суббота, 24 декабря 2016 г.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 I would like to wish you, Mr. and Mrs.Muse, good luck, lots of fun and success! I also want to thank you for your brilliant classes. Every class  is full of useful and interesting information. Thank you for the chance of trying something totally new. I mean the project. I really like this idea! I believe, that this experience is useful, as it makes us be ready for the future challenges. Doing this task I feel being a part of international community.
Also thank you for being so positive and optimistic, I like that you are so devoted to what you are doing! We feel it and want to follow your example.
And I do like that  we can express ourselves freely during your classes. I appreciate it very much, as it helps me to overcome the language barrier! I send you my best regards and want you to know that we are so happy to have you this academic year!

вторник, 20 декабря 2016 г.

Correction

Letter

145/4 Esenin Street
London
England 
20 December 2016

Dear John, 
Thank you very much for your letter. Sorry I didn't answer for a long time.It was so interesting to read about your holidays. I also had amazing holidays. I spent my holidays with my family and friends in Italy. 

Firstly, Italy is my favourite country. There are so many incredible buildings and friendly people. Moreover I like the special atmosphere of this amazing place. 

Visiting shopping centers was the best part of my holidays because I love shopping very much. And shopping in Italy is always the best.

I like to travel and next time I want to visit France. Where would you like to travel next time? Do you like shopping? Have you ever been to Italy?

Best wishes,
Anastasia

The Topic.

I would like to give a talk about healthy life. I am going to talk about emotional and mental health and about alternative therapies that are popular nowadays.
Healthy lifestyle is very popular nowadays, because people start to care about their appearance, it is very trendy to be fit. Smoking, drug abuse are not popular anymore. It is easy to find lots of information about healthy lifestyles, healthy habbits, balance diets on the Internet.

As for me I do yoga to be emotionally and mentally healthy.Firstly, it helps me be fit and strong. Moreover, it   makes me feel relaxed. Also I should say that our life is full of stress, we are always in a hurry and have many problems. From my point of view, every person should care about his/her emotional health, because it is closely interconnected with our physical health.

As people care more about their health nowadays, diverse alternative therapies are getting more and more popular. For example hypnose. Some people visit hypnotists, to understand their inner world and to struggle with insomnia and just to relax. Actually, scientists are not 100% sure, that hypnotism works. What they do know is that it creates a state off deep relaxation in which patients are more open to suggestions than when they are wide awake. A lot of people have already tried it and loved it!

In conclusion, we can say that it is impossible to imagine full and saturated modern life without being healthy. Our health is the most important thing!

вторник, 13 декабря 2016 г.

Informal letter - Good Film

                             
                                                                                                Italy, Rome, street Salvatore de luchee 84
14.12.16
 Dear Guilia,

 I was so happy to get your letter. You have asked me to recommend you a good film. I love watch films in my free time with my family and friends. So, I know a lot of great films.

"The Notebook" is one of my favourite film. This is a romantic movie, tells us about big love between two young people. Noy Khan and Alli Klarck are main actors. Life doesn't give them opportunity to be together, and they struggle with all problems, to be together! Also there are my favourite actors- Rayan Ghosling and Jennifer MacKadams! And do you have your favourite actors?
This is a really fantastic story, which was written by one of the most famous writer in our world - Nicolas Sparcs. Have you ever read his books?

In the end , I want to add, that I believe that "the Notebook" is the best movie, which shows us  real feelings! The actors are so good and you will believe every word they say! And can you recommend me a good film?
I hope, that my recommendation will help you to have a good time and you will love "The Notebook"! Write me about your feelings after this film!

With Love,
 Anastasia 

вторник, 6 декабря 2016 г.

Circus job: a good way to earn a living or just an entertaiment?

In our world, there are so many different kinds of jobs! And some of them are so interesting and unusual. Everybody has loved Circus since childhood. And probably all children dream to be circus actors, but there is one question: Do circus job a good way to earn a living or just an entertainment?


