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RUDENESS IS SO TOXIC

👉 WHAT DO THE VERBS IN BLUE IN THE ARTICLE MEAN IN YOUR LANGUAGE. Why rudeness is so toxic — and how to stop it Rudeness perpetuates rudeness. And the act of being rude or being the recipient of rude behavior can impede productivity, emotions and overall health. Rudeness is a stressor and it affects our health and wellbeing because it's emotionally upsetting. No one likes being cut off , bumped into or the recipient of a terse email. Yet it happens all the time — both to us and if you think hard enough, you can probably think of something you did or said not too long ago that someone else may have seen as not so nice. Therein lies the problem, explains Michael P. Leiter, PhD, Professor of Organizational Psychology at Deakin University in Geelong, Australia. Rudeness happens when someone behaves in a way that doesn’t align with the way someone else might think is appropriate or civil, he says. “You can’t really assume that the people you’re encountering share your core values abo...

BRAIN

QUESTIONS - DISCUSS THEM WITH YOUR TEACHER Brain 1. What is the most amazing and  most mysterious  thing about our brain? 2. What are some extraordinary abilities some people have? 3. Is technology augmenting our brain? 4. What special ability would you like to have? 5. Do you think male and female brains differs a lot or they're exactly the same? Why or why not? 6. What do you think about most often? 7. What tricks does your brain plays on you that you hate? 8. Do you think humans will ever completely understand the brain function? Why or why not? 9. When do you use your brain the most? BEFORE READING - VOCABULARY Match the words in blue in the article to their meaning above Amazing Things People's Brains Have Done The human brain can do some amazing things - and humans can do amazing things because of it. Here are some true stories of the things that a small handful of people's brains have done. FIRST STORY Henry Molaison was a one-of-a-kind brain patient. He was l...

EXPENDITURES

Young shoppers love buy now, pay later. Here's why that might be a problem Buy now, pay later services allow shoppers to pay for a product over a series of installments rather than all at once. Some experts are concerned it could lead to a downward spiral of debt for some consumers. 👉  LISTEN TO THIS AUDIO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW. Credit:  https://edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/06/27/buy-now-pay-later-zw-orig.cnn-business/video/playlists/business-news/ 1. Who's Joshua? 2. What did he say? 3. What does BNPL means? 4. Is it an old practice in the US market?  5.   What word does the specialist use to say that something looks not harmful or not offensive?  6. What problems does BNPL brings to people? 7.  How many BNPL services are consumers able to use?  8. Is it all bad? What does it teach people?  9. What's the specialist advice to people?  =============================================================== Learn English with an...