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Teacher Development Summer School

Svetlana Yaroshenko returned from the Teacher Development Summer School, organized by the British Council Ukraine, IATEFL Ukraine and the Institute for Innovative Technologies on June 28 – July 04 in the June 28 – July 04 in the Carpathian Mountains. The Primary Essentials course chosen by Svetlana consisted of six workshops that looked at children’s learning under different angles. A thorough consideration was given to reective teaching, learning styles, lesson planning and classroom management. The course proved to be vvaluable, since theory was immediately put into practice. Having gained specic knowledge and developed the necessary skills for effective young learners teaching Svetlana is now eager to apply these in the classroom. Indisputably, these skills together with Svetlana’s energetic approach to work will allow her students to derive a signicant benet fbenet from their lessons.

Unique WorldCenter Teaching Style

WorldCenter is growing rapidly to become a world class brand. For this purpose on July 22-23 our staff participated in an exceptional two-day training to form a unique WorldCenter style of teaching. TThe training was performed by an experienced international trainer, and moreover an incredible person, who helped WorldCenter’s staff to improve presentation skills, understand an individual style of relationships building and communication with people and gain unique skills for effective teaching. As the result of the training our teachers are able to pprovide personalized service for our customers using effective training methods, an interactive form of lessons and a specic educational program designed for our students’ needs. WorldCenter is an educational expert for the customers since they are our priority! You are welcome to visit our Open House Day and disdiscover it yourself.

Over-achievers destroy their own peace of mind and the lives of those who work for them. People too attached to “goodness” and morality become self-righteous bigots. Presumably, the problem comes when fear of failure is dominant. When you can no longer come in terms with the inevitabiliinevitability of making mistakes, nor pay tribute to the importance of trial and error in nding the best and most creative solution. The more creative you are, the more errors your life is supposed to be inundated with. Get used to this mixed blessing. Deciding to avoid the errors will y in the face of your creativity too. To cap it all, getting the hang of little failures is essential to preserve everyone’s perspective on success. We hear a lot about being positive. Maybe we also need to recognize that the negative parts of our lives and experience have just as important a role to play in nding success, in work and in life.

pivotal – of great importance and signicance tackle – to sort out, solve (usually problems) petried – horriedresort to – to act the way you have to because of some circumstances spur on – to stimulateviable viable and plausible - practical and possible in terms of implementation in the mire - to get into a difficult situationemulate – to compete with somebodyhandicap – an obstacle (something that does not allow you to act this or that way)audacious – unusual and bold (about plans)gigive a vent to – to let smth happen and become obvious benign – positive and good in its nature self-righteous bigots – self-condent, arrogant fanatics

come in terms with – get used to something, agree on something pay tribute to – to show much respect and appreciation to something inundated with – to be full of and rich in something mixed blessing – a situation with advantages and disadvantages y in the face of – contradict and ignore something to cap it all – to summarize get the hang of doing something – to develop an ability or skills to do something.

How fear of failure undermines success Trial and error are usually the pivotal means of tackling life’s problems. Yet many people are not poised to undertake the trial because they’re too petried of experiencing the error. They do not resort to making the mistake of believing ththe mistake of believing that all error is wrong and harmful, when most of it is both helpful and necessary. Error provides the feedback that points the way to success. Only error spurs people on putting together a new and better trial, leading through yet more errors and trials until they can ultimately nd a viable and plausible solution. To meet with an error does not mean mean to be in the mire, but to take one more step on the path to nal success. In fact, one of the greatest misfortunes people can meet early in their life —success. When that happens, the temptation is to x on what seemed to work so quickly and not to emulate further. Why high achievers fail? Every strength can become a weakness. Every talent contains an opposite that sometimes makes it into a handicap. Successful people like to win and achieve high standards. This can make them so terried of failure it ruins their lives. When a positive trait, like achievement, becomes too strong in someone’s life, it’s on the way to becoming a major handicap.AAchievement is a powerful value for many successful people. They’ve built their lives on it. They achieve at everything they do: school, college, sports, the arts, hobbies, work. Each fresh audacious achievement adds to the power of the value in their lives.Gradually, failure becomes unthinkable. Maybe they’ve never failed yet in anything ththat they’ve done, so have no experience of rising above it. Failure becomes the supreme nightmare: a frightful horror they must avoid at any cost and not to give a vent to. The simplest way to do this is never to take a risk. Stick rigidly to what yyou know you can do. Protect your butt. Work the longest hours. Double and triple check everything. Be the most conscientious and conservative person in the universe. However, beware when any one value — however benign in itself — bebecomes too powerful.