Firstly, there are people, who believe that circus actors are lucky, because they do, what they really want. So, they work to enjoy. Moreover circus actors make people happy, make people smile! This is very important to give positive emotions in nowdays. Secondly, if you are circus actor, you always keep fit your body, because for some difficult performances you need to be strong, hardy and agile. Thirdly, be a circus actor is a good way of travelling, so you don't have to pay for your trips. You may save a lot of money and visit many interesting countries and places.

On the other hand,  almost all of circus actors have а small salary. For example the average salary - 10 thousand rubles per month, but if a cicus actor is very famous , the average can be more than 30 thousand rubles per day. So, if you want to earn good money, you need to pass a long career path and reach the top! And of course you should work hard!

In conclusion, we can see, that there are people and people, opinions and opinions, but if you are really love your job and do it well, you will have an opportunity how to earn a living!


вторник, 22 ноября 2016 г.

Body and Soul


Nowadays, the topic "Body and Soul" has become more and more popular. People try to understand human psychology and find the harmony with themselves.

And some people visit hypnotists, to understand their inner world and to struggle with insomnia and just to relax. Actually, scientists are not 100% sure, that hypnotism works. What they do know is that it creates a state off deep relaxation in which patients are more open to suggestions than when they are wide awake. A lot of people have already tried it and loved it!

Moreover there is one more amazing way of relaxation and finding the harmony with the world. You may visit the Nature's Spa in Rotorua, New Zealand. There you can find waterfalls, a geothermal inferno, a mud volcano and a medicine lake, just because of a huge volcanic activity. In this spa people have been healing their wounds and diseases for years. Can you imagine such a wonderful place for relaxation?

Also there are can't be any inner harmony without harmony with your body! A lot of people try to keep their bodies fit and care about their health. And there are some new ways of weight loss! Felling weightless. New type of yoga - aerial yoga,yoga in a long silk hammock suspended from the ceiling. You are supposed to perform various poses sitting,lying or even spinning upside down in the hammock. This way you can tone your muscles and straighten your shoulders.

And one physical activity for people, who have dogs! Barking mad.CaniX racing is a very cool way of losing a bit of weight. The idea behind it is that instead of taking your dog for a walk, your dog takes you for a run while you are attached to it by a harness and elastic rope!

In conclusion, we can see that our planet and people there are developing! We all try to find the balance between Body and Soul! So, let's improve together!

вторник, 15 ноября 2016 г.

I am writing this to introducte my own opinion about where it will be better to build the hospital for children in Wales.

I suggest, that the best place for the hospital in Walse is Wirral. The Wirral is a peninsula in northwest England. It is bounded to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey, and to the north by the Irish Sea.
Firstly, I would like to recommend this place, because the sea is near. The sea is an amazing source of health. Even the sea air is very useful for sick children.
Secondly, Wirral is deffinetely one of the quitest places in the world, where you can enjoy perfect life. The Wirral has picturesque villages, sandy beaches, large areas of land owned by the National Trust as well as views across the two estuaries and out into the Irish Sea. More over there is no noise, bustle and atmosphere of depression, which is easy to find in a big city.Peaceful atmosphere is exactly that, what sick children need!
Although, it is a well-known fact that sport is the thing, which doesn't let people fall down. Activities  create our positive emotions and keep the bodies fit. Sport lifestyles and activities are developed in the Wirral.
To sum it up the Wirral is the most suitable place in Wales!

воскресенье, 30 октября 2016 г.

Nowadays active lifestyle has become more and more popular, a lot of young people want to keep fit their body and be storg physically. Unfortenatly, most of schools in our world can't give this oportunaty to students.
So, there are some people, who believe that the government should spend more money on sports equiments for school, for encourages students to take up sports! and there is the reason to do it, for example it will improves health and fitness among young people. Moreover it can allows students to form school teams, because it builds teamwork skills and boots school morale.

Also there are some people who think in totally another way. In their opinion money could be better spent, for example funds could purchase more library books and equiment for the classroom.

вторник, 25 октября 2016 г.

Extreme facts.

Extremely facts.
Nowadays, more and more new things appear in our world ! People follow the new fashion, they are trying to be special , to be extremely creative person, they make risky and even crazy discoveries! 21st century - the century of scientific progress.

