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Automation of the Process. Business / Technology (4 Registered Users)

There are several issues that the project manager has to bear in mind when they want to launch and supervise the development of process automation project.

NAGRANIE WYMOWY: 

 

  • command – tutaj: umiejętność, opanowanie tematu
  • supervise – nadzorować
  • combined of …  – składający się z …

You need to have the excellent command of the process itself which you probably supervised on your own so far. The processes which are to automated are usually combined of a number of sub-processes. They involve a lot of data and actions that you need to be fully aware of.

  • personally involved in … – osobiście zaangażowany w …
  • running of the process – przebieg procesu

‘Command’ here means practical knowledge so it is crucial that you as a manager do not know the problem just theoretically but you so far have been personally involved in practical running of the process.

  • undertake to … – zobowiązać się do … / podjąć się …
  • your are the one to credit or blame – to tobie będą przypisywane zasługi lub wina

When you undertake to automate the process make sure that you and your team have calculated the positive outcome in terms of finance: automation has to be profitable at the end of the process. Otherwise it makes no sense. As a manager you put your name under the project. So in the end you are the one to credit or blame.

  • generate substantial cost – generować znaczne koszty
  • plausible financial background – uzasadnione motywy finansowe

You need to be aware that at first the automation process generates substantial costs. There has to be a plausible financial background before the process is launched.

It only makes sense to automate the processes which will be used for a long time.

  • live up to the challenge- sprostać wyzwaniu

Of course, there is always some  substantial risk connected with the automation of the process, you need to be able to challenge and live up to it.

  • raise concern – wzbudzać obawy
  • redundant – zbędny/ niepotrzebny
  • willingly- chętnie 

And finally, you need to convince your team-members to actively participate in the project. It may be difficult because the prospect of automation usually raises concerns about the future of their employment. They may fear that they will be redundant once the process takes over their duties. So the point is to choose those processes which nobody is fond of, something that is a nuisance for the team. Then the staff will participate more willingly.

  • once the process is completed – gdy proces zostanie zakończony
  • assign – przypisać/ przeznaczyć, itd. 

You need to pass the message effectively that once the processes is completed they will have other, more creative tasks assigned.

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Dangerous Success… Business / Technology (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • volume of sales – wartość sprzedaży

The volume of sales of the company’s most popular product goes up – Sprzedaż (wielkość/ wartość, etc.)  najbardziej popularnego produkt firmy rośnie.

Intermediate:

  • work out the technology- opracować technologię

His ambition is to work out the technology which will change the smartphone market – Jego ambicją jest opracowanie technologii, która zmieni rynek smartfonów.

Advanced:

  • cutting-edge product – nowatorski/ rewolucyjny produkt

The launch and success of the cutting-edge product changed the fate of the company – Wprowadzenie i sukces nowatorskiego produktu zmieniły losy firmy

Full text:

  • the volume of sales – wielkość  / wartość sprzedaży
  • tiny fraction – niewielka część / procent / ułamek
  • cutting edge product –  nowatorski – rewolucyjny produkt

Apple: the leading company’s budget is dangerously based on the volume of sales of one product: i-Phone. iPod, Apple TV and  iWatch generate just a tiny fraction of what iPhone makes. According to the expectations of the customers and the declarations of the company, the new iPhone is to be a cutting edge product.

  • increasingly difficult – coraz trudniejsze
  • work out (develop) technology – opracować technologię
  • distinguish – wyróżnić / rozróżnić
  • acquire – nabyć
  • intruguing – intrygujące

But the strength of one product may sometimes become the weakness of the whole company.For the leading producers, the smartphone market is becoming increasingly difficult as it is difficult to work out the technology  and products which would distinguish the brands and make a quality change. One of the ways to keep leadership is to acquire  smaller players. There are a lot of speculations which companies the giants are going to take over next. Some of these rumors are really intriguing , i.e. the prospect of Tesla acquisition by Apple.

