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STUDY MATERIALS: Many Useful Resources

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ПІДРУЧНИК

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Frequently mispronounced words: a very practical quide

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HОВІ ТРЕНУВАЛЬНІ  ТЕСТИ  ДЛЯ  ПІДГОТОВКИ  ДО  КВАЛІФІКАЦІЙНОГО  ІСПИТУ  З  АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ  –  З  ВІДПОВІДЯМИ (2023) : тести з читання, лексики, граматики та аудіювання (рівень С1) 

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DICTIONARY (2021)

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ONLINE LECTURES ON SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION 

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EXCLUSIVE LECTURE HANDOUT РОЗДАТКОВІ МАТЕРІАЛИ ДО ЛЕКЦІЙ

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FINAL QUIZ  2021  ПІДСУМКОВИЙ ТЕСТ ЗА ЛЕКЦІЯМИ –

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2022: FINAL TEST   2022_NEW_LECTURES TEST

OTHER MATERIALS

Will and Would

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LOGICAL CONNECTORS: ALL ON ONE PAGE (DOWNLOADABLE)

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ABT framework http://abtframework.com/

THE MANY FACES OF CITATIONS

What are the four types of academic citation?

Should I mix integral and non-integral citations?

https://uclalibrary.github.io/research-tips/integrating-citations/

AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

https://usingsources.fas.harvard.edu/avoiding-plagiarism

https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/quotingsources/

GRAMMAR REVISION

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference

ON WRITING ABSTRACTS

Click to access learningguide-writinganabstract.pdf

https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/writing-an-abstract-for-your-research-paper/

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/02/23/importance-writing-effective-abstract-when-you-submit-journal-article-essay

Writing Argumentative Essays http://www.goodluckielts.com/IELTS-sample-essays.html

Harvard College Writing Center http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/resources

The University of Manchester  Academic Phrasebank http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/

The Purdue Online Writing Lab https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/avoiding_plagiarism/documents/plagiarism_one_pager.pdf

On Conference Abstracts: про тези доповідей на наукових конференціях http://www.proceedings.com/conference-abstracts-publications.html 

Also: Research Posters’ Tips: про стендові доповіді https://doctoralwriting.wordpress.com/2017/04/27/writing-text-for-research-posters/#more-1786

STUDY SKILLS AND RESOURCES:  The Cornell Notes Method:https://www.timeatlas.com/cornell-note-template/ 

Udemy https://udemy.com/

MIT OPENCOURSEWARE:https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

Open Yale Courses https://oyc.yale.edu/

AcademicEarth https://academicearth.org/

EDX https://www.edx.org/

The Open University https://www.open.ac.uk/

Books and Blogs I Read and Recommend (updated regularly)

Let’s see what’s on my reading list. First, let me classify the stuff under this category.

• quality newspapers, journals, magazines, websites
• mainly scholarly books on the language of science and other relevant resources
• some stuff for bookaholics, and just for fun

Journals & Newspapers

• Nature
• IEEE Spectrum
• MIT Technology Review
• Harward Business Review
• National Review
• The Telegraph
• The Atlantic
• The New York Review of Books
• London Review of Books
• National Geographics
• Scientific American
• Time
• Newsweek
• The New Yorker
• The Guardian
• The Economist
• Huffpost

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https://www.connectedpapers.com/

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YouGlish.com gives you fast, unbiased answers about how English is spoken by real people and in context.

Cambridge Dictionary                 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries     https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/

Macmillan Dictionaries     http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/dictionary-online/

Collins COBUILD Dictionary         https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

The Best Online Dictionaries      http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

Dict.cc                                                 https://www.dict.cc/

Duden                                                 https://www.duden.de/

Oxford University Press blog : Academic Insights for the Thinking World                     http://blog.oup.com/

LingQ  :  an Exciting  Languages Learning Project by Steve Kaufmann        https://www.lingq.com/

MIT OPENCOURSEWARE         https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

UDEMY                                         https://udemy.com

Future of Working website     http://futureofworking.com/

Quora website                             http://www.quora.com

David Crystal’s  books (all of them, but especially “The Stories of English”) and blog http://www.davidcrystal.com/

Mike McCarthy’s blog and books  http://www.profmikemccarthy.org.uk/

writings by Richard Feynman,  Issac Asimov, Peter Elbow, Ken Hyland, Adrian Wallwork, William Zinsser, Joseph M. Williams, Stephen Wilbers,  Helen Sword, Steven Pinker,  Stephen Heard, Inger Mewburn,  Joshua Schimel, Randy Olson,  Kenneth Mahrer, Fred Schindler, Hilary Glasman-Deal, Paula LaRocque, Steven Darian, Norman Eng, Byron Tully,  Marc  Roche,  Ivan Megela

