Summing up of our school year.

The school year is over and it's high time to sum up our work.

1. So, at the beginning of this school year I decided to create my professional site where I could gether all my creative lessons. And here it is Englishland ( I won the third place in the Kharkiv festival of pedagogical websites for my site)

 

  2. I started to teach my new first grade students

  

  3. In October my English club "Young English" started its work. My students (the fifth grade) worked on different projects during our meetings:

 

We are making a newspaper "My native land"

 4. At the end of October we had a Halloween party

5. At the end of November my 10th grade student Esmira Farkhadova took part in the English olympiad and took the fifth place.

6. In January I took part in the contest "Teacher of the year - 2016" and became the laureate

7. During this school year I started working on the topic "Development of students' critical thinking skills"

Strategy of six thinking hats

8.In February we had the English week during which my students took part in different contests and showed good results

9. In May my first grade students took part in our ABC party where they showed their good knowledge of English 

10. This year my former student came to me for taking practice on the basis of our school

11. On May 20 my 11th grade students had the English State Final Exam where they checked their knowledge of English

12. And at the end this school year has prepared a special present for me: my younger brother is a school-leaver

Wish you good luck and happiness in your adulthood, my dear brother!

So, that was the school year of 2016 ful of new events, achievements and experience.

I congratulate all my students on the end of this school year and wish a wonderful summer to everyone! 

 

Hurray! The school year 2016 is over!;)

The school year is over, my dear friends!It's high time to have a wonderful summer rest. Now you can  forget about textbooks, tests and lessons;)

And be ready for summer fun!

I invite you to join my summer language camp "Englishland" where you'll be able to improve your English and have some fun.

Our summer language camp "Englishland" will open on May 30 at 8:00 a.m. in our school. All students are welcome!

All you need is a good mood:)

English is easy!

The most favourite part in my work is seeing the results of it. So you can imagine that I was the happiest person in the world when my former student and now the future linguist Tatyana came to me for taking practice on the basis of my school.

Tatyana was one of my best students who had got very good results at her English and always took active part in all English contests.

So during her practice Tatyana visited my lessons and conducted her own.We exchanged interesting materials and Tatyana prepared tests of different levels for my students.At the end of her practice Tanya conducted an English quiz for my students and they eagerly answered all her questions.
It's a great pleasure to see how your students continue your work. It means that all what you do is not in vain. 
So, English is easy!;) and my students prove it by connecting their future with this amazing language.
Tanya, wish you good luck in your study and your future profession. It was a great pleasure for me to work with you.

The English State Final Exam - 2016 / ДПА з англійської мови 2016

Today on May 20 2016 the English State Final Exam for the students of the 11th form was held in our school.

I want to congratulate my students on their successful passing the exam.

If you want to check your knowledge or check your answers after the exam, here are the tasks for you:

Part 2. Writing

You have missed your friend's birthday party.Write an e-mail of 50-80 words to your friend in which you:

• apologize for missing the party and explain why you couldn't go;
• ask your friend how the party was;
• suggest meeting your friend to give him/her their present.

The answers to the test you'll find here

Exam preparation

That is the most disturbing question for all students and at any time.
And on the eve of the English State Exam (May 20) I've decided to give some useful advice.
First of all visit http://www.dpa2016.com.ua/ and have some practice.
So, if you don't want to look like this

or like this 

It would be better if you have a good strategy for your preparation.

• Prepare your working space: remove unnecessary items from the desk,  place the necessary textbooks, manuals, notebooks, paper, pencils.
• make a plan of your study
• Start with  the most difficult material or with the material you know the worst. But if you find it difficult, you can start with the material that is most interesting and enjoyable. 
• Alternate classes and relaxation, for example, 40-minute of study, then 10 minutes for the break. At this time you can wash dishes, water the flowers, do exercises, take a shower.
• Remember, there is no need to read and remember by heart the whole book. It is useful to structure the material, make plans, schemes. It would be nice to make notes. Plans are helpful when you need  to revise the material.

Tips for memorazing

1. Intend to remember
2. Try to understand the material
3. Connect new information with prior knowledge
4. Review your notes
5. Memorize in small amounts
6. Don't forget to have a rest.

Remember that practice makes perfect and you'll pass your exam!

Announcement

Dear students of the 11th grade,
On May, 20 2016 the English State Final Examination will be held in our school. The exam will start at 09.00 a.m. and finish at 10.30 a.m.( duration: an hour and a half). Don't forget to take a ball-pen with the black ink and a good mood;)
I'll be waiting for you and your good knowledge!
Wish you good luck!
Best wishes, 
your English teacher.

Happy Easter!

Today we celebrate Easter, the day of Christ's resurrection.
People of my native town Kremenchug have decorated an Easter tree with wonderful Easter eggs.
 






"The Easter tree is a symbol of life and unity", says the initiator of this idea, the leader of the public movement Andrei Redkin.And it's really amazing to watch people decorating the tree togather, sharing excitement and happiness on the eve of the great holiday. And this beautiful tradition is already four years old.
Happy Easter, dear friends! Celebrate this Easter with a heart filled with love and peace.

World Dance Day

On April 29 the whole world celebrates the World Dance Day.This holiday is dedicated to all styles of dance, people began to celebrate it in 1982  on the birthday of French choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre.
Dance is like music a universal language that is understood by everyone. It's always amazing to watch professionals dancing:

Even if we are not  professional dancers, we like dancing, too.

Sometimes we start shaking our heads to a lovely tune:

 

We dance at the parties:

And though our dances are not always successful:

We all love dancing!

Now I want to tell you how to connect dancing with learning English.

For developing my students' listening skills I've decided to use square dancing. My students liked this new and unusual for the lesson system activity. By the way they've got a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the American culture.