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Mobile Legends Alpha Guide

Wassup guys, and welcome to my Alpha guide. Although Alpha is generally regarded as a weak hero, I have been very successful playing with him in my ranked game at high glorious legend due to a very good understanding of how his skills work. In this guide i will be sharing with you on how Alpha actually works, and provide you with item, emblem and spell builds to handle most scenarios- including explanation on choice of itemization, so you too can play a mean Alpha. Understanding how Alpha works: First of all, if you are unsure of what alpha’s skills are, you may look at this album’s first picture to get a full description of all of alpha’s skills: Now, with that out of the way, lets start with why anyone should pick Alpha: 1. Instant stun ultimate 2. Go, Beta! Passive: A True damage passive that deletes all types of enemies, very similar to Karrie (Probably the most important part). While the stun is obvious, the main thing that people don’t realize is that Alpha’s passive hurts throug...

Mobile Legends Beginner’s Guide – Tips to Get Started

For newcomers understanding MOBAs is not an easy task. This Mobile Legends Beginner’s Guide will help every newcomer to understand the world of Mobile Legends – Bang Bang and be a pro while completely owing your opponents and it will also help you understand the game map and other basic mechanics of the game. Mobile Legends – Bang Bang is a MOBA developed and published by Moontoon for iOS and Android systems. Let’s start with some tips about the basic mechanics of the game. In our Mobile Legends Beginner’s Guide, we have detailed everything you need to know about getting started with the game that might feel intimidating at start. Mobile Legends Beginner’s Guide Understanding the Map Just like every other MOBA game, understanding and learning the map is very crucial for this game as well. When it comes to the map, you should focus on three aspects. They are lanes, jungle and sub-bosses. Lanes Lanes are the main paths that lead to your enemy’s base. When you look at the map, there will ...

Mobile Legends Items

Not sure which Mobile Legends items to get? Or simply want to compare them side by side? Lucky for you, we have created a complete list of items that are available in the game for your viewing pleasure. Now, let’s take a closer look at them and plan for your next battle! Attack Items ItemStats & UniqueUnique PassiveCost Demon Hunter Sword +35 Physical ATK +25% Attack Speed Devour: Basic attacks will deal 10% of the target's current HP as additional physical damage (up to 60 against monsters). 2180 Deadly Blade +60 Physical ATK +15% Attack Speed Life Drain: Basic attack reduces HP regen effect by 50% for 3s 1950 Corrosion Scythe +50 Physical ATK +400 HP +15% Attack Speed Corrosion: Basic attacks lower the target's attack speed by 10% and have a 50% chance to reduce the target's movement speed by 35%. Impulse: Dealing damage with basic attacks increase your physical attack by 2%, up to a maximum of 6%. Lasts for 3s. 2250 Malefic Roar +60 Physical ATK Unique: +40% Physical...

Mobile Legends Emblems

Mobile Legends emblem is an interesting addition to the game. Initially, the emblem system was designed to give you a slight boost on your attributes, which provides you with slight advantage against new players who just started the game. It is not game breaking, but every little thing helps! What’s New in Store? To be honest, it was quite dull until they introduced a brand new emblem system in the latest patch. Changes they have done to the emblem system: Added a new emblem set for Marksman Added a talent system New User Interface design Rule changes to unlock emblem sets Cost changes to upgrade emblem sets Talent System This is one of the most exciting features added to the game. There are 3 tiers of talent trees available and will be unlocked at level 15 (comes with one free talent point). After that, you will get additional talent point every 5 levels. You will get a total of 7 talent points at level 45. You have to spend 3 points in any tier 1 talents before you could proceed to u...

Mobile Legends Heroes List

There are a total of 75 Mobile Legends heroes available at the time of writing. Each of them has their own specialties in the battlefield, so it is very important to know your role in the team before diving into the game. MLBB is constantly adding new characters to the game and let’s take a look at the list of heroes before going further with all the classes and specialties tutorial: TANK Akai Balmond Belerick Franco Gatotkaca Grock Hilda Hylos Johnson Kaja Lolita Minotaur Tigreal Urannus FIGHTER Aldous Alpha Alucard Argus Badang Balmond Bane Chou Freya Hilda Jawhead Lapu Lapu Leomord Martis Minsitthar Roger Ruby Sun Thamuz Zilong ASSASSIN Alucard Fanny Gusion Hanzo Hayabusa Helcurt Karina Lesley Lancelot Natalia Lapu Lapu Saber Selena Zilong MARKSMAN Bruno Claude Clint Hanabi Irithel Karrie Kimmy Layla Lesley Miya Moskov Roger Yi Sun-Shin MAGE Aurora Alice Chang'e Cyclops Eudora Harith Harley Kadita Kagura Karina Kimmy Lunox Nana Odette Pharsa Selena Valir Vexana Zhask SUPPORT Ang...

Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones returned for its eighth and final season yesterday.  It was premiered simultaneously in the USA and the UK.  This BBC article collects some extracts of the reviews from the press, a trailer of the programme and some reactions from viewers and stars. The text can be classified as B2. The video as C1.

The Archers: a British Radio Tradition

British people love long-lasting traditions like the Monarchy, Parliament or drinking a "nice, cup of tea".  The Archers is one of them -the longest-running radio soap-opera in the world- The Archers is "a contemporary drama in a rural setting", called Ambridge, which has been running non-stop since 1951 on Radio- 4, the main talk channel on the BBC. It has over 5 million listeners every day, one million of them via the internet, according to Wikipedia.  Here you can find a synopsis of the soap, and a lot of background information (Link B2). On The Archers web page, you can find videos, clips, podcasts, a list of characters, a blog, and, of course, you can listen to the latest episodes on the archive.  These audios and videos, without subtitles, are problably suitable for C2 students.

Grit: The Key to Success

Angela Lee Duckworth left a high-flying job in consulting for a more demanding job as a 7th Grade Maths teacher in a New Yourk public school.  Then, she left the classroom to go to graduate school and study the best predictor for success in students, rookie teachers, West Point Military Academy cadets, competitive sales people, and she found that the best predictor for success was not social intelligence, good looks, physical health or IQ, it was grit.  Grit is "the passion and perseverance for very long-term goals", it is "having stamina". "Grit is living life like it is a marathon, not a sprint". This short TED Talk video (06:12) with subtitles can be seen by B2 learners.

Men's & Women's Brains

Are there gender differences between men and women or are we just talking about sterotypes? Are there biological differences between men's and women's brains or are the differences social and cultural? Many English coursebooks for adults use this topic to raise debate in the classroom:  Gender or individual differences? Nature or nurture? Here you can find a selection of materials to teach a lesson about gender issues, which I have used to expand the reading " How Men and Women Argue " on p. 64 of Christina Latham-Koenig's & Clive Oxenden's, English File Upper-Intermediate, 3rd Edition , Oxford University Press: "Men & Women", a set of controversial statements which students can discuss, first in pairs and then, as a class. Some links to TED Talks videos that could be given for listening/oral homework (students are assigned one video, they watch it at home, take notes and in the first 15 minutes of the next class they share the information in...

Computers Could Read Mammograms

Artificial Intelligence professor at MIT, Regina Barzilay, and Connie Lehman, the chief radiologist for breast imaging at Massachussetts General Hospital, are developing algorithms to train computers to read mammograms and prevent disease in general.  But there are also examples in the past of promising new technologies, such as CAD (Computer Aided Detection), which failed to deliver what was expected from them. This NPR story can be read as an article or heard as an audio report with a script (6':25").  The technicality of the vocabulary can make this a C2 reading or listening task.