Новини
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American Brain Ring
28.02.2019 08:56On February 27, Kherson “Window on America” offered to 11th grade students of the school No. 31 an intellectual competition - the brain-ring “Who Knows the USA Better?”. We found out that students knew much about this country. They easily named the US flag, and said which sports ...
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Welcome to the Movie Academy
25.02.2019 12:44On Sunday, 24 the WOA guests studied how to write the script for the soap opera, to cast it, to shoot it and to cut it. Also we performed some love stories with dramatic developments. Everyone had much fun.
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Famous flight from New York to Paris, France
25.02.2019 09:41Charles Lindbergh wanted to compete for the $25 thousand prize that Raymond Orteig had posted for the first person to make a nonstop flight between New York and Paris, France. On May 20, 1927, Lindbergh took off in his silver-winged monoplane (a plane with only one supporting surface) from Roosevelt ...
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“Write On!”: awarding winners
21.02.2019 14:12February 4, for the first time, the Kherson “Window on America” joined the “Write On!” creative writing contest, which is held annually by the Peace Corps in Ukraine. Today, the winners of the competition came to us to receive their prizes. All awards handed Whitney ...
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Hello from sunny California
21.02.2019 09:36On February 20, an unusual English lesson was held in the department of foreign languages. Invited guests came to this lesson. They were Americans from different states: Utah, Oklahoma and California. They communicated in their native language with our students, talked about their states and played language ...
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Are You Ready For Election Day?
18.02.2019 10:44Debate is an ancient art form. English Speaking Club members attended it on 17 February. «Window on America» Center organized a debate “Privacy or National Security.” At the end of the meeting, the club guests watched a fascinating video about Arkansas.
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Why does the library present dollar bills
11.02.2019 10:53Everyone had a dollar bill at WOA on February, 10. It was a souvenir banknote. Our guests were watching a TED video “What gives a dollar bill its value” and discussed it. In fact, monetary policy is set by an independent Federal Reserve System in the USA. The members talked about the purpose ...
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Journey to the Four Corners
06.02.2019 07:47The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet. Moreover, there is U.S. Route 160 and the Grand Canyon carved by the Colorado River here. On Sunday 3, 2019 the visitors of the English Conversation Club ...
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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 ...
