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Warming Up

The artist is not a special kind of a man, but every man is a special kind of an artist (Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1877-1947). Does it mean that everybody might be an artist?

Brainstorming

Pair Work: Activity 1

How much do you know about art? Find out in the ‘true/false’ quiz below.

Van Gogh’s first name was Victor. T/F

The statue called the Venus de Milo is in Louvre in Paris. T/F

Pablo Picasso was a French artist. T/F

The Ufizzi Gallery is in Rome, Italy. T/F

Michelangelo was a sculptor as well as a painter. T/F

Salvador Dali was a Surrealist painter. T/F

Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci died in France. T/F

American painter Jackson Pollock was an Abstract artist. T/F

Ashcan is an art style known in Ukraine. T/F

Motivation (based on "Dead Poets Society" by Robin Williams)

Warming Up

Colour Idioms

Idiom                            Meaning                                                 Example Sentence

beet red  dark red (usually to describe face) My sister's face turned beet red when I caught her singing in front of a mirror.

black and white straight forward, very clear The rules we gave the kids were black and white. No answering the phone or the door.

black sheep the odd or bad member of the group My oldest brother was the black sheep in our family. He dropped out of school at fifteen.

catch red handed catch someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal The kids were caught red handed stealing chocolate bars.

golden opportunity the perfect chance The models' conference was a golden opportunityfor me to sell my beauty products.

grass is always greener on the other side you always want what you don't have

I always wanted to go to university, but now I wish I had time to get a job. Grass is always greener on the other side.

the green light permission The builders were given the green light to begin the tower.

(have a) green thumb be skillful in the garden You can tell by her flower garden that Sheila has agreen thumb.

have the blues be sad or depressed I always have the the blues during the winter time.

in the red in debt When we were in the red we almost had to sell the house.

once in a blue moon very rarely We only go out for dinner once in a blue moon.

rose coloured glasses unrealistic view Paula imagines Hollywood with rose coloured glasses.

E-library

On March, 28 2011 Vinnytsia Information Center “Window on America” gave a new presentation on Virtual Library Databases. There were librarians from Vinnytsia region libraries, research workers and some students  from University of Agriculture (23 participants). They were acquainted with E-Library having an opportunity to use this database.

EBSCO articles were used to make research in various spheres of agriculture. The users learnt to load articles and to translate them.

PROJECTS AT OUR CENTER...

On March, 23 two main projects “Management, Marketing & Tourism” and “25 Books That Changed America” started at Vinnytsia Information Center “Window on America”. The users were proposed to take a set of seminars on International Management, Marketing & Tourism”. The leader is Jim Buell (a PC  volunteer), an instructor in it. The result of it is writing a project by all the participants.

There were 18 participants willing to take a part in seminars and make their direct hand in drafting a project on presented topics. They are students of Vinnytsia University of Trade and Economics, their associate instructors, financial workers, and those who have their own business.  It was an introduction where everybody had a chance to discuss related topics and arrange that topics which would be in a focus. As a result, the following topics will be discussed: SWOT ANALYSIS, Current Situation, Mission Statements, Introduction to Marketing, Pricing, Placement, Promotion and Positioning, Project Management.

The project “25 Books that Changed America” was opened on March, 23 (based on a book by Robert B. Downs, 25 Major Milestones in the History of American Ideas). March, 23 is a special day in the American History. It is a turning point giving impulses to the American Revolution.  That's why a discussion of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was chosen as the 1st Book that changed America. It was a presentation about Thomas Paine, his contributions with his toward the beginning of the United States as a nation. The participants (university students, financial workers, school teachers, and scholl students) (10 participants) were ready to discuss some questions realted to the American History.  Some expressions and quotations were said about the Founder of American Independence: “Thomas Paine needs no monument made by hands; he has erected a monument in the hearts of all lovers of liberty” (- Andrew Jackson).

Today in the American History - March 23

Events:

1765 - The Stamp Act came into force in Colonial America.

1775 - Patrick Henry gave his famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech before the American Revolution.

Overview of Colonial America 1607 - 1754

From the foundation of the colonies beginning with the founding of Jamestown until the beginning of the Revolutionary War, different regions of the eastern coast had different characteristics. Once established, the thirteen British colonies could be divided into three geographic areas: New England, Middle, and Southern. Each of these had specific economic, social, and political developments that were unique to the regions.

Read more on the American History: 
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/todayinamericanhistory/p/th_0323x.htm

YOU ARE INVITED!

YOU ARE INVITED!

Information Center "Window on America" proposes you to take a set of seminars on International Management, Marketing and Tourism. The leader is Jim Buell (a PC volunteer). The result of it is writing a project by all participants.

When: Every Wednesday (starting - March, 23), @ 15.30.

Where: Information Center WOA, (the Department of Foreign Languages)

THE INTERNATIONAL WRITING OLYMPICS has come to Ukraine!

This creative writing contest, coordinated by Peace Corps Volunteers in several countries, is a great way to encourage pupils [forms 6-11] and university students [years 1-4] to use English in a fun and interesting way. Writing will be judged on creativity of ideas more than perfection of mechanics.
Across Ukraine, IWO essays are already written!  Next, here are the most important dates to remember.
March 4– school winners chosen and announced locally
March 11– school winners submitted to oblast coordinators for judging
March 18– oblast winners chosen, announced by oblast coordinators, submitted to national judges
April 1– national winners chosen, notified by email, results posted on this website
*April 8– national winners submitted for international judging
*April 18– international winners announced

Best wishes to all!
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Congratulations to Vinnytska Oblast International Writing Olympics winner Vita Zelenska, of Vinnitsya State Pedagogical University! Vita's essay was chosen to continue on to national competition, and we wish her the best!