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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
20.12.2021 17:21Christmas is a warm, family holiday. We discussed Christmas at Sunday meetings of English-speaking clubs in such a family atmosphere. The members of the English for Everyone club discussed the holiday traditions of their families. Nina Kachmar, the club's facilitator, suggested several activities ...
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Saint Nicholas – December 6th or 19th?
14.12.2021 21:26On December 6th, Saint Nicholas Day recognizes the third-century saint who became an inspiration for the modern-day Santa Claus. In our country, that day falls on December 19th. St. Nicholas derived from Nicholas of Myra and was a bishop in 4th century Greece. He was known for selling off his items and ...
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Is It Possible to Speak English Without Knowing Grammar?
13.12.2021 20:19Learning grammar is not most important at the meetings of the English for Everyone Speaking club. However, grammar helped the participants dream about the past during the next event. The audience used conditional sentences to talk about unrealistic (almost unrealizable) desires and expectations. They ...
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Season of Gifts and Holidays
07.12.2021 11:44Winter is a favorite time of year for children of all ages because of St. Nicholas Day, New Year, and gifts. The members of the Easy English for Kids club wait for snow and frost. They like sledding, playing snowballs, and making snowmen. However, in Kherson, such weather lasts for three days. Usually, ...
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Fantasy Without Borders
06.12.2021 11:30Nina Kachmar offered the members of the English speaking club to develop their imagination. She suggested several photos of incomprehensible content, such as a car on a tree. The visitors answered the question: "How do you think could they take such a photo?" The attendees told their opinions. ...
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Speed English: Fast but Effective English
30.11.2021 15:22Speed English is a pair communication, one of the few that allows you to practice dialogic speech. This work significantly increases the number and duration of speaking English: 10 participants (instead of 1-2) talk simultaneously. The interlocutors use the language freely, as well as cooperate, help ...
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How Thanksgiving Helped Us to Speak English
29.11.2021 12:50Every year on the fourth Thursday of November, the United States celebrates Thanksgiving. On this day, families and friends get together for a meal, which traditionally includes a roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce, gravy, and pumpkin pie. Often several generations especially ...
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Fake or Fact? How to Recognize
28.11.2021 11:05They say that lies will bypass the hemisphere before the truth has time to put on shoes. The reasons for spreading false information can be different: from the desire to quickly raise the channel or site rating to the imposition of the desired point of view. The first thing that makes a fake - causes ...
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Our Favorite Holiday
23.11.2021 09:48New Year and birthday are favorite dates for both children and adults. The researchers believe that the tradition of celebrating birthdays appeared in Ancient Egypt among the nobles: pharaohs and their heirs. The members of the Easy English for Kids speaking club had a small party on this occasion. During ...
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Storytelling in English
22.11.2021 14:57Storytelling is a popular way to develop imagination and creative thinking. Its use is effective when learning English; the members of the English Speaking club thus intensify their knowledge. During the next meeting, those present tried the game Creative Co-authorship. Each participant wrote a few ...
