver. What is more? Internet will satisfy all the commands given by just a simple gesture - a click on the mouse. In short, the first advantage of Internet can be seen widely in our daily life.
Secondly, emotional effects can also be counted. With the advent of Internet, people are more likely to connect with each other, regardless of the time and distance. So many software like skype, yahoo messenger have been developed to match with the demand of Internet users. Social network such as Facebook is also an good example. Friends or family members can connect freely through this platform by simply updating the statuses, posting pictures and writing notes about their feeling. Not only strengthening the intimacy of people, Internet also provides us with a wide range of entertainment services to delight our days. Hence, youtube, game online can be strong cases to illustrate.
In summary, numerous impacts brought by the Internet will enhance its strong position in future. People will live a life with better physical and mental care.
Firstly, Internet brings us the physical impacts by simplifying life. Nowadays, everything can be done easily with the services supplied on the Internet which include the online shopping, news providing and even weather forecast online. People can be found in the street, taking with them the Ipad with Internet connection to catch all the latest news, instead of hurrying to find a new hard copy paper. There will be no tired of looking for a bottle of milk in a giant supermarket, women can stay at home and do all their shopping online, which is much time-saver. What is more? Internet will satisfy all the commands given by just a simple gesture - a click on the mouse. In short, the first advantage of Internet can be seen widely in our daily life.
Secondly, emotional effects can also be counted. With the advent of Internet, people are more likely to connect with each other, regardless of the time and distance. So many software like skype, yahoo messenger have been developed to match with the demand of Internet users. Social network such as Facebook is also an good example. Friends or family members can connect freely through this platform by simply updating the statuses, posting pictures and writing notes about their feeling. Not only strengthening the intimacy of people, Internet also provides us with a wide range of entertainment services to delight our days. Hence, youtube, game online can be strong cases to illustrate.
In summary, numerous impacts brought by the Internet will enhance its strong position in future. People will live a life with better physical and mental care.
My Favorite book
Reading has been an effective tool to discover the life for many centuries. Books can be your guide to living, can develop your understanding of the world around and are also one of the most popular leisure time activities of all.
As for me, I discovered the wonderful world of reading when I was 13. I had read several books before but the book I was presented for my 12-th birthday changed my attitude to reading and I started doing it for pleasure. I still remember this story in all details and treat it as my favorite one.
The title of this book is “The Purloined Letter" it is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe. It is the third of his three detective stories featuring the fictional C. Auguste Dupin, the other two being "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Mystery of Marie Roget". These stories are considered to be important early forerunners of the modern detective story. It first appeared in The Gift for 1845 (1844) and was soon reprinted in numerous journals and newspapers
My Favorite film
Here, Benjamin and his buddies call themselves
CLAY and long for the approval of king-of-the-realm MRX. But they don't exist
solely in the virtual world. CLAY's alpha male Max (Elyas M'Barek) insists that real hacking requires lots of
people skills and heist-like breaking-and-entering; when they're doing the
latter, they wear clown masks that resemble the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by V for Vendetta and the real-life hacktivists
Anonymous.
Though sometimes implausibly constructed, CLAY's
often harmless stunts are diverting. Slightly less so are scenes of
interpersonal squabbling, some of which revolve around a tacked-on love plot
with a law student named Marie (Hannah Herzsprung). Benjamin aside, the men who make up
CLAY bear little resemblance to most real-world hackers. It's not as if these
compromised casting decisions are justified by especially colorful
performances, either: The characters are hardly developed beyond "he's the
fat guy," "he's the 'roided-up muscleman." Only late in the
film, as Odar and cowriter Jantje Friese get twisty with some moves stolen from The Usual Suspects and another Hollywood hit
(naming it would spoil the fun), does one see a possible justification for this
crew's makeup.