And have you ever heard about the idea of eating insect ? So, this idea isn't new or unusual. What's more insects are eaten today in four fifths of countries around the world. And it seems that dishes such as scorpion soup will start appearing on our western menus sooner than we think. Certainly many scientists think that by 2020, insect will be available in our supermarkets.

By the way ,  some people don't believe that science fiction can be fact in one day, but there is one thing, which was made by Ali Aliev. He demonstrated on You Tube how to make something invisible at the flick of switch using the same principle as a desert mirage! Does this mean that we will be buying fully working invisibility cloaks like in "Harry Potter"some time in the near future?!

And if we are talking about extremely things, we should say something about extremely conditions. How do you think what is it "the Deadliest Place on Earth"?
So, the person who was there discribed it. It's 50 degrees and has humidity of 100% , less than a hundred people have been inside and it's so deadly that even with respirators and suits of ice you can only survive for 20 minutes before your body starts to fail. These words was said by the man about The Giant Crystal Cave - Cueva de Cristales of Mexico.

Also there are some people who have extraordinary lifestyle! For example Stuart Cove kneels on the sandy seabed. Over the past 25 years, Stuart has captured and manipulated sharks into various scenes. Stuart's work includes three James Bond films and a TV advert for a Japanese toothpaste which involved getting a shark to hold still underwater while he scrubbed its teeth with a 5ft pink toothbrush! So the jobs can be amazing such as Stuart's job!

In conclusion, we can see that  in our world so many extreme facts ! Dreams have become true and lots of things, that now seems unrealistic, probably will appear near us very soon! 

вторник, 11 октября 2016 г.

Lifestyles



Most of us take living in a home with a key and a fixed address for granted , but there are an estimated 30 to 40 million no ands around the world whip live life on the totally different way.

For ex. The Tuareg of the Sahara . In the past these "blue men of the Sahara" protected the camel trading caravans crossing the Sahara Desert, but now mostly work as livestock herders!
Also there are The Sea Gypsies of the Andaman Sea. Setting in temporary stilt huts only during the monsoon season, they live more than half of each year in hand-built wooden boats using simple nets and spears to catch fish to eat and to sell it.

Moreover there are The Mongolian nomads! 40% of Mongolia's population lives a life of nomadic herding, moving from place to place.
All of them have never adapted in the modern world, but there is one experience of adapting people from Tribe from Papua Guinea in our modern community.  The chief of Tribe from Papua Guinea and his family were invited to experience the every day life in South London. At first every escalator was met with terror and every lift with suspicion. A revolving door created gasp of wonder. They were fascinated by everyday scenes and situations that we would not give a second thought to.

By the way, there are people who shave their own houses and maybe they are your neighbors, but there is one thing, that makes them ordinary! Have you ever heard about freegan life style? They are not homeless or unemployed, but they scavenge in bins for discarded food. Freegans, shocked at the extent of consumer waste, are changing the way they eat.

And can you imagine, that some people in our world live in airports?! I have one example of this strange lifestyle! Eram, a middle aged ex-low student who became homeless after she could no longer pay her rent, actually considers herself fortunate to live in Heathrow. She says' I liked it here immediately. I have never felt lonely because there are so many people. I don't mix much with the other homeless, although they are of all ages and from every walk to life!

As we can see, every day in our world new lifestyles appear! And and even if they are very strange, a lot of people follow them, but maybe such weird lifestyles make our world more interesting and wonderful!!!

четверг, 22 сентября 2016 г.

A letter to her

Dear Mary, 
Thank you for your letter! This is so cool, that you like your flat! 
     I live in a flat in the city center too!! And I enjoy it every day!! Do you like to live in the city center? I really love my neighbors, we are good friends with them. They are wonderful people, who are always ready to help us.  I rather live in a big city, because there I can feel the special atmosphere of real life!! I love to be in the epicenter of different events. What about you? Would you rather live in a big city or a small village? 
Hope to get your answer soon. 
With love, Anastasia!

суббота, 17 сентября 2016 г.

