June - July 2011

Content: What’s New Young and SuccessfulDynamic Step ForwardWhat’s OnTeacher Development SchoolWorld’s latest trend - WorldCenter Brand

Special IssueSpecial IssueHolidays A-La-Mode: Top Three Hot Vacations

Fun PageTop 10 Students’ MistakesMistake VocabularyHow to Avoid Making Mistakes in English

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1 Creative writingMy Best Summer Holiday. The Hills Glittering With Gold

Kid’s pagePoems

IdiomsNNature Quiz (continued)A Perfect Match

Business Murphy’s Business LawsExamsCambridge ESOL's exam - FCE

Svetlana Yaroshenko has been awarded Employee of the Month in June 2011 for her exceptional strive and vigorous professional development. She has demonstrated high dedication and ccreativity and won the contest among WorldCenter staff for English teacher education program. Svetlana is going to take part in a teacher development program run this June in a picturesque place of the Carpathian Mountains. We are loolooking forward to her return so that she shares everything she has learned with other staff members.

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Young and SuccessfulWe are happy to congratulate our young learners with their great achievement! On April 9 they passed Cambridge Starters and Movers examination. Our students showed really great results and passed it successfully! TTheir English Language Instructor Marina Cherkez comments, "My kids are a dab hand at English, so it is no surprise that they have succeeded in Cambridge examinations. I am proud of them! I hope they will become yardsticks for our future students!" Our congratulations and best wishes to Kiyko Olga, Baranov Danil, Bobchenko Eva, IllIllya Yeromenko and Myagkov Vlad. Well done!

World’s latest trend -

WorldCenter can denitely be ranked the rst language center in our region in terms of development dynamics. On May 28-29 all our staff went on a two-day end of the year event that was held at “Villa Bohatyr”. We discussed our year rround achievements for the past academic year as well as plans for the coming 2011-2012! We can now share our most signicant achievements with you: We have increased the number of students by over 500% over 2010-2011 academic year! We have grown the number of classrooms from 5 5 to 10! We have become home for the British Council Donetsk We have developed a new management and quality control system that we are implementing at the moment.

Coming soon is even more: A A range of free additional unique services for our customersNew improved personalized serviceNew improved quality control system. We are growing and improving for our customers!

WorldCenter Brand

Teacher Development SchoolSvetlana Yaroshenko won the trip to the Teacher Development Summer School, organized by the British Council Ukraine, IATEFL Ukraine and the Institute for Innovative Technologies. The course will take place on June 28 – July 04 in a maa marvelous accommodation in the Carpathian Mountains. We hope that Svetlana, and therefore WorldCenter, will derive great benet from the course.

Dynamic Step Forward

Elementary Intensive group (Beskrovny Stanislav, Emova Christina, Grinyak Sergey, Vasilenko Evgeniya) have completed their studies on the Elementary level. The group is trained by Yeromenko Anastasia, who preformed pprofessionally as usual. During two months the group was absorbing information like a sponge and is now ready to further their English skills and knowledge at Pre-Intermediate level. In September along with Anastasia’s lessons, the group will enjoy their classes with a native-speaker Richard Cottle. Moreover, SSeptember lessons will be free of charge for them. Curiously, the group will have completed two levels in two months with the same level of quality, a unique offer by WorldCenter. The future for the group looks bright!

And by 'for a change' I mean the whole deal, i.e. living in a small town or village with a local family for the entire vacation. You can even swap homes with them, if you want. You'll be surprised at how homesick you'll get. But don't give up easily. Savour the experience.

And the Oscar goes to… I have been considering which holidholiday I should award the golden medal taking into account various factors and, nally, I decided to rate Do-Something-Together vacation the rst. The idea behind this type of holiday is to decide upon something that the entire family can learn to do together. So, instead of racking your brains about which vacation spots to visit, you can just check out the newspaper, pick out something thpick out something that your family can become procient in, like pottery, handicrafts, gardening or any other such activity. Spend your vacation learning a new art and you'll surely feel rejuvenated!

In conclusion, it’s always up to you which activity to choose for your summer time but regardless of the type of a holiday there is always one thing that goes on to lurelure people into the sun-blessed or surprise-packed corners of the world and that is the discovery of new vivid and profound characters and cultures that entertain and absorb the traveler in the universe of a brand new world appealing to their either intellectual or emotional response making long-lasting impact on anyone.

miscellaneous – diverse, varioussumptuous – (formal) very expensive, very impressiveabundant – (formal) plentifulterrain – used to refer to an area of land when you are mentioning its natural features, for example, if it is rough, etc.secular – not connected with spiritual or religious matterspperpetual – continuousblissful – extremely happy; showing happinessoblivion – a state in which you are not aware of what is happening around you, usually because you are unconscious or asleepdazzle – blindwacky – (informal) funny or amusing in a slightly crazy waybizbizarre – very strange or unusualapace – (formal) at a fast speed; quicklysb. is a sucker for sb./sth.– (informal) a person who cannot resist sb/sth or likes sb/sth very mucht the bill – to be what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purposeenticing – something that is enticing is so attractive and iinteresting that you want to have it or know more about itseize sth. – to be quick to make use of a chance, etc.hasty –too quick, without enough thoughtcrave for sth. – to have a very strong desire for sth.homesick – sad because you are away from home and you miss your family and friendsrejuvenate – to make sb/sth look/feel younger or more livelylurelure – to persuade or trick sb to go somewhere or to do sth by promising them a reward.

