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Specialist Day for English teachers
25.05.2019 12:07May 23 the Kherson "Window on America” center was attended by foreign languages teachers having advanced training. Teachers were given much useful, important information as always. In particular they were told about media literacy, academic integrity, methodical periodicals news, table ...
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Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the fame)
21.05.2019 06:52At the end of the XIXth century, river trips were in fashion in England. Therefore, Jerome K. Jerome, an English writer, suggested to the editor of the magazine “Home Evangelist” the guidebook idea “The History of Thames”. The author assured in the preface that the characters ...
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Top-10 interesting places in Kherson
20.05.2019 12:06The secrets of Kherson masons, Ochakiv Gate of the Kherson Fortress, the true blue whale skeleton, and many other things could be seen in the ranking of the top-10 most interesting places for tourists in Kherson. On May 19, guests of the English speaking club in Window on America Kherson discussed what ...
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Training to print on a 3D-printer
19.05.2019 10:50The workshop of 3D-printing took place in the Kherson Window on America. Visitors found out who and when created a 3D printer the first. The development of this equipment continues today. Our guests were prepared and already had some idea of the main working materials, but it was interesting to ...
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Do You Have an Alibi?
13.05.2019 08:20How long should it take for police to arrive? The average U. S. police response time is 7 minutes. Most American municipalities have their own police departments. Those powers are typically used only in cases where the law has been violated and a suspect must be identified and apprehended. Most obvious ...
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Was American captain John Paul Jones a Ukrainian Cossack?
07.05.2019 07:38American captain John Paul Jones, one of the founding fathers of the US Navy, was accepted (maybe) into the Cossacks, but this was not confirmed by historical documents. On April 23rd, 1788, John Paul Jones received the rank of Rear-Admiral from Catherine II under the name Pavel Jones. He arrived in ...
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All about American Presidents
06.05.2019 08:20Some interesting facts about the US presidents were discussed on May, 5. e.g. The United States' third president Thomas Jefferson spoke four languages and learned to read Latin, Greek, Italian, Spanish and French. And, James Garfield was allegedly able to write with both hands at the same time — ...
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Do you speak Shakespeare's Language?
29.04.2019 08:57English Language Day is observed annually on 23 April. The event was established by UN's Department of Public Information in 2010. 23 April was chosen because it is the date "traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare". That is why this week the ...
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O. Henry. From Greensboro to New York
29.04.2019 07:06Debate runs about the origin of this pen name. When William was asked «What does ‘O’ stand for? ». He replied «O stands for Olivier, the French for Oliver. O is about the easiest letter written, and O it is.» Some of his stories were published under the name of Oliver ...
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New laws and environmental problems
23.04.2019 09:30Kherson WOA’ s guests got acquainted with Delaware state in an unusual way. They watched a video, discussed dumb Delaware laws. E.g. If you go to the beach and want to change because there's sand in your suit, don't do it in your car OR a public restroom. It's illegal. On the 21st of ...