There's never much justification for the
attention paid to Hanne Lindberg, whose coldly professional character makes an
unsatisfying foil for Benjamin. (The latter is hardly a tornado of charisma,
himself.) The secrets and lies involved in closing scenes would play much
better if we were more invested in the gamesmanship in Lindberg's interrogation
room.
10 tips for traveler.
If you’re planning a big trip, check out 5
Easiest Places For The Novice International Traveler, 10 Things To Bring
On Every International Flight. By Train Or Plane Across Europe?, The
Best Cellular Plan for Travelers, Why You Should Always Pack
Light, What To Pack On An Around-The-World Adventure.
Start somewhere
easy
Some places are
easier to travel to than others. If this is your first time out of the country,
it might be worth considering one of the easier destinations over, say
6 weeks on Bouvet Island.. But, if that’s what you want, go for it.
If you’re
curious, check out 5 Easiest Places For The Novice International Traveler.
Get your phone
sorted out
There are few
things more freeing than an unlocked smartphone. If your phone is unlocked you
can get, probably, a local SIM card for cheap high-speed data, wherever you go.
Forget overpriced travel data plans like those from Sprint and Verizon. Local
SIM cards are the way to go.
Unless you
have Mobile . Their Simple Choice plans get you unlimited
international data in nearly every country. It’s pretty slow, however. I wrote
about them in The Best Cellular Plan for Travelers.
The right
luggage
Buy a smaller bag
than you think you might need (more on this in #5). Personally, I prefer a good
travel backpack. Some people like the hybrid backpack/rolly-bags, but I find
them cumbersome. Avoid regular rolly bags, they’re more trouble than their
worth. Big suitcases should be avoided at all costs (unless you’re going skiing
or something and need to bring a lot of bulky gear.
The right gear
I love
a good, cheap, travel laptop. A USB battery pack is invaluable.
I love noise cancelling headphones, but they’re probably a luxury for most
people.
Pack
light
This will be
the hardest thing about travel. There are few harder urges to overcome than
overpacking. “But I might need this!!!” is so common there are industries built
around needless junk and charging you for heavy bags. Aim for 30 pounds, tops,
for everything. If you don’t bring a lot of electronics, aim for under 25. You
don’t more than a week’s worth of clothes. You can do laundry everywhere.
Seriously,
travelling light will change everything about how you travel. Check
out Why You Should Always Pack Light and What To Pack On An
Around-The-World Adventure for more info.
Apps for
you and your family
Google
Translate is the greatest app for any traveler, . Google Maps is a close
second
Don’t be
afraid of hostels
Hostels aren’t
things that Americans consider. There’s a mistaken perception that they’re
dirty, rowdy, dangerous places. I guess some are, but most of the ones I’ve
stayed at in the two years I’ve been travelling full time are nicer than most
hotels.
Review websites
like Hostelworld and Hostelz give you an idea about a place
before you ever set foot in it. Best of all, they’re a great way to meet new
people.
Check
out Skip the Hotel, Stay in a Luxury Hostel for more info.
Lock your
phone
Your phone, and
what’s on it, is probably the most valuable thing you have on you. Phones are
easily replaced. Personal data theft is way worse. Pictures, addresses… how
many banking apps and websites do you have that automatically log you in?
Lock your
phone. The swipey geometry designs may seem great, but after you use them a few
times, the screen will be smudged in the exact shape of your passcode. Numbers
and biometrics are safer.
Energy consumption
Nowaday people must understand the seriousness of the problem. We must save our resources. And we must look forward to using renewable energy such as solar energy, wind energy, the energy from hydrogen and fuel cells, geothermal energy etc. We must change our way of getting energy. But these are global changes. What can you do now to fight against the problem? What can I do to save energy? Here are a few ideas to get you started:
Pablo Picasso
Who Was
Pablo Picasso?
Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 to April 8, 1973) was
a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and stage
designer considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of the
20th century and the co-creator, along with Georges Braque,
of Cubism. Considered radical in his work, Picasso continues to garner
reverence for his technical mastery, visionary creativity and profound empathy.
