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«Write On! » We are waiting for results
05.02.2019 08:47Yesterday, for the first time, the Kherson “Window to America” joined the “Write On!” creative writing contest, which is held annually by the Peace Corps in Ukraine. Pupils, of 6-11 grades of Kherson specialized school No. 30 and gymnasium No. 6, came at the regional stage. The ...
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English as formal and non-formal language
29.01.2019 11:28Many countries have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. English speakers from different countries and regions use a variety of different accents. The combination of differences in pronunciation and use of local words may make some English dialects almost unintelligible ...
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ALASKA – THE LAST FRONTIER
21.01.2019 11:53Alaska is a U.S. state in the northwest extremity of North America. There, in the ice-blue underwater world you can communicate to whales. And the Klondike Gold Rush was a migration of prospectors but majority went in vain. The USA purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867 for the sum of $7.2 ...
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WINTER WONDERLAND
14.01.2019 12:08Learning about the history and traditions of your nation, going back to your roots is important. The Old New Year or the Orthodox New Year is an informal traditional holiday in Ukraine, celebrated as the start of the New Year by the Julian calendar. The Old New Year falls on January 14 in the Gregorian ...
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'YELLOWHAMMER" FROM ALABAMA
08.01.2019 11:45Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird.The yellowhammer became the official state bird of Alabama in 1927. Soldiers from Alabama were nicknamed “yellowhammers” in the Civil War due to their grey-and-yellow uniforms, which matched the colors of the bird. We watched ...
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CHRISTMAS SURPRISES
24.12.2018 10:20The United States of America has many different traditions and ways that people celebrate Christmas, because of its multi-cultural nature. In the first half of the 19th century, Christmas was a very different kind of holiday than it is today. People did not have a set way of celebrating. Christmas was ...
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Per aspera ad astra
19.12.2018 08:31An interactive event "Per aspera ad astra” from 13.00 till 16.00 will be happening this upcoming Sunday, December 23, at the “Window on America” center. Mykyta Kotsehub, FLEX City Representative and admitted student to Minerva Schools at KGI will talk about: ►Applying ...
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BEES IN THE LIBRARY
18.12.2018 07:09A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. Historically the word bee has been used to describe a get-together for communal work, like a husking bee, a quilting bee, or ...
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Dinosaur’s English Speed-Date
10.12.2018 12:13The first speed-dating event took place at Pete’s Café in Beverly Hills in late 1998. Usually advance registration is required for speed dating events. People are rotated to meet each other over a series of short dialogues usually lasting from three to eight minutes depending on the organization ...
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Virtual friends
03.12.2018 11:22Last meeting in Window on America Centre we started playing a game “Two Truth, One Lie”. On December 2, 2018 the visitors discussed different ways of finding English speaking friends online. They also shared their own cyber security advices. There are thousands of people who can help you ...