Old Money Book                        https://theoldmoneybook.com/

Martin Zaumanis blog              https://peerrecognized.com/martins-zaumanis/

Shane Parrish blog                    https://fs.blog/blog/

Nancy Duarte’s blog                  http://www.duarte.com/blog/

The Thesis Whisperer               https://thesiswhisperer.com/

Pat Thomson                             https://patthomson.net/

DoctoralWritingSIG                  https://doctoralwriting.wordpress.com

The PhD Proofreaders              https://www.thephdproofreaders.com

Open Culture                             http://www.openculture.com/

SingularityHub                          https://singularityhub.com/

Paul McFedries                         http://www.wordspy.com/

Michael Quinion                       http://www.worldwidewords.org/personal.htm

Language Log                           http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/

Harvard College Writing Center

http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/resources

http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/strategies-essay-writing

http://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/pages/topic-sentences-and-signposting

Harvard Brief Guides to Writing in the Disciplines

https://writingproject.fas.harvard.edu/pages/brief-guides-disciplines

The University of Manchester   Academic Phrasebank http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/

Purdue OWL   (Online Writing Lab)   https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

University of Leicester  Writing Resources      http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/resources/writing/writing-resources/science

The Cornell Notes Method     https://www.timeatlas.com/cornell-note-template/

Inside Higher Education          https://www.insidehighered.com/

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/02/23/importance-writing-effective-abstract-when-you-submit-journal-article-essay

Know Your Phrase                   http://www.knowyourphrase.com/

Grammaring    e.g.    http://www.grammaring.com/its-been-days-weeks-months-etc-since

Verbatim (it also has an extensive list of useful links) http://www.verbatimmag.com/links.html

Language Log    http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/

Blog on Linguistics https://blogonlinguistics.wordpress.com/

Espresso English with Shayna     https://www.espressoenglish.net/

Quote Investigator: Exploring & Tracing the Origins of Quotations  https://quoteinvestigator.com/

A Gem of a Book: “A Dictionary of English XXI Century Neologisms” by Natalie Kramar

Natalie Kramar is a PhD in linguistics, a brilliant young scientist, an educator and also a colleague of mine:)

Honestly, I like all of her writings. They are deep, meticulously researched, and well-written.

One of her recent writings, “A Dictionary of English XXI Century Neologisms” is just plain awesome! Dr. Kramar has accumulated 1100 new words and phrases coined in 2000-2022, and categorized them within 18 (!) topics. Each entry contains a neologism with explanation, translation into Ukrainian, and an example, alongside the year of its appearance and registration in the Oxford English Dictionary.

The book definitely shows that times are changing, and the English language is ready to embrace the new trends in its evolution. I would recommend it to anyone who loves the beauty and truth, truth and beauty of a word.

You can find the dictionary online (the links are listed below). Enjoy!

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365426448_SLOVNIK_ANGLOMOVNIH_NEOLOGIZMIV_XXI_STOLITTA

https://langcenter.kiev.ua/Kramar_dictionary_2022.pdf

Click to access Kramar_dictionary_2022.pdf

 

Ordinary vs. Extraordinary People: the Difference

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“Vocal Branding”

Words of Wisdom

Zingy Zamba

We’ve all heard of samba, right? Well, to start with, samba is NOT zamba. In fact, zamba is traditional folk dance of Argentina (actually originated in Peru). It is a style of Argentine music and folk dance. Zamba is performed by couples who circle each other waving handkerchiefs. I was enchanted, mesmerized and captivated by it instantly! Here’s a wedding dance that features lovely newlyweds: aren’t they magnificent!

 

What’s Your Personal Productivity Style?

What’s your personal productivity style? This test, from Harvard Business Review, will help you answer this question:

https://hbr.org/2015/01/assessment-whats-your-personal-productivity-style

MY STYLE:  “You are a PRIORITIZER. Prioritizers prefer logical, analytical, fact based, critical, and realistic thinking. They use time effectively and focus on the highest-value tasks, accurately completing significant amounts of work. They analyze project goals and strive to achieve the desired outcomes.”

AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?

Lessons from Tesla’s Approach to Innovation, from Harvard Business Review

Enjoy!

https://hbr.org/2020/02/lessons-from-teslas-approach-to-innovation

 

Winter Mood

What’s your favorite Bond movie?

Mine is Skyfall, hands down…

And here are some of my favorite Skyfall lines:

Age is no guarantee of efficiency. Q

Youth is no guarantee of innovation.  James Bond

Sometimes the old ways are the best. Eve

Doctor Hall: Agent?
James Bond: Provocateur.
Doctor Hall: Woman?
James Bond: Provocatrix.
Doctor Hall: Heart?
James Bond: Target.

James Bond: Will your friends be joining us?
Severine: That, I’m afraid, is inevitable.

Silva: Huh, you’re trying to remember your training now. What’s the regulation to cover this? Well, first time for everything. Yes?
James Bond: What makes you think this is my first time?

James Bond: Are you ready?
Kincade: I was ready before you were born, son.

Silva: You see what comes of all this running around, Mr. Bond? All this jumping and fighting, it’s exhausting. Relax. You need to relax.

Gareth Mallory: So, 007. Lots to be done. Are you ready to get back to work?
James Bond: With pleasure, M. With pleasure.