Together, these qualities have distinguished the "disquieting"
Spaniard with the "sombrepiercing" eyes as a revolutionary artist.
For nearly 80 of his 91 years, Picasso devoted himself to an artistic
production that he superstitiously believed would keep him alive, contributing
significantly to — and paralleling the entire development of — modern art in
the 20th century.
What Was Picasso’s Full Name?
Pablo Picasso's
gargantuan full name, which honors a variety of relatives and saints, is Pablo
Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de
la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso.
When and Where Was Pablo Picasso Born?
Pablo Picasso
was born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain.
Early Life and Education
Pablo Picasso's
mother was Doña Maria Picasso y Lopez. His father was Don José Ruiz Blasco, a
painter and art teacher. A serious and prematurely world-weary child, the young
Picasso possessed a pair of piercing, watchful black eyes that seemed to mark
him destined for greatness. "When I was a child, my mother said to me, 'If
you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk you'll end up
as the pope,'" he later recalled. "Instead, I became a painter and
wound up as Picasso."
Picasso’s Paintings
Pablo Picasso
remains renowned for endlessly reinventing himself, switching between styles so
radically different that his life's work seems to be the product of five or six
great artists rather than just one. Of his penchant for style diversity, Picasso
insisted that his varied work was not indicative of radical shifts throughout
his career, but, rather, of his dedication to objectively evaluating for each
piece the form and technique best suited to achieve his desired effect.
"Whenever I wanted to say something, I said it the way I believed I
should," he explained. "Different themes inevitably require different
methods of expression. This does not imply either evolution or progress; it is
a matter of following the idea one wants to express and the way in which one
wants to express it."
Blue
Period: 'Blue Nude’ and ‘The Old Guitarist’
Art critics and
historians typically break Pablo Picasso's adult career into distinct periods,
the first of which lasted from 1901 to 1904 and is called his "Blue
Period," after the color that dominated nearly all of his paintings over
these years. At the turn of the 20th century, Picasso moved to Paris, France —
the cultural center of European art — to open his own studio. Lonely and deeply
depressed over the death of his close friend, Carlos Casagemas, he painted
scenes of poverty, isolation and anguish, almost exclusively in shades of blue
and green. Picasso's most famous paintings from the Blue Period include
"Blue Nude," "La Vie" and "The Old Guitarist,"
all three of which were completed in 1903.
In
contemplation of Picasso and his Blue Period, Symbolist writer and critic
Charles Morice once asked, "Is this frighteningly precocious child not
fated to bestow the consecration of a masterpiece on the negative sense of
living, the illness from which he more than anyone else seems to be
suffering?"
Rose
Period: 'Gertrude Stein' and 'Two Nudes'
By 1905, Picasso
had largely overcome the depression that had previously debilitated him, and
the artistic manifestation of Picasso's improved spirits was the introduction
of warmer colors—including beiges, pinks and reds—in what is known as his
"Rose Period" (1904-06). Not only was he madly in love with a
beautiful model, Fernande Olivier, he was newly prosperous thanks to the
generous patronage of art dealer Ambroise Vollard. His most famous paintings
from these years include "Family at
Saltimbanques" (1905), "Gertrude Stein" (1905-06) and "Two
Nudes" (1906).
Cubism:
‘Les Desmoiselles d’Avignon’
Cubism was an
artistic style pioneered by Pablo Picasso and his friend and fellow painter,
Georges Braque. In Cubist paintings, objects are broken apart and reassembled
in an abstracted form, highlighting their composite geometric shapes and
depicting them from multiple, simultaneous viewpoints in order to create
physics-defying, collage-like effects. At once destructive and creative, Cubism
shocked, appalled and fascinated the art world.
