Dress For Success (Matt Mozingo)

Introduction Question: 
Task with Partners

Ask your partner the following questions: 

- What new hobby, activity of skill would you like to learn?
- Where would you like to go on your next vacation?

Discussion Topic: 

1. There is an expression, “Dress for success.” What does this phrase mean? Do you agree with it?
2. What can you learn about a person from their clothes when meeting them for the first time?
3. Do you think that people working in business should wear formal clothes to work? Can business be done in casual clothing?

4. In general, what do you like or dislike about popular fashion and style of clothing in Ukraine?

5. Can you tell that someone is a foreigner by their clothes? How?

6. What is different between the way that Ukrainians dress and the way that Americans dress?
Group Contest

Practical Jokes, Pranks, and Humor

Fun Fact of the Day: "The State of Florida is bigger than the country of England!" (http://funfacter.hubpages.com).

"Laughter is contagious" - Do you agree?

1. What is humor? How important is to have a good sense of humor? How is humor manifested (or shown) in our daily life? How does humor build realtionships with others?

2. Do you like to tell jokes? How can jokes be helpful? Do you appreciate when others tell jokes or make light of potentially difficult or awkward situations?

3. What is the difference between a joke and a "practical" joke? Practical jokes are physical. They often involve tricks that may lead to embarrassment or discomfort. Do you find practical jokes amusing or out of line?

4. Pranks are practical jokes meant to physically single out a person or a group. Do you think pranks are funny? Can they be harmful?

5. Have you ever pulled a prank or practical joke on someone? How did they react? Has anyone ever pulled a particularly funny practical joke or prank on you? 

6. Which is better in your opinion, verbal humor and joke telling or practical jokes and pranks? How do they affect us differently?

Presentation of New Technologies of the Center: IPad and Kindle

International Education Week November 14-18, 2011

International Education Week November 14-18, 2011

Find resources: http://iew.state.gov/

International Education Week is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education is part of efforts to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States.

We encourage the participation of all individuals and institutions interested in international education and exchange activities, including schools, colleges and universities, embassies, international organizations, businesses, associations, and community organizations.

Start Your Day Right

Introduction Question: 

  If you had to change your profession or studies to something new, what would you choose?
Task with Partners

Ask your partner the following questions: 

- What hobby or activity helps you to feel better when you are stressed?
- Do you remember your very first day of school? What do you remember about that day?

Discussion Topic: Start the Day Right

1.What do you need to do to start your day well? (drink coffee, listen to music, shower, etc.)
2.How much sleep do you need to feel awake and ready for the day?

3.Do you use an alarm clock? What time would you wake up without the alarm?

4.Do you think that your mood in the morning has an impact on your whole day? If you have a bad start to the day, will the whole day be bad?

5.What can you do when you start the day to make sure that the whole day will be a success?
Group Contest

Our Schedule

Thursday, November 17 – 1730
Saturday, November 19 – 1030
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 To those who like art and who'd like to try herself/himself in quilting! 

You are invited to participate in this activity organized by a volunteer of PC Maggie Hankamp. 

You will get to know more about this art, make your own quilting and practice your English. 

When: November – 19, 26, December – 3, 10 (Saturdays)

Where: Information Center “Window on America”

Time: 9-00, before English Club.

Please, have your needle, threads and some pieces of fabric!

Self-Teaching Other Languages

Self-Teaching Other Languages

Fun Fact of the Day: “Veterans Day is always observed on Nov.11 with speeches and parades across the U.S. The holiday began as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I” (http://workingmoms.about.com). 

 Topic: Self-Teaching Other Languages

1. What is self-teaching? Which ways does it differ from other forms of mastering languages?

2. Why do people choose self-teaching, as opposed to other forms of mastering languages?

3. What qualities should a person possess to be a successful language self-learner?

4. What are the most favorable external factors of self-teaching languages?

5. Should self-teaching languages be based on a certain model, or should it be performed spontaneously?

6. Does such thing as an individual style of learning languages exist?

7. Do you have any experience in self-teaching languages? If so, what can you tell about it (positive and negative aspects, conclusions made)?

8. Do you think problems of mastering languages in different forms should be the focus of discussions at English Club meetings (permanently, periodically)?

Schedule:

Saturday, 12 November at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, 17 November at 5:30 p.m.