Table of contents

1. Introduction to the English course............................................................................1

2. Fisa disciplinei..........................................................................................................5
3. Alphabet pronunciation...........................................................................................12
4. Internatinal phonetic alphabet................................................................................13
5. Linguistics and the English language.....................................................................15
6. The Linguistic Empire: the Current Status of English in the World.........................21
7. Statistical data supporting the prominent position of English in the world..............21
8. Other significant data reflecting the dominant position of English as lingua
franca......................................................................................................................21
9. The causes of linguistic success............................................................................22
10. Effects of linguistic success..............................................................................22
11. Effects of English becoming a global lingua franca..............................................22
12. Other tendencies include the upholding of the purity of English and the support
given to the indigenization of English. Other global trends.........................................23
13. Rhymes. Dictation score.......................................................................................26
14. Introduction to communication theory and practice..............................................31
15. English Quotations. Dictation score.....................................................................39
16. Label instructions..................................................................................................42
17. The development of language in Feral Children...................................................44
18. Interpersonal Communication...............................................................................48
19. 5 Principles of Interpersonal Communication.......................................................55
20. Communication Quotations..................................................................................58
21. On Truth and Lie...................................................................................................60
22. Munchausen Syndrome........................................................................................62
23. Job advertisments................................................................................................67

24. CV Mania..............................................................................................................71
25. Curriculum Vitae (CV)...........................................................................................77
26. Europass CV........................................................................................................79
27. 10 Mistakes even smart women make in Job interviews......................................81
28. How to answer the worst interview questions.......................................................84
29. The selection interview.........................................................................................87
30. CV/Resume Mistakes...........................................................................................95
31. Cover Letters......................................................................................................100
32. Cover letter example 1....................................................... ...............................103
33. Cover letter example 2...................................................... ................................104
34. Recommendation...................................................... ........................................105
35. Scientific research...................................................... .......................................107
36. Scientific meetings...................................................... .......................................107
37. Writing scientific papers: common grammatical and stylistic problems..............108
38. Writing Abstracts...................................................... .........................................112
39. Scientific communication (type: oral) ................................................................ 117
40. Scientific communication (type: written).............................................................120
41. Survival...................................................... ........................................................124
42. Survival test: desert dilemma...................................................... ......................130
43. Fraidy Face Helps Survival.......................... ......................................................132
44. So, how long will you live? (quiz) .......................... ............................................134
45. Pain.......................... .........................................................................................136
46. Pain quotations.......................... ........................................................................136
47. Is pain all in the mind? .......................... ............................................................140
48. Death.......................... .......................................................................................144
49. Death quotations.......................... .....................................................................147
50. Preservation of bodies: plastination.......................... .........................................154

51. Medicine.............................................................................................................157
52. Primitive Medicine..............................................................................................160
53. Ancient Medical Practice.......................... .........................................................160
54. Medicine in the Middle Ages.......................... ....................................................160
55. Renaissance Medicine.......................... ............................................................161
56. Medical Treatment from the Middle Ages.......................... ................................161
56. The Down of Modern Medicine.......................... ................................................171
57. 19th-Century Medicine.......................... ............................................................171
58. 20th-Centurry Medicne.......................... ............................................................171
59. Promising Findings.......................... ..................................................................173
60. The first Use of Anaesthetic.......................... ....................................................178
61. The top 10 Medical Advances of the Decade (I)................................................182
62. The top 10 Medical Advances of the Decade (II)...............................................186
63. Balneology, Ocupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Kinesitherapy, Massage,
Chiropractic, Rehabilitation......................................................................................190
64. Physical Therapists.......................... .................................................................193
65. Hippocrates.......................... .............................................................................196
66. Hippocratic Oath.......................... ......................................................................196
67. Applying the just wars theory to Abortion...........................................................198
68. Bibliography........................................................................................................201
70. Activitate independenta......................................................................................203
71. Essay: Weekends...............................................................................................204
72. Essay: Responsability of having a pet................................................................206
73. Essay: Its much better to watch the film than the book.....................................208
74. Test: articles.......................................................................................................210
75. Test: nouns.......................... ..............................................................................217
76. Test: pronouns.......................... .........................................................................235

77. Test: present tenses.......................... ................................................................243