In 1907,
Picasso produced a painting that today is considered the precursor and
inspiration of Cubism: "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon." A chilling
depiction of five nude prostitutes, abstracted and distorted with sharp
geometric features and stark blotches of blues, greens and grays, the work was
unlike anything he or anyone else had ever painted before and would profoundly
influence the direction of art in the 20th century.
"It made
me feel as if someone was drinking gasoline and spitting fire," Braque
said, explaining that he was shocked when he first viewed Picasso's "Les
Demoiselles." Braque quickly became intrigued with Cubism, seeing the new
style as a revolutionary movement. French writer and critic Max Jacob, a
good friend of both Picasso and painter Juan Gris, called Cubism "the
'Harbinger Comet' of the new century," stating, "Cubism is ... a
picture for its own sake. Literary Cubism does the same thing in literature,
using reality merely as a means and not as an end."
Picasso's early
Cubist paintings, known as his "Analytic Cubist" works, include
"Three Women" (1907), "Bread and Fruit Dish on a Table"
(1909) and "Girl with Mandolin" (1910). His later Cubist works are distinguished as "Synthetic
Cubism" for moving even further away from artistic typicalities of the
time, creating vast collages out of a great number of tiny, individual
fragments. These paintings include "Still Life with Chair Caning"
(1912), "Card Player" (1913-14) and "Three Musicians"
(1921).
Classical
Period: ‘Three Women at the Spring’
Picasso’s works
between 1918 and 1927 are categorized as part of his "Classical
Period," a brief return to Realism in a career otherwise dominated by
experimentation. The outbreak of World War I ushered in the next
great change in Picasso's art. He grew more somber and, once again, preoccupied
with the depiction of reality. His most interesting and important works from
this period include "Three
Women at the Spring" (1921), "Two Women Running on the Beach/The
Race" (1922) and "The Pipes of Pan" (1923).
Surrealism:
‘Guernica’
From 1927
onward, Picasso became caught up in a new philosophical and cultural movement
known as Surrealism, the artistic manifestation of which was a product of his
own Cubism. Picasso's most well-known Surrealist painting, deemed one of the
greatest paintings of all time, was completed in 1937, during the Spanish Civil
War: "Guernica." After German bombers supporting Francisco Franco's
Nationalist forces carried out a devastating aerial attack on the Basque town
of Guernica on April 26, 1937, Picasso, outraged by the bombing and the
inhumanity of war, painted this work of art. In black, white and grays, the
painting is a Surrealist testament to the horrors of war, and features a
minotaur and several human-like figures in various states of anguish and
terror. "Guernica" remains one of the most moving and powerful
anti-war paintings in history.
In the
aftermath of World War II, Picasso became more overtly political, joining
the Communist Party. He was twice honored with the International Lenin Peace
Prize, first in 1950 and again in 1961. By this point in his life, he was also
an international celebrity, the world's most famous living artist. While
paparazzi chronicled his every move, however, few paid attention to his art during
this time. Picasso continued to create art and maintain an ambitious schedule
in his later years, superstitiously believing that work would keep him alive.
Picasso created the epitome of his later work, "Self Portrait Facing
Death," using pencil and crayon, a year before his death. The
autobiographical subject, drawn with crude technique, appears as something
between a human and an ape, with a green face and pink hair. Yet the expression
in his eyes, capturing a lifetime of wisdom, fear and uncertainty, is the
unmistakable work of a master at the height of his powers.
Ernest Hemingway
Nobel Prize winner Ernest
Hemingway is seen as one of the great American 20th century novelists, and is
known for works like A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea.
Synopsis
Born on July 21, 1899, in
Cicero (now in Oak Park), Illinois, Ernest Hemingway served in World War I and
worked in journalism before publishing his story collection In Our Time. He was renowned for novels like The Sun Also Rises, A
Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea, which won the 1953 Pulitzer. In 1954, Hemingway won
the Nobel Prize. He committed suicide on July 2, 1961, in Ketchum, Idaho.
