I. Vocabulary: Electronics: the science and technology of electrons and electronic devices Vacuum tube: American term of thermionic valve/; electronic component which was commonly used before the invention of semiconductor devices such as transistors - (lampă electronică). Device:...
INTRODUCTION 1. Communication - Definition and Characteristics Essentially, communication is a transfer of information. The basic diagram of linguistic communication, devised by Roman Jakobson, includes an addresser, an addressee, and a message to be conveyed. In its turn, message...
THE JOB MARKET 1. Read through the job advertisement below (ads 1 to 10) and then decide which would be the most suitable appointment for each of the following applicants. These advertisements appeared in The Times newspaper, but the names, addresses and phone numbers of private...
We use present simple: 1. For permanent states, repeated actions and daily routines. He works in a bank. (permanent state) He takes the train to work every morning. (daily routine/repeated actions) 2. For general truths and laws of nature. The sun sets in the west. 3. For...
I. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION. FRAMEWORK Cultural diversity and multiculturalism are the realities of everyday life for almost everyone. The growth of interdependence of people and cultures in the global society of the twenty-first century has forced us to pay more attention to...
Emitter => Message => Receiver Parlance type = language Style is a matter of expression defined by the Webster’s as “a mode of expressing thought in language; esp.: one characteristic of an individual period, school, or nation”. In its most wide acceptation, stylistics is the study...
Tourism and mountains Mountain areas are second only to coasts and islands as popular tourism destinations, generating 15-20% percent of annual global tourism, or US$ 70-90 billion per year. Tourists are attracted to mountain destinations for many reasons, including the climate,...
PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT SIMPLE: We use it for: -facts and permanent states: Ralph works for a plumbing company. -general truths and laws of nature: The sun rises in the East. -habits and routines (with always, usually, often, every..) We usually rent films at...
The Math Behind the AHP 6.1. Decision matrices A decision matrix represents a square matrix whose elements are interpreted as being pairwise comparisons among criterions or alternatives. Initially these comparisons are done in verbal terms, and then these verbal terms are put in...
You want me to explain what management is? Well, I guess I can manage that! Actually, management as we understand it today is a fairly recent idea. Most economists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, for example, wrote about factors of production such as land, labour, and...
C. Present Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous 1. It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach. 2. A: Where is Gary? B: He (study, at the library) for his German test on Wednesday. In fact, he (review) for the test every day for the last week....
TRANSLATOR’S TRAINING AND COMPETENCE (EMT FRAMEWORK) 1. INTERPERSONAL DIMENSION The interpersonal dimension encompasses more than social survival skills. The translator profession is based on building and maintaining relationships with clients, monolingual experts in different fields...
Writing Business Letter Essentials Here are a few practical tips on writing business letters to help you when writing your correspondence: Consider your Reader Who is the reader? In a business letter, the reader is usually represented by employees, customers, suppliers or the...
A Canon of English Literature: 1. Roman Britain (55 B.C. – A.D. 440) 2. The Anglo-Saxon Period (440-1066) - Old English Literature 3. Medieval Literature 1066-1510 – The Middle Ages 4. Renaissance and Reformation: 1510-1620 – The Renaissance 5. Revolution and Restoration:...
Business Contacts Language focus: adjectives ADJECTIVES Adjectives are words that are used to modify a noun. Kinds There are many kinds of adjectives and they usually determine a noun. We have met a clever negotiator (adjectives of quality: new, young, interesting, rich, poor etc);...