My summer Vacation

Chelyabinsk
                                                                                                                          Russia

                                                                                                                   7  September 2016
     Dear Mary,
             Thank you for your letter.And I really had the best summer journey and I enjoyed it! it was trip with my family and friends to France, Provence! Can you imagine? My nearest and dearest, me and amazing landscapes of Europe!!! We lived in a small, cute hotel and I loved so much, there was a wonderful atmosphere of fairy tale! The best thing in my room was a fantastic view from the huge window! Every morning I enjoyed the views of the lavender fields! Moreover we visited a lot of exiting places. For example the most famous museum of parfumerie in Europe, Chocolate village, Cheese village. Furthermore, I was impressed with an excursion to a very old and awesome king's castle!!
I hope that you will have one of the best summer, you've ever had! How will you spend your summer time? Will you go to your favorite camp? And do you want visit my country? It will be amazing!! Write me about your summer plans! I am very interested! I hope to get your answer soon!
           

    With Love, Anastasia

понедельник, 25 июля 2016 г.


Essay the Pros and Cons of Living in a Block of Flats

Every day we wake up and see blocks and blocks of flats everywhere. Concrete Jungles surround us. Usually this scenery doesn't make us feel fascinated,but lots of people live there. So, what are the pros and cons of living there?!
To begin with there are many pros. For instance if you live in a block of flats it means that you live in a big city and you live not far from the city infrostructure such us: cinemas, theaters, parks,restourants, cafes, shopping centers, banks, hospitals and so on. Consequently you can enjoy your big city life 24/7.What is more in a block of flats you are never alone or isolated. I mean that you may always ask your neigbours for different kinds of help.
However living in a block of flats has lots of negative sides. If you live in a big city you always "enjoy" smog, traffic jams and as a result car fumes and noise and lots and lots of other eco problems.
Not only this, but bad and unfriendly neighbours can spoil your life! Loud music, power drills, little children can drive you mad.
Taking everything into account you should think carefully where to live! Remember, that there pros and cons everywhere. 

четверг, 2 июня 2016 г.

Not to Eat or Die?!
This praise is talking about strange products, which kill us slowly every day. I mean GMO. Probably, somebody even doesn't know what it is. So, Genetically modified organism (GMO) - an organism whose genotype has been artificially modified by genetic engineering techniques. This definition can be applied to plants, animals and micro-organism. Some days ago, I suddenly found a very interesting article about GMO and there are a lot of lists with worldwide products companies, that use GMO for preparing their products. And I was really shocked when I found there all my favorite firms!!! For example in this list you can find:
The manufacturer Mars: M & M'S, Snickers, Milky Way, Twix, Nestle, Crunch (chocolate rice flakes), Milk Chocolate Nestle (chocolate), Nesquik (chocolate drink), Cadbury (Cadbury / Hershey's), Fruit & Nut;


The manufacturer Heinz: Ketchup (regular & no salt) (ketchup), Chili Sauce (chili), Heinz 57 Steak Sauce (sauce with meat);

The manufacturer Coca-Cola: Coca Cola, Sprite, Charry Cola, Minute Maid Orange, Minute Maid Grape;

And this is an endless list! Can you imagine ?! We eat this and kill ourselves! Maybe you don't know how GMOs are harmful to our health?! Let me enlighten it to you! One of the most serious and terrible consequences of GMOs is infertility, the emergence of various allergies and even cancer!
But it isn't the most interesting thing here! Our governments try to continue introducing GMO in our life!

They are trying to convince people that it is good for health while all the honest world scientists insist that GMOs are the weapons of death!

So, how can we struggle with GMO?! There is some advice.

1. You shouldn't use products containing GMOs

2. Do not buy products , when it isn't their season.
3. Don't eat fast-food!
4. And one more  thing! In our world there is one scientist, who has developed a way how you can "clean" your products from GMO! You should just turn on your computer with this special program near your food!
As for me I am going to challenge GMO and become a healthy person! Who is with me?!

понедельник, 23 мая 2016 г.

