Welcome to Belarus!

Write an article about a town/city/village which is worth visiting in Belarus. See ex. 40 p. 31 in Click on Student Book. Try to use new vocabulary words.

My favourite means of transport

Write about your favourite means of transport. How do you like travelling? Which means of transport do you prefer when you travel in Minsk / around Belarus / abroad?

Visit New York!

Watch the video and write at least 10 sentences about New York: describe its 10 most famous sights. Pay attention to the articles.

New York- 10 places you must visit in the Big Apple

My last holiday

Describe the place where you spent your holiday last year. Use the words from ex. 6 p.22.

The best country to visit

What country in your opinion is the best to visit in the summer holidays? Egypt, France, etc or perhaps you'd better travel around Belarus? Share your experience and ideas. Support them with arguments and examples. 

News from Oregon

Hello my dear students,

Yesterday we had a Halloween party. We carved pumpkins which we bought on a farm. They looked amazing in the evening!

Today we visited Churchill High School. Here is a video hello from two American students to you.

How did you spend your autumn holidays? 

Hi again!

How are you? How was the last week of the term? Have super holidays!

Hope to hear from you soon.

HELLO FROM THE USA

Hi my dear students!

I'm sending you my warmest hello from Eugene, Oregon. In the photos you can see my roommate Melda from the Philippines, our workshop and my instructor Robert with another classmate Nazeer from Pakistan. There are 26 teachers from different countries - very nice people. 

How are you? Please write your comments. I'm missing you and would like to keep in touch with you. 

P.S. Masha and Christina, I'm waiting for your research materials. 

IDIOMS, QUOTES, SLANG and other stuff

Here you can share and discuss interesting English idioms, quotes, slang expressions. For example,

"to wind down" - (of a person) to relax after stress or excitement

Examples:

“I’m going to read for a while to wind down before bed.”

“Things have been so busy at work lately. I really need to take a day off towind down for a bit.”

“I listen to cool jazz to wind down. It quiets my mind.”

MUSIC

What kind of music do you like? What band or singer do you like the most? Here you can tell your classmates about your favorite songs, music styles and etc. Leave comments, send songs and clips :)

“Without music, life would be a mistake.” 
― Friedrich Nietzsche

A Real Man and A Real Woman

What does it mean to be a real man? What does it mean to be a real woman?

Let's discuss and choose Top 10 personal qualities that make a real man and Top 10 personal qualities that make a real woman.

Watch the two videos below and leave your comment on them. What ideas do you agree / disagree with? Prove your thoughts with arguments. Though your comments should be based on the videos, you might also add other qualities which you think are very important to be a real man or a real woman.

Don't forget to comment on each other's ideas.

Characteristics of a real man

Characteristics of a real woman