OLD but nice presentation of mobile/ smart technology prospects

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Necessity to Regulate Social Media. Business / Technology / Medicine (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • exploit- wykorzystywać

Many social media platforms exploit the trust of their users – Wiele platform społecznościowych wykorzystuje zaufanie użytkowników.

Intermediate:

  • addictive and harmful properties- uzależniające oraz szkodliwe właściwości

According to psychologists social media display the same addictive and harmful properties like cigarettes or alcohol – Według psychologów media społecznościowe mają te same uzależniające i szkodliwe właściwości co papierosy i alkohol.

Advanced:

  • inevitable- nieuniknione

Some kind of government imposed regulation of social media functioning is probably inevitable Pewna forma rządowego regulacji funkcjonowania mediów społecznościowych jest prawdopodobnie nieunikniona.

Full text:

  • addictive and harmful properties uzależniające oraz szkodliwe właściwości
  • issues that we have to address – tematy/ zagadnienia, z którymi musimy się zmierzyć / odnieść do nich

Marc Benioff, Salesforce chief executive: social media should be regulated like a cigarette company, because of the addictive and harmful properties.  He told CNBC in Davos“I think that, for sure, technology has addictive qualities that we have to address , and that product designers are working to make those products more addictive.

  • inevitable – nieunikniony
  • industry – tutaj: branża
  • involved in … – zaangażowany w …

Benioff, who founded B2B cloud computing company Salesforce in 1999, and is now worth more than $4bn, suggested that regulation of some form was inevitable for the technology industry.

“We’re the same as any other industry,” he said. “Financial services, consumer product goods, food — in technology, the government’s going to have to be involved. There is some regulation but there probably will have to be more.”

  • exploit vulnerability – wykorzystywać słabość

The CEOs of various Silicon Valley heads have spoken out in recent months about their fear that social media could be more psychologically damaging than anyone expected.  Sean Parker, Facebook’s first President, referred to business practice of social media  as the same as hacker’s strategies to as exploiting a vulnerability  in human psychology: “exactly the same as hacker like myself would do”.

  • 0:30′ erode social fabric – niszczyć tkankę społeczną
  • 1:05 convince – przekonać
  • 1:47 we know for a fact …. – niepodważalne jest, że …
  • 2:20 detached from …. – oddzielony od … / odosobniony
  • 2:24 technically sophisticated – technologicznie rozwinięty / wyrafinowany
  • 3:27′ 7 years into it … – po 7 latach
  • 3:51′ collectively – wspólnie

Watch HERE the great interview on the negative effect of social media

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The Political Boycott of Big-Tech Products. Business/ Technology (4 Registered Users)

  • get benefits – uzyskać korzyść/ skorzystać na …
  • distate for … –  obrzydzenie dla/ wobec …
  • choirboy – “niewiniątko” 😉

You could certainly eliminate a lot of American products, but you might be giving up features without getting any ethical benefits. For example, more than a billion people already manage without a lot of American technology because they live in China or Russia. While many people share distaste for the Trump regime, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are not exactly choirboys.

  • scapegoat – (tutaj jako czasownik) uznać za kozła ofiarnego/ demonizować
  • found- założyć/ co-found- współzałożyć

And while Trump is scapegoating immigrants, more than half of America’s top technology companies were co-founded by immigrants or the children of the immigrants.

  • based in … – z siedzibą w…
  • by substantial marigins – zdecydowaną większością

It’s also important to remember that the US is a big place . Most technology products come from companies based in California (Apple, Facebook, Google, HP, Intel etc) or the state of Washington (Amazon, Microsoft). Both voted against Trump by substantial margins.

  • 0:59′ result in … – przynieść/ wywołać/ spowodować …
  • 1:23′ complex- skomplikowane
  • 2:16′ facilitate- wspierać/ umożliwiać
  • 3:02′ affordable- przystępny (cena)
  • 3:41′ keep in mind- brać pod uwagę/ pamiętać że …
  • 4:47′ exchange rate- kurs wymiany

WATCH HERE the interesting interview on the reasons/ consequence of Turkish boycott of American electronics. LEARN THE WORDS ABOVE.