Early Life and Career
Ernest Miller Hemingway was
born on July 21, 1899, in Cicero (now in Oak Park), Illinois. Clarence and
Grace Hemingway raised their son in this conservative suburb of Chicago, but
the family also spent a great deal of time in northern Michigan, where they had
a cabin. It was there that the future sportsman learned to hunt, fish and
appreciate the outdoors.
In high school, Hemingway
worked on his school newspaper, Trapeze and Tabula, writing primarily about sports. Immediately after
graduation, the budding journalist went to work for the Kansas City Star, gaining experience that would later influence his
distinctively stripped-down prose style. He once said, "On the Star you
were forced to learn to write a simple declarative sentence. This is useful to
anyone. Newspaper work will not harm a young writer and could help him if he
gets out of it in time."
Personal Struggles and Suicide
The author continued his
forays into Africa and sustained several injuries during his adventures, even
surviving multiple plane crashes.
In 1954, he won the Nobel
Prize in Literature. Even at this peak of his literary career, though, the
burly Hemingway's body and mind were beginning to betray him. Recovering from
various old injuries in Cuba, Hemingway suffered from depression and was
treated for numerous conditions such as high blood pressure and liver disease.
He wrote A Moveable Feast, a memoir of his years in Paris, and retired
permanently to Idaho. There he continued to battle with deteriorating mental
and physical health.
Early on the morning of
July 2, 1961, Ernest Hemingway committed suicide in his Ketchum home.
Legacy
Hemingway left behind an
impressive body of work and an iconic style that still influences writers
today. His personality and constant pursuit of adventure loomed almost as large
as his creative talent.
When asked by George
Plimpton about the function of his art, Hemingway proved once again to be a
master of the "one true sentence": "From things that have
happened and from things as they exist and from all things that you know and
all those you cannot know, you make something through your invention that is
not a representation but a whole new thing truer than anything true and alive,
and you make it alive, and if you make it well enough, you give it
immortality."
6
Minute English Rise of the machines
An American company has said its ambition is to
achieve an AI that can beat humans at any intellectual task. But can machines
ever out-think humans? Dan and Neil discuss the rise of artificial
intelligence.Dan
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I'm Dan and joining me today is Neil. Hi Neil.
Hi Dan. What’s with the protective gear and helmet?
Dan
I’m just getting ready for the inevitable rise of the machines. That’s the takeover of the world by artificial intelligence, or AI, which some people predict will happen.
I’m just getting ready for the inevitable rise of the machines. That’s the takeover of the world by artificial intelligence, or AI, which some people predict will happen.
Neil
Inevitable means cannot be avoided or stopped. Rise of the machines? What do you mean?
Inevitable means cannot be avoided or stopped. Rise of the machines? What do you mean?
Dan
It’s our topic in this 6 Minute English. We’ll be talking about that, giving you six related pieces of vocabulary and, of course, our regular quiz question.
It’s our topic in this 6 Minute English. We’ll be talking about that, giving you six related pieces of vocabulary and, of course, our regular quiz question.
Neil
That’s the first thing you’ve said that makes any sense. What’s the question?
That’s the first thing you’ve said that makes any sense. What’s the question?
Dan
The word ‘robot’ as we use it today was first used in a 1920’s Czech play ‘Rossum’s Universal Robots’. But before this, what was its original meaning?
a) forced labour
b) metal man
c) heartless thing
The word ‘robot’ as we use it today was first used in a 1920’s Czech play ‘Rossum’s Universal Robots’. But before this, what was its original meaning?
a) forced labour
b) metal man
c) heartless thing
Neil
I will go for a) forced labour
I will go for a) forced labour
Dan
We’ll find out if you were right or not later in the show.
Neil
OK Dan. Tell me what’s going on.
We’ll find out if you were right or not later in the show.
Neil
OK Dan. Tell me what’s going on.
Dan
I saw a news article written by BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones about the recent CES technology show in Las Vegas. He interviewed David Hanson, founder of Hanson Robotics, who said it was his ambition to achieve an AI that can beat humans at any intellectual task.
