Новини
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Gerund in English
23.01.2021 19:09Our English Grammar club looks forward to the meeting in the library next week. Meanwhile, we continued to study the functions of verbs ending in -ing. You will probably agree that English is a very concise language. English texts are usually 20-40 % shorter than texts in Ukrainian. The gerund, a form ...
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Winter Readings
19.01.2021 10:53The peoples of the North have many words that name ‘snow’ in different states in their vocabulary. The Eskimos have 24 notions, the Sami - 41. Fortunately for online visitors of the Good Reads club at Window on America in Kherson, the English language doesn't have as many ‘snow’ ...
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Family Roles in Ukraine and the USA
18.01.2021 12:04The next meeting of the English Speaking Club at Window on America in Kherson was active and personal, although it was online. We talked about the roles we play in our families and our parents' families. Thanks to Tom Laughlin and Francisco Santillan, we could compare our experiences with other ...
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What is the Present Participle?
16.01.2021 15:30The English Grammar Club gathers at Window on America in Kherson in any conditions and any weather. After a short Christmas break, we talked about the winter holidays and our best gifts. We revised the grammatical topic Participle 1 or Present Participle, studied to add the ending -ing to verbs, and ...
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Why an Elephant Can Escape from the Circus
12.01.2021 14:27As every week, the Good Reads Club gathered to read another exciting story in English. The teenagers learned about the adventure of the small elephant Minny. She escaped from the circus, walked around the city, and saved the house and the little boy from the fire. The club visitors learned to take care ...
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We Study English Online
11.01.2021 12:59The library is temporarily closed to users, but this doesn’t stop the English for Beginners lessons. On Saturday, we continued to work online. The visitors revised the rules of Past Simple somewhat forgotten during the holidays. They made some grammar exercises. We also read interesting texts about ...
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The Two Gifts
04.01.2021 12:14The center "Window on America" in the Kherson Oles Honchar library continues to work, despite the holidays. Young English lovers have expressed a desire to spend one hour reading the short story "The Two Gifts" by O. Henry. The readers were happy to answer questions about the ...
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Santa's Time Machine
29.12.2020 11:25New Year holidays are coming; December is already walking the planet to its end! Let's try to create a real miracle - a festive New Year's mood for ourselves and our families. The story ‘Santa's Time Machine’ helped our young English reading fans to support the joyful atmosphere ...
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Cultural Diversity
28.12.2020 16:17Ukraine is a multinational state. But do we know the history of the peoples living in our country? How does their culture affect the development of Ukrainian culture? To understand better this topic, the English for Everyone Speaking Club at the "Window on America" Center in Kherson ...
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«Home Alone» and Christmas Spirit
26.12.2020 16:05Watching foreign language movies familiarizes you with foreign speech. It puts vocabulary in context. One of the main tasks of the film is to evoke certain emotions as well as to maintain our interest throughout the viewing. It creates a positive motivation. Besides, while watching a video, you can find ...