Tematy do dyskusji:

  • Have you ever abstained from buying a certain product or service due to its country of origin/ for political or ethical reasons? Why?
  • Do you think such individual decisions matter? Why?

Moduł językowy zainspirowany artykułem: I want to boycott US PC hardware, software and services. Is it possible?

 

 

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Reducing Emissions. Business/ Technology (4 Registered Users)

  • initiative reducing  environmental footprint – inicjatywa zmniejszająca negatywne oddziaływanie na środowisko
  • commit _____ to mitigate emissions  – przeznaczyć _____ dla ograniczenia emisji

Delta Cargo has joined the Sustainable Air Freight Alliance (SAFA), a business-led collaborative initiative which reduces environmental footprint.  The airline has committed $1 billion over the next 10 years to mitigate all emissions from its global business.

  • track and reduce emissions – śledzić/ monitorować i ograniczać emisje
  • promote responsible freight transport – promować odpowiedzialny transport towarów
  • we can’t afford to take sustainability off the agenda – nie możemy sobie pozwolić na zdjęcie zagadnień ekologii z planu działań

SAFA is a collaboration between shippers, freight forwarders and airlines to track and reduce emissions from air freight and promote responsible freight transport.

Shawn Cole, vice president at Delta Cargo:

“We’re proud to join SAFA as we accelerate our sustainability goals while also being aligned with our customers and their values. We are in the midst of the worst global pandemic in living memory, but we can’t afford to take sustainability off the agenda. Through this commitment, we are supporting Delta’s goal to be a more environmentally-friendly airline for generations to come.”

  • work across a range of industries – pracować w wielu branżach
  • accelerate the development of new solutions – przyśpieszać pracę nad nowoczesnymi rozwiązaniami
  • implementation of best practices – wprowadzenie zbioru właściwych zasad
  • contribute to … – mieć udział w … / przyczynić się do …
  • collective effort – wspólny wysiłek
  • meet  goals – osiągnąć cele

BSR, which facilitates SAFA, has over 250 member companies and works across a range of industries, including healthcare, agriculture, energy, and financial services, in addition to transport and logistics, to improve companies’ environmental and sustainability performance. SAFA is one of over 20 collaborative initiatives facilitated and managed by BSR, involving over 400 companies in total.

Angie Farrag-Thibault, Director, Transport & Logistics at BSR:

“We are very pleased to welcome Delta Cargo to SAFA. When airlines, shippers, and freight forwarders collaborate, they can accelerate the development of new solutions and the implementation of best practices. By joining SAFA, Delta Cargo will contribute to an ambitious collective effort to reduce emissions from air freight, which is necessary to meet global climate goals.”

  • 0:12′ report mission levels – zgłaszać/ informować o poziomach emisji
  • 0:19′ fuel efficient planes – oszczędne samoloty
  • 0:35′ environmental damage – zniszczenie środowiska
  • 0:42′ take problem seriously – podejść po problemu na poważnie
  • 0:46′ sustainability initiatives – ekologiczne inicjatywy
  • 0:50′ single use plastics – jednorazowe plastikowe naczynia

Obejrzyj TUTAJ fajny film o działaniach linii na rzcz ochrony środowiska. MNÓSTWO RÓŻNYCH AKCENTÓW:).

Moduł opracowany na podstawie artykułu: ‘Delta Cargo Signs Up to the Sustainable Air Freight Alliance’, opublikowanego na aviationnews-online.com

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Facial Recognition Legal Challenge. Technology/ Law/Business (4 Registered Users)

For a start WATCH HERE HOW CHINA INTRODUCES FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEMS

  • look into … – szczegółowo analizować/ przyjrzeć się/ zająć się
  • pursue thoughtful government regulation – wprowadzić/ opracować przemyślane regulacje/ przepisy
  • given … – biorąc pod uwagę …

Microsoft has called for facial recognition technology to be regulated by government, with laws governing its acceptable uses. Microsoft president Brad Smith called for a congressional “expert commission” to look into regulating the technology in the US:

‘It seems especially important to pursue thoughtful government regulation of facial recognition technology, given its broad societal consequences and potential for abuse’.

