Agnes Inglese

AGNES INGLESE English for real life AI Data Centres: What’s Behind the Screen? Benefits, costs and useful English for a conversation with more than one point of view. By Agnes Inglese · Technology & everyday English  The story Key vocabulary Useful phrases Conversations Your turn You ask AI to explain a word, write a message or create a picture. A few seconds later, an answer appears. But where does the work actually happen? Much of it happens in a data centre . These buildings are becoming a common topic in conversations about technology, jobs and the environment. People often have different views about them. This B1+ English reading explains the main ideas and gives you vocabulary for discussing AI data centres. You can use the phrases to express support, explain concerns or say that you have not decided yet. British English: data centre . American English: data center . This article uses the British spelling. ...

Not many of you know this about me, but many years ago I trained karate quite seriously. At the time, it was a meaningful part of my life: I showed up to training, I progressed and I reached a level that, in hindsight, I should have been proud of. But back then, I didn’t appreciate it at all. I treated it as something ordinary, something that didn’t matter, something that didn’t “count” as a real achievement. So.. I simply stepped away from it. And honestly, I never imagined I would return. For a long time, karate felt like a closed chapter - a part of my past that no longer fitted into who I thought I was. I didn’t see the value of what I had built, and I didn’t recognise how much strength, discipline and resilience it had already given me. But life has a quiet way of showing you the pieces of yourself you’ve left behind. It wasn’t a dramatic decision - more a gentle curiosity. A question: What if I tried again? So I walked into the dojo. I was older and unsure of how my body w...