A man receives a phone call from his doctor.The doctor says, "I have some good news and some bad news."The man says, "OK, give me the good news rst."The doctor says, "The good news is, you have 24 hours to live."TThe man replies, "Oh no! If that's the good news, then what's the bad news?"The doctor says, "The bad news is, I forgot to call you yesterday."

The Worst Day in LifeThere was this dude at a bar, just clocking this drink. He stays like that for thirty minutes or better.Then, this big trouble-making truck driver steps next to him, takes the drink from the guy, and just shot gunned it . The poor man starts pouting. The truck driver says, "Come on dude, I was just ffoolin with ya. Here, I'll buy you the next round. I just can't stand to see a man weep."

"No, it's not that. This day is the worst of my life. First, I fell asleep, and I was late to my work. My boss canned me. When I left the building, to get in my car, I found out it was stolen. The cops said that they can do nothing. I got a cab tto return to my home, and when I stepped out of the taxi, I realized I had left my wallet and credit cards there. The cab driver just pulled away.""I go to this dive bar and just when I was thinking about putting an end to my life, you show up and drink my poison."

Clocking something – looking/staring at something To shot gun a drink – drink something very fastPouting – to be upset about something/to pout about something / boo hooDude – male person/friend DDudette – female person/friendFoolin/ messing with ya – joking with youThe next round – more drinks/ another round of drinksTo weep – to cryTo can somebody – to re somebody/ to be cannedTo pull away – to drive away/leaveDDive bar –a well-worn bar, often serving a cheap, simple selection of drinks to average peopleTo show up – to appear suddenly

Wimp - a weak, unassertive personThat guy is a real wimp.Bag of tricks - a person who is a source of constant surprise. As if they constantly pull new tricks out of their (imaginary) bag She is a bag of tricks.A gA goof - a funny or silly person. Also goof-ball/ a ham Linda: Oh, Bobby, you big goof.Bumbershoot - an umbrella. Will you go get my bumbershoot for me love, it seems to be raining.Doozy - something that is difficult or daunting Man, that history exam was a doozy! I think i failed.YYeehaw - a rube, a country bumpkin/redneck Geez, Aaron, that guy was such a yeehaw.Fuddy-duddy - an adjective used to describe a person that is being a downer, lame, boringKatie was such a fuddy-duddy last night at the party.Hubbub – some info you need to say or a complaint you would like to speak with someone aboutWWhat's all the hubbub, bub/friend?

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cherish – to keep an idea, a hope or a pleasant feeling in your mind for a long timestrive for sth. – to try very hard to achieve sth.adversity – a difficult or unpleasant situationconquer – to succeed in dealing with or controlling sth.commitment commitment – the willingness to work hard and give your energy and time to a job or an activityevaluate – assesslavish – impressive, and usually costing a lot of moneyrelocate – to move to another placequaint – attractive in an unusual or old-fashioned waywayrugged – not level or smooth and having rocks rather than plants or treesrustic – made very simply of rough woodchilly –too cold to be comfortablebrisk – (of wind and the weather) cold but pleasantly freshlive-in live-in – (of an employee) living in the house where they work

“You see things; and you say, 'Why?' But I dream things that never were;

and I say, 'Why not?'” George Bernard Shaw

When I begin to contemplate the life I wish to have one day, many things come to mind. Many desired aspects are evident as well, and I realize how much effort and motivation it will take to accomplish all I want in just one lifetime. I nd it hard to separate dream and desire, because if I have a cherished hope for something, I try to achieve it. for something, I try to achieve it. One of my many long-term goals is to become an investor. This is the aim, I have held near to my heart for several years, to invest in children and economy. It is my dream that is distant and may change, but I must strive for success. To accomplish my dreams, rst I need to face adversity adversity in the eye and conquer my fears. For me personally, training to be the investor will take time,