How to be good at English

In our world there are lot's of countries, and all of them have their own language, but there is a way how you can understand people from different countries. It is  English. If you speak English it gives you lot's of new opportunities! So, all people want to be good at English, but there is a question; How to be good at English?! I would like to give you advice.
Firstly, you should practiсe your knowledge every day. For example: you can watch some movies on English. Also you should read different texts or books on English, it helps you to learnt new words. And it's very important to learn grammar material by hard! If  you want to be literate, you should learn it! As for me, I practice my English every day, and I believe that it has become better and better every day.
Secondly, there are some things, that you shouldn't do. Not to be LAZY!!!!! If you want to achieve successful results in English, you shouldn't be lazy! Moreover you shouldn't try to learn a lot of information at one day, because it can trigger to confusion in your head. And finally, you shouldn't miss opportunities to speak English with  English-speaking people. If you may speak with somebody on English, DO IT! To my mind it is one of the best way to improve you English.
In conclusion I would like to tell you, that there are people and people. And everyone has own ways how to be good at English. I know that my advice is very useful and informative, because I follow them and I have become better and better at English!

понедельник, 16 мая 2016 г.

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In our world there are so many people who always complain on their life. For example: they don't like their appearance, character and even the places where they live! And I can't understand: how can you not like your city?! This is not a prison and you are not hostage, you may move to the other place.As for me, I live in a wonderful city - Cheliabinsk. May be, you have already heard about Chelyabinsk's meteorite. So, I love my city very much, and ofcourse I am goin to stay here, because I know every place and I enjoy it! Especially I adore our "Gagarin" park. There I feel conection with nature! And I like watching for children, who always are so happy, when they run and jump on the grass. Sometimes I watch people, who are so sad, nervous and even angry. They usually talk about their appearance, about  how they do not like the place where they live and so on. And I usually want to tell them : sometimes instead of being worried about your spots, you would better think about your character features. Maybe you need to improve some of them. Nobody likes chatterbox, troublemakers, drama queens! And if one of your friends is a whinger you should give a little bit of sympathy, ones they get it, they should complete less. okay, they might complain less! 
I just want, that people start to love their LIFE! Life is an amazing thing, that is given to us only ones! Don't concentrate only on your skin problems and extra weight, work on it! It's important to realise what things you can change about yourself and what things you can't
Be alive enjoy the moment! 

суббота, 14 мая 2016 г.

Describe the person

Mrs. Irina is my teacher. She teaches us the most difficult subjects - the Russian language and Literature. 
She has already been teaching for 26 years! Mrs. Irina became the winner of the best teacher contest of our country in 2010. Moreover she has written lots of books, which help students prepare for exams. 


Mrs. Irina always is ready to come and help us, if we don't understand some things. 
She is tall and has fair hair and wonderful kind blue eyes!  Also she has a wonderful smile and she is always in a good mood. Mrs. Irina is a bright and talented personality from my point of you. Her classes are so inspiring! That I can't help falling in love with my mother tongue and Literature. I would like to follow her example and broaden my horizons.


I love her lessons so much, especially Literature! 
 We always learn to talk t
here, to speak in a proper way and express our thoughts and ideas fully. All these things inspire me a lot !

пятница, 6 мая 2016 г.

Getting to know you

How do we judge people? Should we judge them by their appearance and character? By their body language and body types? Never judge a book by it's cover. To my mind all teens should take these saying into consideration. 

Just remember that although teens' bodies change at different speeds, everyone ends up at more or less the same place in the end! The things you can't alter like your heigh or your shoe size, should be seen as strength and not weaknesses. If you feel good about yourself, the chances are other people will feel good about you too! 
And sometimes instead of being worried about your spots, you would better think about your character features. Maybe you need to improve some of them. Nobody likes chatterbox, troublemakers, drama queens, and so on! And if one of u friends is a whinger you should give a little bit of sympathy, ones they get it, they should complete less. okay, they might complain less! 

Body language can also be very informative. F. Ex. The haka  is the original dance of the Maori people it used to be performed as war cries. The haka originates from the native inhabitants of New Zealand, the Maori people. Nowadays it is performed to welcome important guests and simply to entertain. 
Why don't you take a look at haka on YouTube? 

And if you worry about your completion, you will never know about Dolphinese speak. 
Dolphins have the second most evolved brain on the planet after the human race and they are highly sociable and intelligent and remarkably skilled at problem solving. If we can't understand life on this planet then there is no hope for our exploration of the Galaxy! 
Don't concentrate only on your skin problems and extra weight, work on it! It's important to realise what things you can change about yourself and what things you can't
Be alive enjoy the moment! 

