The role of the learner’s own language It is beyond the ability of anyone to banish totally the learner’s own language from a foreign language learning experience. Learning is, by definition, built upon previous learning, and the most significant resource that learners can bring to the learning language task is their existing linguistic knowledge (..). Kerr P Translation and Own-language Activities (Cambridge:CUP)

Translating should be a major aim and means of language learning, and a major measure of success… This argument is a major break with tradition. (p. XV) Cook. G Translation in Language Teaching (Oxford: OUP)

What are the five things that remind you of your childhood?

playing hide and seek Memories of my childhood picking wild strawberries chasing fireflies splashing water in pools rolling down a grassy hill

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Content words wspomnienia, zapach, pies, czekolada, szkoła, urodziny, przyjaciele, mama, dźwięki przywołują, znalazłem, myślę, sprawia, miałem świeża, cudowny, gorąca, zabawne, mały

It’s funny how certain sights, smells, tastes or even sounds can bring back memories of your childhood. For example, the smell or taste of fresh chocolate always reminds me of birthday parties. My mother used to make hot chocolate a lot when I was little. And hearing Smashing Pumpkins and makes me think of high school and the friends I had there. And let’s see... When I see a puppy on the street, I think of my first dog. He was a collie named Tommy. I can clearly remember when I found him. He had been abandoned. I took him home and I took care of him. He was so cute.

White Tiger babies in Hungary - level 2 vaccination – the act of receiving a vaccine (a weak virus of a disease) cub – a young animal (tiger, lion, bear, etc.) boisterous – noisy, energetic, and rough

White Tiger babies in Hungary - level 2

Rare white tiger babies received their first vaccination at a zoo in Hungary. The Bengal cubs were born two months ago and they are thought to be female. Their mother refused to take care of them shortly after their birth, so people must do so. The zookeepers bottle-feed them and give them small amounts of meat. Like most babies, they are becoming more and more boisterous as they grow up. A few lucky visitors saw the babies. Bengal White Tigers are extremely rare in the wild. There are fewer than 2,500 of them in the wild.

Movie trailer (Polish)

Movie trailer (English)

News item Polski kolarz górski złamał własny rekord świata na rowerze aż 3139 kroki w Taipei 101 wieży. Zajęło Kristian Herba 2 godziny i 30 minut, aby zakończyć wyzwanie. 33-letni nauczyciel przekroczył swój poprzedni rekord z ubiegłego roku, kiedy wspiął 2919 kroków do wieży w Melbourne. Ale on wciąż czeka na potwierdzenie nowego rekordu przez władze rekord Guinnessa. Taipei 101 był dawniej najwyższy budynek na świecie, Burj Khalifa, zanim w Dubaju wziął tytuł - to ponad 500 metrów wyższy.

Man biked Taipei 101

A Polish mountain biker has broken his own world record by cycling up 3,139 steps at the Taipei 101 tower. It took Kristian Herba 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete the challenge. The 33-year-old teacher surpassed his previous record of last year when he climbed 2,919 steps up a tower in Melbourne. But he’s still waiting for confirmation of the new record by the Guinness World Record authorities. Taipei 101 was formerly the tallest building in the world before the Burj Khalifa in Dubai took the title – it's more than 500 meters taller.

The Journalists’ questions Who? What? Where? When? Why?

Group of Chinese in Moscow

Rhino attack - the newspaper article A 61-year-old woman was killed and eight others were injured today when a wild rhinoceros attacked people at a busy market in the town of Hetauda. central Nepal. A cow was also injured in the attack in Hetauda market. The rhino travelled about 20 kilometres from Chitwan National Park, Hetauda's Superintendent of Police Prakashjung Karki said. The authorities called in trained elephants to try to corner the rhino and guide it back to the park.

Rhino attack in Hetauda, Nepal

10 najdziwniejszych miejsc w Krakowie

Nowa Huta i Restauracja „Stylowa” (…) Dziś do Nowej Huty zjeżdżają wycieczki z całego świata, a jej mieszkańcy nie wstydzą się przyznać, że właśnie z Nowej Huty pochodzą. Dużą atrakcją są organizowane przez niektóre biura podróży wypady, podczas których zwiedzający mogą „przenieść się w czasie” i zobaczyć jak przed kilkudziesięciu laty wyglądały mieszkania, gdzie można było najtaniej zjeść pierogi leniwe (kultowa i do dziś czynna Restauracja „Stylowa”) i na jaką „imprezę” wieczorem wyjść ze znajomymi.

Conclusion Translation is going to take place whether we like it or not, and so it makes sense to do it in a more principled and thought through way. Phillip Kerr