commitment and money. I must constantly look at where I am now and evaluate where I need to go from here. There will never be a time in your life where you are at the top. You must keep climbing the career ladder. I know there is always someone smarter than me, so I continue to expand my knowledge and to earn prots. earn prots. Let me describe my dream in detail to understand the aim I would like to achieve besides my investing plan. For example, I want to live a lavish life and share it with my husband. I would like to relocate to a tropical climate and purchase a gorgeous two-story house near a quaint, rugged town. The perfect house for me is within walking distance of a warm, sandy for me is within walking distance of a warm, sandy beach. The smell of the salty ocean air will ll the outdoors, and the rustic homey feel of the indoor décor will give off a comfortable aura on the chilly nights and brisk mornings. The aroma of freshly baked pastries will spread through the entire house while my live-in gourmet chef bakes throughout the day for my family members. family members. A wise man said, "Dreams are what life is made up of." This statement is true in the sense that if you have dreams you have something to look forward to; something to focus on; even something to live for.

It was 1998. My parents and I celebrated the New Years. We were standing on the Lenin square and enjoying reworks and cheerful atmosphere. Then I saw two kids: a girl and a boy. They were about six and four. They didn’t have winter clothing, warm shoes or New Year gifts. They were standing there holding each others They were standing there holding each others hands and eating a cookie together. There were a lot of people, but no one paid any attention to them. Looking at these kids I understood that while I had parents, home, warm clothing, books, toys… they had nothing and no one but each other. Since then my dream has been to build a center Since then my dream has been to build a center for homeless children where they could nd love, help, understanding and support. All over the world there are a lot of homeless, lonely, scared children. Maybe I cannot change the entire world, but at least I can change something. We all can, we just should not be indifferent. I do believe that we just should not be indifferent. I do believe that one day my dream will come true.

Dream of my life

Dream of my life

Unbelievable Science Facts Rabbits and parrots can see behind without even moving their heads! Butteries taste food by standing on top of it! Their taste receptors are in their feet unlike humans who have most on their tongue.tongue. Most of the dust in your home is actually dead skin! Yuck! Humans get a little taller in space because there is no gravity pulling down on them. A hippopotamus may seem huge but it can still run faster than a man. Sneezing with your eyes open is impossible. Snakes are true carnivorous because they eat nothing but other animals. They do not eat any type of plant material. The longest cells in the human body are the motor neurons. They can be up to 1.37 meters long motor neurons. They can be up to 1.37 meters long and run from the lower spinal cord to the big toe. The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year. 40 to 50 percent of body heat can be lost through the head (no hat) as a result of its extensive circulatory network. The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.

Armadillos, opossums, and sloths spend about 80% of their lives sleeping.

The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus, with an estimated surface temperature of 462 C.

The cosmos contains approximately contains approximately 50,000,000,000 galaxies.

True or False Science Quiz

Facts about left-handed people

1. True or false? Electrons are larger than molecules.2. True or false? The Atlantic Ocean is the biggest ocean on Earth.3. True or false? The chemical make up food often changes when you cook it.4. True or false? Sharks are mammals.5.5. True or false? The human body has four lungs.6. True or false? Venus is the closest planet to the Sun.7. True or false? Molecules can have atoms from more than one chemical element.8. True or false? Water is an example of a chemical element.9.9. True or false? The study of plants is known as botany.10. True or false? Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in the world.11. True or false? Herbivores eat meat.12. True or false? Spiders have six legs. 13. True or false? Kelvin is a measure of temperature.14.14. True or false? The human skeleton is made up of less than 100 bones.

Do you know that actually more men than women are left-handed and the percentage of left-handed people raised from 5% to 10% for period of last 100 years? Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand whilst drawing with the other. If you are not impimpressed, then try it for yourself. Almost 40% of the top tennis players are left-handed. On a QWERTY keyboard there are 1447 English words typed solely with the left hand, whilst only 187 are typed with the right hand. Take a look at list of famous left-handed people: AAlbert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, Lewis Carroll, Mozart, Paul McCartney, Garry Moore, Eminem, Joan of Arc, Henry Ford and others.

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Start with a cage containing ve monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under iof stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he ttouches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with cold water. After a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result - all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon, when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it. Now, put away the cold water. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. To his surprise and horror, all of the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted. Next, remove another of the original ve monkeys and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm! Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairstairs, he is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey. After replacing all the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again appagain approaches the stairs to try for the banana. Why not? Because as far as they know that is the way it is always been done around here. And that, my friends, is how company policy begins.

Of men and monkeys