Holidays A-La-Mode:

Planning holiday trips have never been my strong point, therefore, every year I come up with the most extraordinary idea concerning my leisure time in the heat of the season having no clue what I should choose. Moreover, being a versatile person, it turns out to be rreally tough to nd a place that would suit all my demands at the moment, which is no wonder since holiday agencies offer miscellaneous number of trips ranging from sandy, sumptuous, luxurious beaches lit by warm, generous Sun to blue sky, azure colored ocean, sky-high mountains, and intricate, fascinating architecture incorporated into vast abundant vvegetation, which are extremely difficult to resist. Immediately, my imagination draws a picture of a god-blessed terrain where one can abstract from all the secular troubles and worries and dive into the atmosphere of a perpetual blissful holiday.

So, how can we choose the best resort option for spending unique moments of life chores oblivion? TTo tackle this task, I usually resort to the Internet which sometimes proves to be a counterproductive idea since I only get dazzled with the number of holiday offers. However, I managed to produce my top three chart of the most enjoyable holiday options.

So, let’s zero in on the wackiest and bizarre variations that holiday agencies abound in. The bronze medal goes goes to the chocolate adventures which popularity is growing apace. If you are a sucker for chocolate this might t the bill for you. Take a trip to the countries that produce the nest chocolate in the world and indulge in the most enticing temptation, “the dessert of the kings”. In my opinion, failing to seize the day to visit chococapitals could be a hasty, erroneous decision.

FFor those who have no crave for sweets, there’s another option, exchange holiday. This is especially suitable for big families. If you live in a big city and need a breath of fresh air, you don't need to spend huge amounts of money to go to different nature or rural themed resorts. Why not go for the real thing instead? What do I mean? I mean, why don't you think of visiting the nearest small ttown or village for a change?

Top Three Hot Vacations

How to Avoid Making Mistakes in EnglishLearners make mistakes and reinforce them because they produce sentences 1) too carelessly or 2) too early. You will avoid mistakes if you follow a couple of rules:

Rules of error-free speaking and writing1.1. Use simple language. Some beginners try to build very complicated sentences with things like the present perfect tense or conditionals. They make a loy of mistakes. If you've just started to speak or write in English, you should say what you can say (simple sentences that you have practiced many times) — not what you want to say (complicated sesentences). You may feel that you are not expressing your thoughts, but don't worry about it. Right now, your task is to learn the language. 2. Be slow and careful. In the beginning, you should write very slowly. If you need 2 hours to write an e-mail message with 10 correct sentences, that's okay. That's how long it should take if you're just starting to write. YYou should correct your own sentences frequently. You should check if your sentences are correct by using a dictionary and the Web. 3. If you're not sure how to say something, don't say it. If you can't say something correctly, it's almost always better not to say it. You don't want to teach yourself the wrong way to say it. You can try to look look for the correct sentence in a dictionary, but when speaking, you don't have time for that. So it's a good idea to say something else — something that you know is correct. 4. When writing, always look things up. Whenever you're not sure how to use a word, look it up in a good dictionary to nd example sentences with it. When yyou've written something, and you are not sure if it's correct, search for it on the Web. 5. Know where you can screw up. Sometimes learners don't even realize how different English is from their native language. When speaking, they translate word for word from their native language, and they think their sentences are okay. When reading or listening in English, pEnglish, pay close attention to things like word order, articles, prepositions, and tenses. Compare sentences in English with equivalent sentences in your native language. This will make you more careful when speaking in English, because you will realize which parts of your sentences can be wrong and should be double-checked.

Top 10 Students’ Mistakes

1) Do you like your coffee cremated?2) Another useful recipe:—Put the cabbages in salt water.Then sit in the sink until the morning.—Next, chop all the vegetarians into little pieces.——Then add small feces of sh.—Don’t forget to insult the soup.—Next, add a little Buddha and mix it all up.—When you are nished cooking, take a big bowl and eat it with chopsticks.3) A cold is caused by micro-orgasms in your nose.4) My leg has been breaking for three weeks.5) 5) It is dangerous to smoke while you are becoming pregnant.6) I probably should have gone to the doctor one ear ago.7) In the morning, I get up at seven o'clock; clean my tooth; have breakfast; and go to work.8) Yesterday I had strong wind here.9)9) Waiter, Could you bring me some kidnaps, please?10) We live on the sex oor. Our apartment is small but we have a nice view.