воскресенье, 3 апреля 2016 г.

Lifelong Learning

I: Welcome to our show and today our guest is Dr. Tom Baker,  author  of “Lifelong Learning “ a new book, which has got a lot of people talking. Tell us a bit about the book.
T: Well, basically it is about how and when we acquire different skills in life. I discussed the skills we develop throughout our life and how learning is a lifelong process  and not just something we do between the ages of five and eighteen when we receive our formal education.
I: I see, what sort of skills do you mean?
T: Well, we all need a wide range of skills in order to succeed  in life. For example we need to learn cognitive skills to be able to develop our concentration and memory and learn how to think so how we can begin problem solving. We also need perceptual skills, so we can interpret and presented information and social skills in order to be able to relate well to other people. Then, There are all sorts of skills sub skills such as creative thinking and decision making, not to mention practical skills and work related skills.
I: So, how, when and where do we learn these skills?
T:A lot of these skills we learn naturally from being in different social situations and environments. We literally pick them up without realizing. However, others we have to work hard to acquire.
I:  I see.
T:  Cognitive skills development, for example, begins naturally in infancy, that is primarily encouraged by parents and family , but it is further developed the nursery school by caregivers with educational toys and games. And then when we go to school , college, university and beyond, we develop these skills further.
I: So, educational institutions are obviously very important then.
T: Of course, everyone should receive an education that helps them develop important skills such as independent thought and judgement . They also need to be able to make their own decisions, solve their problems and show their own responsibilities. Teachers, parents and caregivers can help children to grow up with the personal resources and intellectual tools they need to understand the world and behave as responsible human beings. We are learning   all the time from all sorts of different influences.
I: Specifically?
T: Well, we develop social skills when interacting with our peers, joining social groups, making friends at school, meeting and working with colleagues in the workplace and so on.
I: Aha!
T: In truth we never stop learning and our understanding can be developed and improved by all kinds of human experiences. Take traveling for example, many teenagers take a gap year between they need to  start  work to travel and have varied and interesting experiences. Other people retire somewhere warm and find themselves learning  a new language in their later years.
I:Okay, but what about people how don’t do well in school, don’t go to university, have a boring repetitive job and don’t have the opportunity to go abroad. What opportunities do they have to learn?
T: Well, we all have free time. Our leisure activities are important learning opportunities. We can learn physical skills, artistic skills ,and practical skills at any age from the different activities we do in our free time. Most people these days have a computer and everyone can develop their IT skills and open themselves to the internet which is a huge source of information for people who want to learn anything and everything.
I: That’s fair enough, but what about absolutely sloth, who does nothing in their free time, except flop down in front the TV?
T: Haha, they can learn from the TV and radio programs, magazines, newspapers and so on. They can learn to filter and organize information, so they find what is interesting to them among the visual and audio messages they are all burdened with.
I: Okay now I happen to think that the most important life skills of common sense and good judgment ,but these are not taught in school ,or anyway  how can someone develop these skills?
T: Well, these are more or less innate skills that we pick up by going through different life experiences, basically learning by our mistakes so better still by watching others mistakes and not making the same ones.
I: Haha, well, it’s a fascinating topic, but I’m afraid we are out of time. “Lifelong Learning” is available now from all reading retailers. Thank you so much for coming!


среда, 24 февраля 2016 г.

Still a Mystery

Mysteries make us fell fascinated. Every person wants to believe in miracles. That's why books, films and videos about UFOs, Bigfoot, monsters, mysterous places are so popular.

And do you think that legends about UFO are real? Some people have no doubts. The annual UFO festival in Roswell, New Mexico attracts thousands of visitors each year. Eye-witness accounts describe UFO as unlike anything that has ever been seen on Earth. That is why there are lots of little grey aliens staring down from billboards and road signs with huge insect eyes, UFO diners, UFO souvinir shops and even UFO motels.

Have you ever heard about cryptids? They are hidden animals. For example such legendary beast as yetis, lake monsters, giant snakes and chupacabras. Sounds very scarry... Doesn't it?