I saw a news article written by BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones about the recent CES technology show in Las Vegas. He interviewed David Hanson, founder of Hanson Robotics, who said it was his ambition to achieve an AI that can beat humans at any intellectual task.
Neil
Surely it’s a good thing! Better AI and robotics could take over many of the jobs that we don’t want to do, or that are so important to get 100% right… like air traffic control. We’d never have another plane crash. It would be infallible because it would be so clever.
Surely it’s a good thing! Better AI and robotics could take over many of the jobs that we don’t want to do, or that are so important to get 100% right… like air traffic control. We’d never have another plane crash. It would be infallible because it would be so clever.
Dan
Infallible means never failing. And that’s what bothers me. What happens when its intelligence surpasses ours? Why should it do what we want it to do?
Infallible means never failing. And that’s what bothers me. What happens when its intelligence surpasses ours? Why should it do what we want it to do?
Neil
To surpass something is to do or be better than it. Dan, you’ve been watching too many movies. Robots fighting humanity is a popular theme. Guess what… humanity often wins. And besides, we would programme the computer to be benevolent.
To surpass something is to do or be better than it. Dan, you’ve been watching too many movies. Robots fighting humanity is a popular theme. Guess what… humanity often wins. And besides, we would programme the computer to be benevolent.
Dan
Benevolent means kind and helpful. But that’s just it, once the intelligence becomes sentient, or able to think for itself, who knows what it will do. We humans are not exactly perfect, you know. What happens if it decides that it is better than us and wants us out of the way?
Benevolent means kind and helpful. But that’s just it, once the intelligence becomes sentient, or able to think for itself, who knows what it will do. We humans are not exactly perfect, you know. What happens if it decides that it is better than us and wants us out of the way?
Neil
Don’t worry. Asimov thought of that. Isaac Asimov was an American science fiction writer who, among other things, wrote about robots. He came up with three laws that every robot would have to follow to stop it from acting against humanity. So we’re safe!
Don’t worry. Asimov thought of that. Isaac Asimov was an American science fiction writer who, among other things, wrote about robots. He came up with three laws that every robot would have to follow to stop it from acting against humanity. So we’re safe!
Dan
I’m not so sure. A sentient robot could make up its own mind about how to interpret the laws. For example, imagine if we created an AI system to protect all of humanity.
I’m not so sure. A sentient robot could make up its own mind about how to interpret the laws. For example, imagine if we created an AI system to protect all of humanity.
Neil
Well, that’s great! No more war. No more murder. No more fighting.
Well, that’s great! No more war. No more murder. No more fighting.
Dan
Do you really think that humans can stop fighting? What if the AI decides that the only way to stop us from hurting ourselves and each other is to control everything we do, so it takes over to protect us. Then we would lose our freedom to a thing that we created that is infallible and more intelligent than we are! That’s the end, Neil!
Do you really think that humans can stop fighting? What if the AI decides that the only way to stop us from hurting ourselves and each other is to control everything we do, so it takes over to protect us. Then we would lose our freedom to a thing that we created that is infallible and more intelligent than we are! That’s the end, Neil!
Neil
I think that’s a little far-fetched, which means difficult to believe. I’m sure others don’t think that way.
I think that’s a little far-fetched, which means difficult to believe. I’m sure others don’t think that way.
Dan
OK. Let’s hear what the Learning English team say when I ask them if they are worried that AI and robots could take over the world.
OK. Let’s hear what the Learning English team say when I ask them if they are worried that AI and robots could take over the world.
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Phil
Well, it’s possible, but unlikely. There will come a point where our technology will be limited – probably before real AI is achieved.
Phil
Well, it’s possible, but unlikely. There will come a point where our technology will be limited – probably before real AI is achieved.
