MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Enjoy this wonderful day and all your winter holidays!

Hope you will find time for the UNESCO project:

http://www.unescousa.org/#!2016-youth-multimedia-contest/c1mbp

Climate and Weather Presentation

We love our country! Welcome to Belarus in any season!

LACK OF TIME

Nowadays many students' problem is lack of time. Are you facing the same problem? Why does it happen? Are there any solutions to this problem? Please, share your ideas and advice

MULTIMEDIA COMPETITION

UNESCO 2016 Worldwide Youth 

UNESCO, the U.N. organization that brings grass roots initiatives in Education, Science, and Culture, invites youth around the world to take part in this year’s Multimedia Competition.  The natural optimism and unparalleled connectivity put youth one of the greatest positions to bring much needed change to the world. UNESCO’s mission is to mobilize youth to purposefully use their talents to serve others now,  ensuring even greater impact on the future to come.

• Participants: Juniors - ages 10-14;  Youth - ages 15-19; and Young Adult - ages 20-24
• Product: A 3-minute video, multimedia presentation, 500-700 written essay, art work or any method that channels a specific passion that answers the prompt
• Dates: The contest starts Nov. 16, 2015 and the final deadline is Jan. 16, 2016. Judging will take place between Jan. 17 and Feb. 17, and final winners will be announced Feb. 18.
• Prompt: Choose one of the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and develop your solution to accomplish this aim. Click any goal above for details on each goal.  Entrants should respond by making a 3-minute multimedia production, 500-700 word written essay, art work or any method that channels a specific passion in answering the prompt.

See further information at: http://www.unescousa.org/#!2016-youth-multimedia-contest/c1mbp 

Problems of a big city

What are major environmental issues in big cities? Please, share your opinion. Before you write, read the comments of other students, try to comment on them and add a new idea!!!

You could express your own ideas or surf the net or use the links below:

http://thegrio.com/2010/04/22/the-top-ten-environmental-issues-affecting-america/#earth-day-at-40-top-ten-environmental-threats-to-black-americajpg

http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/name-describe-four-major-environmental-issues-473361

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/urban-threats2/

RECYCLING

Share your answers to the following questions. Perhaps, you will need to do some investigation .

• Are there any recycling schemes in Minsk/Belarus?
• Do you think recycling is important? Why?
• How do you deal with rubbish in your family? Give as many examples as possible.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

How are you? Hope you are enjoying your autumn holidays and getting ready for new achievements!

We are starting with Click On Student's Book so bring it for the first lesson on November 2nd.

Don't forget about your composition on the topic "Friends". Write about 20 sentences. Cover the following subtopics:

• The best friend is a unique and special person for everyone. Do you agree with the statement?
• Describe your best friend: appearance, personality, hobbies and interests, what you have in common, how you spend time together, why you value your friendship.

Dedication to Mother

October 14th is Mother's Day in Belarus. What words would you like to dediacte to your mother?

Project "My leisure centre"

Our most artiscic presenters - Ivan Shimanski and Alex Klevitov!

Going out in Minsk

What is the best way to spend a day out in Minsk? Share your experience and recommend a cool place or an exciting activity for teens. Don't forget to comment other students' ideas.

Recommend a film for an English lesson

Let's discuss what film to see in your English lesson at the end of the term. Recommend a film, give arguments and comment on other students’ ideas. The more active you are, the higher your mark is. Use vocabulary words.

Welcome back to school!

ENGLISH VILLAGE

A great opportunity to practise your English and find new friends from all over the world!

Use the Social Network for English Language Learners: http://myenglishvillage.com/

Happy Holidays!

Enjoy your summer holidays! Let's keep in touch and share our impressions on the blog. If you have something to say or show, you can start a new post or just write a comment.

P.S. Your summer homework :)

1) Practise English as much as possible. You can use the sites on the blog in the section "Reading&Listening".
2) Start your summer vocabulary and write down new words there.

Recommend a film!

What film in your view is worth seeing ? Recommend a film. Write why you like it, what this film teaches us. 

Music is life

What music style are you into? Why?
Who is your favourite singer or what is your favourite band? Why?
Share your thoughts as well as the links to your favourite song clips.

Project Presentation

Thank you all for your fantastic projects and delicious dishes! Well done!

You can see our final project with your stories, videos and photos at: http://padlet.com/tatsianaseuruko/4p6z8ioagyhk

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to DASHA BOROVKO 8"B" on the II prize in the contest "Vivat, Orator!" in the English language. Well done! 

GYMUN 2015

Congratulations to Dasha Chobot on her first MUN conference!

Questions about the project

If you have any questions about our project "Welcome to our International Restaurant", you can ask them here.

Don't forget to complete the vocabulary table Cooking Verbs and Kitchen appliances

Hooray! I've received the first projects! You can see our restaurant with your projects at:

http://padlet.com/tatsianaseuruko/4p6z8ioagyhk

HEALTH BENEFITS OF MY DISH

Find out what ingredients are needed for your dish and what health benefits they have. Share the information on the blog in 8-10 sentences. Don't forget to simplify the language. Use the vocabulary words of the unit.

THE HISTORY OF MY DISH

Surf the net and find a dish with an interesting history from any country. It might also include a tradition which people still keep in this country. Make sure you have chosen the dish which you'll be able to cook later. Adapt the story of your dish: shorten and simplify the language so that your classmates will understand it. Share the story on the blog in 10-15 sentences.

Project: Webquest "Welcome to Our International Restaurant"

Follow the steps of the webquest "Welcome to Our International Restaurant" which will help you to prepare for the final project:

Webquest Welcome to Our International Restaurant

The first step is to choose the name for your international restaurant. Suggest your ideas here in your comments. Active participants will be given a "+".

The second step is to choose a dish. Write the name of your dish in the google document:

Choosing a dish

Wecome back to school!

We are starting with Click on Student's Book!

The International Art Contest

Theme:  “Love to Hiroshima”

Honoring the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th.

Here's a short film about the bombing of Hiroshima:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqkY0koSl10

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the atomic bomb, which fell on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. We invite children around the world to send their artwork with their written messages of peace to the children and people of Hiroshima.  We plan to organize a Peace Pals Art Exhibition in Hiroshima to exhibit the artwork and peace messages of winners and finalists.  

Your art work MUST include the message, “May Peace Prevail On Earth” and must be size 12.7 cm X 17.7 cm.

Optional write a Message that expresses your Love to Hiroshima and its people.

世界人類が平和でありますように

Deadline is April 03, 2015

You can see the art works of the winners at: http://wppspeacepals.org/2014-winners-and-finalist/

The International Essay Contest

Theme: "Building Peace in Our Hearts and Minds"

UNESCO was created 70 years ago to build peace in the minds of men and women as a way to attain lasting peace in the world. What does it mean to build peace in our hearts and minds? How does it relate to the world around us? Please illustrate your ideas with your personal experience.

Essays must be 700 words or less. Deadline is April 03, 2015

You can read the essays of the winners 2014 at: http://www.goipeace.or.jp/english/activities/programs/2014/index.html

Pocket Money

Children should be paid for doing household chores. Do you agree or disagree? What is your opinion? Welcome to discuss it and write your comments. Don't forget to comment other people's ideas.

My holiday

Where did you last go on holiday?
How long did you stay there?
What did you do there?
What was the weather like?
Did you enjoy yourself?

Write 8-10 sentences. Use the words from the unit.

Welcome back to school!

Dear students, hope you've enjoyed your winter holidays and are full of beans for your school studies.
We're starting the 3rd term with CLICK ON Student's Books.