And I must also mention some mysterious places for example: there are some more places  that have some extremely weird phenomena. There is one of the most fascinating natural wonders of the world. Tree of life, an ancient mesquite tree, has survived in the desert for 400 years, miles from any other forms of vegetation, and with no apparent source of water. Isn't it amazing?

In concludion I would like to tell you that you may believe it or not but our world is full of mysteries and wonders.

суббота, 20 февраля 2016 г.

Online Practice

What are the characteristic features of our modern community? The fist thing that comes to my mind is that IT-technologies "rule" our lives and minds. In other words we live online, for example nowadays you can work online, you can buy different things online and you can even study online! ONLINE, ONLINE, ONLINE!!!!! If you are not online, you are not with us. Do you think that I am not right?! Even my granny spends several hours online every day.)

As for me I also spend my time online, I am studying hard and I want to improve my language skills, so for me online practice is the best way to achieve my goals. So, one of my favourite online platforms is IXL. This is a language platform, where you can find lots of different exersices to broaden your vocabular, grammar and so on.
First of all I believe that online platforms are very usefull because they give you freedom, I mean you can do exersices when and  where you like.
Secondly you can know your results instantly! And concentrate on your weak points, to my mind it is really amazing, when you have immediatle feedback. Usually I am very nervous about my academic results, and when I work with online platforms I am not stressed waiting for my results. It is such a relief!)) More over this is very comfortable for teachers, as they don't have to check our tests and can have more time for preparing to our classes.

On the other hand I can't but mention some drawbacks of practising online... Yes, unfortunately there are some. If you study a foreign language, you must practise your knowledge in communication with REAL PEOPLE. I mean that in communication you do not use only words, you also need to pay attention to intonation, emotions and even face expression. Otherwise the communication won't be successful. Online communications can't provide you with the whole range of emotions.
And if you spend too much time online you may lose your feeling of reality. Just imagine what will happen if your internet connection fails.

In concludion I believe that every person should find the proper balance of reality and online world.
In this case online practising may do you good!




среда, 10 февраля 2016 г.

The Introduction of the Noun

The Noun.
As you know, every day and everywhere we surrounded by different nouns, but have you ever asked the question “what is it?”. So the noun can be a person, a place, a thing and an idea. Students usually forget about ideas)))

Different grammar books provide us with the following definition: a noun  is a word that functions as the name of some specific thing or set of things, such as living creatures, objects, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas. As for me the definition given by khanacademy.org is more to my liking! As it contains the most essential ideas: any noun is a person, a place, a thing and an idea.

For example :
These are Juign and Wilya. (two persons)
They are in Hong Kong. (a place)
This is their best selfie. (a thing)
They plan great future. (an idea)

понедельник, 1 февраля 2016 г.

Doing the Right Things

Today I am going to tell you about our modern community and the ways we can make it better! All people are stressed, we are always in a hurry and have no time to pay attention to the poor and the elderly, the homeless and the unemployed, the blind and the disabled, but if we start helping the elderly, donating the charities and looking for strain animals our world will be a much better place.

The city can be an unfriendly place at the best of times. Imagine then, how it might feel for the elderly or the homeless. So, to find it out two reporters went undercover, one as an eighty-year-old and another as a homeless person. the results were eye-opening!

People, who used to be very friendly with them, couldn't wait to get rid of them. The world has dramatically embarrassed and lonely. And one day it could be you.

Sometimes teaching homeless street children can be life changing experience and you can also learn that no matter how bad conditions are there is always hope for the future.

And to make our world better we must not forget about our Mother Nature. Deforestation is one of the worst problems today. Deforestation occurs when people cut down whole forests of trees. Deforestation is a major threat to the delicte ecosystem of our planet it destroys the homes of animals and plant species.

People, open your eyes! Don't concentrate only on your problems. Every day try to change our world to the better!

четверг, 28 января 2016 г.