Smith gave some specific examples:

  • government tracking everywhere you walked over the past month without your permission or knowledge,
  • a database of everyone who attended a political rally: violation of the guarantee of free speech,
  • the stores of shopping malls using facial recognition to share information with each other about where you browse and what product you buy, without asking you first.

 

  • absolved from …- zwolniony z …/ oczyszczony z …
  • unfairly target – niesprawiedliwie wymierzony/ skierowany przeciwko …

Smith also added that technological companies cannot be absolved from ethical responsibilities for their actions.In May, US civil liberties groups had called on Amazon to stop offering facial recognition services to governments, warning that the software could unfairly target immigrants and people of colour.

  • 0:15′ misuse of data- nieprawidłowe wykorzystanie danych
  • 0:46′ I don’t think the regulations have been that far behind in terms of … – nie sądzę aby regulacje były tak bardzo z tyłu w odniesieniu do …

WATCH HERE THE CNBC REPORT ON THE MICROSOFT PRESIDENT’S CALL

The language module has been based on the content of the article published on Saturday July 14  Microsoft calls for Facial Recognition Technology Rules ‘Given Potential for Abuse’. YOU CAN READ FULL TEXT HERE.

 

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Air-Taxi Getting Financial Investment in the US. TECHNOLOGY / BUSINESS (4 Registered Users)

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‘Tinder’ Against Racism. Business/ Technology / Law (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • take action- podjąć działania/ zacząć działać

We took action to identify the user – Podjęliśmy działania zmierzające do zidentyfikowania użytkownika.

Intermediate:

ban for life- zakazać/ odmówić dożywotnio dostępu

After breaking of the rules, the user was banned for life Po złamaniu regulaminu, uzytkownik dożywotnio stracił prawo dostępu do systemu.

Advanced:

draw widespread condemnation – wywołać ogólne/ szerokie potępienie

The entry on the social media drew widespread condemnation of the author – Wpis w mediach społecznościowych wywołał ogólne potępienie autora.

Full text:

  • ban for life – uniemożliwić korzystanie dożywotnio
  • draw widespread condemnation – spotkać się z szerokim potępieniem

Tinder has banned a man for life after he racially abused an Asian woman. Screenshots of text messages the man sent to a woman he met on the dating app circulated this week, drawing widespread condemnation. They show him lose his temper after the woman stops responding. On Wednesday, Tinder posted an open letter addressed to the man “and anyone who behaves like you”, announcing it had banned him for life. In it, Rosette Pambakian, Tinder’s vice-president, communications and brand, says:

  • assault on … – atak / zamach na …
  • rid ecosystem of … – oczyścić środowisko z …
  • encourage to … – zachęcać do …
  • encounter – napotkać / spotkać
  • take swift action – podjąć szybkie działania 
  • remove – usunąć

‘I was personally offended by what you said. Your words to that woman were an assault, not only on her, but on all of us. Every day, we work to rid our ecosystem of bad actors like you. Why anyone would choose to go out into the world and spread hate I will never understand, but you do not have that choice on Tinder. Hate is not an option and we will continue to fight it. We encourage  anyone who has encountered this type of behaviour to report the user immediately so we can take swift action to remove them from our platform’.

Watch HERE the film on the action against racism on the social media

Moduł językowy opracowany na podstawie artykułu: ‘Tinder Bans Man for Life for Sending Woman Racist Message’, opublikowanego na theguardian.com 

 

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Online Shopping Moral Dilemma. Business / Technology / Law (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

on the frontline – na czele/ na pierwszej linii

Many corporate workers believe that the employees on the frontline work hardest – Wielu pracowników dużych firm uważa, że osoby zatrudnione na pierwszej linii mają najcięższą pracę.

Intermediate:

double in size – podwoić wielkość/ ilość

The volume of Internet sales is likely to double in size in the years to come – Wartość/ wielkość sprzedaży internetowej prawdopodobnie podwoi się w najbliższych latach.

