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Home assignment for FCE group. Writing -Successful Writing , Unit 8, page 56, ex. 6 (1). FCE Plus -Exam 4 (Reading & Use of English) Speaking - (L&Sp) book - forms of entertainment (compare and contrast 2 of them, same task) Use of English Unit 4, Pre-Test till the end. Unit 5 till exs 129 Mission Unit 4, parts 3,4 (in a week) Deadline 26.04.07 Home assignment for CAE group. Fast Track Workbook, Unit 1 Speaking - monological mini presentations on assertiveness (1-1,5 min). Make use of advanced Gr& Voc from the text Deadline 26.04.07

I'm happy to say that we are going to have 5-6 students joining us in CAE group. They'll have classes at 5'30 pm, after the FCE group. The coursebooks used are: 'Fast Track to CAE' Students book and Workbook. Also they'll need to buy CAE Plus 1 book so that they can start doing tests right after they begin the course. The supposed date of the examination is going to be in March. Let's wish them good luck and improve their English throughout the course, which they must achieve as all of them are really good and ambitious as well as they already have had good experience doing FCE. Good luck! Home assignment for FCE group. Writing -Successful Writing , Unit 8, page 56, ex. 6 (2). PEP (1) - KWTransformations -till end. FCE Plus -Exam 3 (Reading & Use of English) Speaking - (L&Sp) book - forms of entertainment (compare and contrast 2 of them, same task) Mission Unit 4, parts 1,2 Use of English Unit 4, Pre-Test till the end. Unit 5 till exs 129 (in a week...

Writing -Successful Writing , Unit 9, page 53, ex. 6 (1,2).Your choice. PEP (1) - KWTransformations at the bottom of the book, till # 149 FCE Plus -Exam 2 (Reading & Use of English) Speaking - (L&Sp) book - forms of entertainment (compare and contrast 2 of them, same task) Mission Unit 4, parts 1,2 Use of English Unit 4, Pre-Test till the end. Unit 5 till exs 129 (in a week) Deadline 12.04.07 I'd also like to congratulate all my ex-FCE students who have recently received their ESOL certificates (I brought exactly 12 of them in the envelop and handed in to be kept in a safe place at the Principal's room). So I'd be very happy to see all of you or, at least those who are willing to continue, and I hope you'll join in a small CAE group at 5:30 pm on Thursday, after my classes with the FCE group. See you.

Writing -Successful Writing , Unit 8, ex. 4, page 50.Your choice. PEP (1) - KWTransformations at the bottom of the book. FCE Plus -Exam 1,2 (Reading & Use of English) Speaking - (L&Sp) book - forms of entertainment (compare and contrast 2 of them) Mission Unit 4, parts 1,2 (in a week) Use of English page 65-71 Deadline 05.04.07 Have a look at some more photos of Y-Sakhalinsk. The place where I took these photos is believed to be very bizarre and odd. People say they witnessed UFOs in this area. What is more, the sea and many big and small lakes are together, creating the feeling of something mysterious. I wish I could go there in summer and in early autumn so as to enjoy the view of 'sopkas ' , the forest and the sea which was covered in ice by the shore when I was there. I could see only daredevil fishermen on the ice. There are some crazy people who love fishing more than anything else in the world.

Hello everyone, I've been disconcerted to find only 7 of you in the class last time (22d March). Why's that? Probably you were affected by the first warm spring sunshine. Hope you'll turn up next time - March 29 at 3pm. Here's your home assignment: Writing -Successful Writing , Unit 8, ex. 7, page 48.Your choice. PEP (1) - page 150 - ## 66-132. FCE Plus -Exam 1 (Reading & Use of English) Speaking - (L&Sp) book -same hometask Mission Unit 3, parts 3,4 Use of English (in a week)-page 65-71 Deadline 29.03.07 Have a look at some more photos made in Yuzno-Sakhalinsk. They show the city itself with the statue of Lenin dominating over the main street called ulitsa Lenina. The city is full of five-storey buildings and is a typical one of the mid 50th. See you on 29th, Minats

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Hello everyone. I've just come back from Yuzno-Sakhalinsk. My trip was amazing! I did not expect I could find there so many interesting and unusual things, which make living on an island very different from that of the continent. First of all, I saw mountains everywhere. It's so different and romantic. Secondly, dazzlingly beautiful snow and sunshine, which are very rare things in Moscow, made me feel very good. Last but not least, fish (salmon), caviar, nuts, berries etc on the market. But more importantly - children of all over Sakhalin sitting PET. They seemed to be so brave, outgoing, trendy and beautiful. I was surprised to see them like that as I expected to observe a bit timid and humble provincial kids. On the contrary, some of them could even outshadow the Moscovites. I was pleased to realize, that I was very mistaken about their look and character. There are many Korean people in Sakhalin as well as Russians, Ukrainians and some Chinese. The last community is not big ...

Hi everyone. I've experienced some trouble with my blog as I was unable to post to my blog. Only title appeared. Now, it's the first time it started working as usual. Please, keep writing to your blogs. See you on March 15th at 2:30pm.