Sam
Never in a million years. First of all we’d programme them so that they couldn’t, and secondly we’d beat them anyway. Haven’t you ever seen a movie?
Never in a million years. First of all we’d programme them so that they couldn’t, and secondly we’d beat them anyway. Haven’t you ever seen a movie?
Kee
I totally think it could happen. We only have to make a robot that’s smart enough to start thinking for itself. After that, who knows what it might do.
I totally think it could happen. We only have to make a robot that’s smart enough to start thinking for itself. After that, who knows what it might do.
Neil
A mixed bag of opinions there, Dan. It seems you aren’t alone.
A mixed bag of opinions there, Dan. It seems you aren’t alone.
Dan
Nope. But I don’t exactly have an army of support either. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
Nope. But I don’t exactly have an army of support either. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
Neil
Speak for yourself. I’ve waited long enough – for our quiz question that is.
Speak for yourself. I’ve waited long enough – for our quiz question that is.
Dan
Oh yeah! I asked you what the original meaning of the word ‘robot’ was before it was used in its modern form.
a) forced labour
b) metal man
c) heartless thing
Oh yeah! I asked you what the original meaning of the word ‘robot’ was before it was used in its modern form.
a) forced labour
b) metal man
c) heartless thing
Neil
And I said a) forced labour
And I said a) forced labour
Dan
And you were… right!
Neil
Shall we take a look at the vocabulary then?
And you were… right!
Neil
Shall we take a look at the vocabulary then?
Dan
OK. First we had inevitable. If something is inevitable then it cannot be avoided or stopped. Can you think of something inevitable, Neil?
OK. First we had inevitable. If something is inevitable then it cannot be avoided or stopped. Can you think of something inevitable, Neil?
Neil
It is inevitable that one day the Sun will stop burning. Then we had infallible, which means never failing. Give us an example, Dan.
It is inevitable that one day the Sun will stop burning. Then we had infallible, which means never failing. Give us an example, Dan.
Dan
The vaccine for small pox is infallible. The natural spread of that disease has been completely stopped. After that was surpasses. If something surpasses something else then it becomes better than it.
The vaccine for small pox is infallible. The natural spread of that disease has been completely stopped. After that was surpasses. If something surpasses something else then it becomes better than it.
Neil
Many parents across the world hope that their children will surpass them in wealth, status or achievement. After that we heard benevolent, which means kind and helpful. Name a person famous for being benevolent, Dan.
Many parents across the world hope that their children will surpass them in wealth, status or achievement. After that we heard benevolent, which means kind and helpful. Name a person famous for being benevolent, Dan.
Dan
Father Christmas is a benevolent character. After that we heard sentient. If something is sentient, it is able to think for itself.
Father Christmas is a benevolent character. After that we heard sentient. If something is sentient, it is able to think for itself.
Neil
Indeed. Many people wonder about the possibility of sentient life on other planets. Finally we heard far-fetched, which means difficult to believe. Like that far-fetched story you told me the other day about being late because of a dragon, Dan.
Indeed. Many people wonder about the possibility of sentient life on other planets. Finally we heard far-fetched, which means difficult to believe. Like that far-fetched story you told me the other day about being late because of a dragon, Dan.
Dan
I swear it was real! It had big sharp teeth and everything!
I swear it was real! It had big sharp teeth and everything!
Neil
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And that’s the end of this 6 Minute English. Don’t forget to check out our Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages. See you next time!
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And that’s the end of this 6 Minute English. Don’t forget to check out our Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages. See you next time!
Dan
Bye!
Bye!
Neil
Bye.
Bye.
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It was three
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three o’clock in the morning when the telephone rang. I suddenly woke up
because I thought that I was late for school, but it as a Sunday night and
there is no school. I was thinking who could rang me at that time. I approached
the phone, picked it up and saw that the caller was my friend` Sophie.
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school is library. I love reading books very much. I’ve been studying English 2
years (myself education). I want to become an English teacher. I go in for sports.
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