Country Studying in Practice

Country Studying in Practice.
Hello! My name is Anastacia Khudiakova, and today I am going to introduce my project “Country Studying in Practice”.  What associations do you have with country studying?  -(foreign countries, studying abroad, it is always interesting) Thank you for your discussion, so let’s talk about: 
The main goals of this project are to broaden children’s horizons, improve their language skills, and International school to school cooperation. And how can we broaden students’ horizons? Country studying programs  can open for them new worlds, traditions, cultures and foreign languages and of course you improve your language skills while travelling or studying abroad.  And if schools cooperate, it will make the process of international student exchange easier. Then let’s proceed with tasks
Tasks: Make traveling abroad available for every student through joining  language regional studies programs. Give them an opportunity to learn about our world .  Here we go with steps!
Steps:  First of all we shall discuss with foreign partners all the possible living conditions, as well as language and regional geographic programs for different groups of students.
Then we shall collect a group of students who are ready to work hard and improve their skills
And finaly we shall provide visa and transport expenses support. And as we have started talking about expenses we shall dwell upon funding.
Funding: for this project, we need funding for
Visa and travelling
 language and regional geographic programs
And of course pocket money)

As a result we get a certificate, develop interaction and cooperation with schools from different countries and may be able to continue working with them on other projects. Plus Positive emotions of students from cultural programs and communication with peers from different countries.  And also we can unite them in order to find out more in common!

понедельник, 25 января 2016 г.

A book review

"The Notebook" by Nicolas Sparks is the most popular novel in his books. It is a exciting novel, which tells about the lovely story of two persons -  Noah and Allie.

The story is set in a small town New Bern, North Carolina. In one day Noah and Allie met each other and just fell in love. Than they spend all their summer together.Unfortenatly, when the summer finished they  parted. 14 years have passed, whole these years Noah and Allie were dreaming about each other. And one upon a time Allie's boyfriend  made her an offer and then Allie understand, that she need to see Noah again. She find him, and they fell in a magic athmosphere of love again... but she can't be with two men, so she should choose with whom she will share her life.

The book's fast-paced plot is guaranteed to keep readersnabsorbored to the very end. It is full of incredible moments! If you reading it , you will fell a real love in your heart. Also the main characters are well-developed and beliveble , more over if you read this book, you will learn a lot of new things about relationships, male and female psychology.

I thoroughly recommend  "The Notebook". It is well worth reading. If you like stories about love, make sure you will love it!  Don't miss it!

понедельник, 18 января 2016 г.

An Opinion Essay

In our modern cities there are lot's of cars, private transport and so on. And the nature suffers from pollution more over our health suffers from pollution. There is a big question: May be  all transport should be banned in cities to help protect the enviroment? In my opinion, banning all transport in our cities could be a very good idea!

Firstly, it would reduce pollution levels and therefore improve our quality of life.
Secondly, when you don't use a car you need to move on foot, so it helps you keep your body fit and be healthy, because every person should do 10 000 steps every day!
More over there would be fewer road accidents, and we would be safer. Also instead of roads we can make gardens with flowers or playgrounds for children.

On the other hand you can not move long distances without transport. And this is a serious problem for people who need to do it every day. Also some people don't like walking, so they don't want to live without their transport.

All in all, I believe that it will be better, if transport, motocross and cars are banned, because our life will become  healthier, safer and eco-friendlier!

воскресенье, 17 января 2016 г.

New Year Holidays!

Hello! Today I am going to tell you how I have spent my winter holidays! After really tough working days, people are happy to plunge into the magical atmosphere of the New Year! And I also felt free after hard weeks of tests! I just wanted to relax and spend time with my family.

Fortunately I had such an opportunity. I spent three weeks in Italy with my dear family. It was really amazing, because every day we enjoyed the wonderful weather and fantastic New Year atmosphere.

At New Year night we were watching a traditional Russian movie and eating Italyan delicatessen. More over we bought a small Christmas tree, because it created the atmosphere of the New Year.

Also in Italy we visited a lot of historical cities: Florence, Pisa, Verona and Siena. There we were walking along  ancient narrow streets and enjoyed the mountain scenery. And of course we visited some shops!

Mornings were my favorite things in Italy. Every morning I was drinking a coffee in a small, but very cute cafe.

Finally, I want to tell you that I loved these holidays very much, because I was with my nearest and dearest!