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Let's keep our fingers crossed!!! The fellows struggling for FCE in a Group at 5pm are sitting their Listening and Speaking on March 3d at school 1937. We all wish them Good Luck! See you all on March 7th at 3:00pm and 5:30 pm respectively. It will be the final leg before Reading, Writing and Use of English come on March 10th.

As all of you are trying to pass valuable Cambridge ESOL examination - the FCE, I do advise you to look at the possible statement of results. It's something you'll receive after you've done the examination (in 1 month). If you passed, your results, in any paper, will be above borderline (60%). If you fail, it's gonna be lower than that. So try your best to make each paper (Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening, Speaking,) at its best. This will definitely help you to get the better overall mark. Keep trying.

Group 2.30pm Writing -Successful Writing , Unit 7 till the end, ex 7,pg 39. Your choice. PEP (1) - Test 9 Use of English (1), complete Unit 4 , pp 45-52 Speaking - (L&Sp) book,Unit 2, Speaking about Work Mission (in 1 week) revise Unit 2 for Speaking Deadline 01.03.07 Group 5 pm Writing - Mock writing in class FCE-Sue O'Connel , Test 2, Mission KW Transformations, p 73 Use of English ,Unit 9 page 144-150 Speaking - mock Sp in class Deadline 01.03.07

Did you know which square in NY can be compared with Red Square in Moscow, Champs-Elysées in Paris, Trafalgar Square in London and so on? Sure, it is Times Square, which has achieved the status of NY's landmark and has become a symbol of Manhattan. We first saw Times Square in the evening and it looked so amazingly familiar to us as if we'd known it for ages (of course, we did not but this picture is stuck in everybody's memory in Russia from films and ads). Times Square is situated between Sixth and Ninth Avenues from east to west, and West 39th and West 52nd Streets from south to north. It makes up the western part of the Midtown Manhattan. It should be seen in the evening as it's full of bright lights then. Have a look!

Group 2.30pm Writing -Successful Writing , Unit 6 till the end, ex15, 16, 22. Your choice. PEP (1) - Test 8 Use of English (1), complete Practice Test #2 and Unit 3 Speaking - (L&Sp) book,Unit 2, Sp Test Mission Revise Unit 3 for class speaking(in 2 weeks) Deadline 22.02.07 Group 5 pm Writing - Mock writing in class FCE-Sue O'Connel , Test 1, Mission KW Transformations, p 73 Use of English ,Unit 9 page 144-150 Speaking - mock Sp in class Deadline 22.02.07

If you go down Manhattan to the NYCity's Financial District (it is on the famous Wall Street) you definitely can't miss noticing a huge statue of a bull. The strange statue is near the well known Stock Exchange. There are many people who are called stock exchange brockers in the nearby cafes. Of course, they pass by the bull every day going to the Stock Exchange. When we looked closely at the gigantic animal we noticed that the testicles on the statue are brilliantly burnished. I asked my host family in NY about that and they explained that this burnished spots appeared from the hands of thousands stockbrokers as well as tourists who are rubbing the statue there every day for luck on their way to work or simply passing by. It is a NYC's Lucky Bull. And if you keep going down, there will be China Town with lots of sea food stalls which also look beautiful. To your attantion : Chrisa! You said you lost your blog. Seek it on the address: http://4elovek-hrisa.blogspot.com/ . Ot...

Group 2.30pm Writing -Successful Writing , Unit 5, ex22, p.21-31 PEP (1) - Test 7 Use of English (1), complete Practice Test #2 and Unit 3 (in 2 weeks) Speaking - about holidays (L&Sp) book, Unit 2 Mission (1) -Unit 3 , parts 3,4 Deadline 15.02.07 Group 5 pm Writing - Mock writing in class FCE-5, Test 4, Mission KW Transformations, p 73 Use of English ,Unit 9 page 144-150 Speaking - mock Sp in class Deadline 15.02.07

America is the country of emigrants. But can you say, what was the first piece of land the newcomers stepped on when they arrived by steamers or big ocean vessels? No, it was not Hudson Bay or something coastal. Until 1954, it was Ellis Island where the federal immigration station was located. It was opened in 1892 and since then the station processed over 12 million immigrant steamship passengers. The main building, which you can see in the photos, was restored and opened as a museum in 1990. Ellis Island and another famous Island of Liberty, where the Statue is located, form one of the most famous tourist attractions of NY. Today, over 40 percent of America's population can find their ancestors through Ellis Island and its registers. On Ellis Island emigrants were put under medical check up for infectious and incurable diseases. Only if they managed to go through this ordeal (don’t forget that many of them were terminally ill or infected) they were able to enter America. A...

Great News!!!!!!!! All our fellows who sat the FCE in December have passed!!!!!!!!! None failed!!!!!. Some managed to pass with flying colours. Great! Very good job not only for their future but it's great for us, the teachers - Minats, Olgakut and other really good teachers of school 1539. The school can pride itself on its most ambitious students. Also many thanks to all those people (parents/relatives/friends) who helped students to reach their goal. The current groups: Keep trying!!!!!