Advanced:

fiercely competitive market – ostro konkurencyjny rynek

Any company which enters the world of IT needs to confront the fiercely competitive market  Każda firma, która wchodzi w świat IT musi zmierzyć się z niezwykle konkurencyjnym rynkiem.

Text:

  • unleash – uwolnić / wypuścić
  • on the frontline – na pierwszej linii
  • double in …tutaj jako czasownik podwoić, np. wielkość / ilość / wartość
  • fiercely competitive market – ostro konkurencyjny rynek

The rise of internet shopping has unleashed a flood of reports of low pay and bad working conditions for those on the frontline of this consumer revolution: delivery workers. With the world’s four biggest online markets – the UK, the US, China and Germany – projected to double in size  in three years to come, the delivery industry has become a fiercely competitive market.

  • pathetic pay rates – żałosne stawki płacy
  • charge for – obciążać za … / w związku z …
  • quest for – wyścig po …
  • concerned – zmartwiony / zaniepokojony
  • compose criteria – tworzyć / projektować kryteria

From fast-food couriers protesting pathetic pay rates  to delivery workers  charged for being sick, workers’ rights are seemingly often ignored in the quest for  faster, cheaper customer service. Many consumers become concerned how their  own shopping habits might affect the working conditions of delivery workers. Businesses  who use delivery services compose their own criteria for the choice which company to employ.

  • 0:26′ take advantage of … – wykorzystywać …
  • 0:27′  trusting – ufny / łatwowierny
  • 1:15′ offer a further discount – oferować kolejny rabat
  • 1:34′ fall for … – wpaść / dać się nabrać
  • 2:01′ receipt – paragon

Watch HERE a nice presentation on safe online shopping

Moduł językowy zainspirowany artykułem  ‘Online Shoping and the Plight of Delivery Workers’, opublikowanym na theguardian.com 

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Digital Detox … Technology / Medicine (4 Registered Users)

Beginners:

  • neglect – zaniedbywać/ lekceważyć

Many people who use much Internet neglect their duties.

Intermediate:

  • vary – różnić się

The method how people limit Internet use vary.

Advanced:

  • negative impact on … – negatywny wpływ na …

The overuse of digital technology may have negative impact on career and family life.

Full version: 

  • obsession with … – obsesja na punkcie …
  • neglect – lekceważyć / zaniedbywać
  • survey – sonda / badanie opinii publicznej
  • constant – stały / nieustający
  • negative impact on – negatywny / niekorzystny wpływ na …
  • manners – zasady dobrego wychowania / postępowania

The scale of theUKs obsession with the internet is illustrated by a new study showing that ever increasing amount of time we spend online is leading to lost sleep, neglected housework and less time spent with friends and family. More than 30% of UK internet users are deciding to take “digital detox” breaks from the web. On average, UK adults now say they spend 25 hours a week online. The survey  also found that constant  connection was had a negative impact on  our manners.

  • admit – przyznać
  • deliberately – umyślnie / z rozmysłem

Among teenagers, 60% admitted being late for school because they were glued to connected devices. Three in 10 said they had gone on some form of digital detox holiday, with 16% saying they had chosen a location with no internet access and 13% that they  deliberately left their phone at home. Almost one in 10 went further and visited a place without even a telephone line. Those who took a digital detox generally said it was a positive experience: they were more productive and  enjoyed life more.

  • keep up to date – być na bieżąco
  • current affairs – wydarzenia bieżące
  • in particular – w szczególności

Even if many people needed time away from the internet, the majority were enthusiastic about the benefits of the web, such as keeping up to date with current affairs, being inspired to try new things such as travel or restaurants and keeping in touch with friends or family. Younger age groups in particular, while being more aware that they were spending too much time online, were more convinced of its benefits.

Watch HERE the Clip on Digital Detox Camp

Moduł językowy zainspirowany artykułem:’More than a Third of UK Internet Users Have Tried Digital Detox’, opublikowanym na theguardian.com