Mistake Vocabulary Blooper – an embarrassing mistake that you make in front of other people;Television audiences, notably on the home video blooper shows, have to be from some other solar syssystem.Face the music – to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done;It was hard to believe that it was almost time to face the music.Freudian slip - something you say that is different from what you intended to say, and shows your true thougtrue thoughts;Perhaps not letting you know the party was off was a Freudian slip.Slip of a tounge - a small mistake in something you say;Did I say $100? It must have been a slip of the tongue.Eat your words - to admit that what you said was wwrong;I'm going to make you eat your words.

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steep – rising or falling quickly, not graduallytake your breath away – to be very surprising or beautifulineffable – (formal) too great or beautiful to describe in wordssaturate – to ll sth./sb. completely with sth. so that it is impossible or useless to add any moreis impossible or useless to add any moreramble around – to walk for pleasure, especially in the countrysideglitter – to shine brightly with little ashes of light, like a diamondrevelation – a fact that people are made aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprisingshimmershimmer – to shine with a soft light that seems to move slightlyimprint on – to have a great effect on sth. so that it cannot be forgotten, changed, etc.reverence for sb./sth. – (formal) a feeling of great respect or admiration for sb./sth.sacred – connected with God or a god; considered to be holybe holytangible – that you can touch and feelmultitude of sth./sb. – an extremely large number of things or peoplepious – having or showing a deep respect for God and religionretreat – escapepeep peep – to be just visiblecaress – to touch sb./sth. gentlytrigger – to make sth. happen suddenly contemplation – (formal) the act of thinking deeply about sth.self-consciousness – self-actualizationimperishable – (formal or literary) that will last for a long time or foreverlong time or forever

Have you ever been to the Himalayas? If not, you shouldn’t miss a chance to visit those places to obtain an excellent experience. I’m sure, that after reading this article, you will blow up with a strong desire to pack your bags and go there as soon as possible. Why so? Let’s see! I want to share with you the impressions of the most unforgettable and you the impressions of the most unforgettable and unbelievable weekend, I spent last summer in the Indian Himalayas.

We drove up into the mountains for about twelve hours, including night time. The way was quite exhausting, but incredibly interesting. Mountainous serpentine and numerous steep rocks rocks took my breath away. We stopped near the lake, ate fried corn on the roadsides on the way towards the clouds. I couldn’t even imagine how marvelous will be the place we were going to… Therefore, it was difficult to retain an ineffable delight after coming out from the car on the very top of the mountain. The air was saturated with oxygen. We appeared so high, over the rainbow, oxygen. We appeared so high, over the rainbow, over the whole world! Such an incredible feeling!

During the next three days we were rambling around, totally amazed by the views. Trees, animals, and people – everything is special there, even the ground! Do you know that Himalayan Hills glitter with gold? Yes, it’s true! It was an unexpected unexpected revelation for me. Every stone shimmers with golden glow, as if it really was gold. If you do not believe, go there and check. They say it happened because Himalayas are The Land of God. He likes to walk around there, and each step of God leaves a golden imprint on the stones, which melts of reverence for Him.

It is easy to feel this It is easy to feel this sacred place of the Indian Himalayas. Ancient temples and shrines are everywhere, sounds of mantras and ring-bells, which ll the space with mysterious strength, are almost tangible. That’s why multitude of pious people from all over the world ows there with

keen interest, searching for retreat and self-discovery.

I will never forget those sunrises, I spent in the Himalayas. Snow-capped peaks, peeping frombehind the clouds, soft rays of the rising Sun, caressing the sky… They triggered my contemplationscontemplations about how meaningful human life is, how wonderful the world around is, and how important it is to develop self-consciousness and spirit, because it is the only imperishable thing you have…

My Best Summer Holiday. The Hills Glittering With Gold

Bright Happy TimeThe end-of-year holidays are here at last, That bright, happy time when we have a blast! Our wish when your new year has nally begun: That you look back at months full of pleasure and fun.

Holiday WishesWe wish for you a holiday That's better than your dreams, Filled with peace, good will and hope And relight that gleams,

Overowing with holiday spirit Good food and holiday laughter; And when it's done, We hope that you Live happily ever after!

That Time of Year That time of year's come 'round again, So we wish you all the best. The joy that comes from knowing you Makes us feel that we've been blessed.

So we'll share with you our feelings At this special time of year: May your holidays be a delight, Filled with happiness and cheer.

Happy Holidays!

Bed In Summer In winter I get up at night,

And dress by yellow candle light. In summer quite the other way,

I have to go to bed by day,

I have to go to bed and see The birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown up people's feet Still going past me in the street,

And does it not seem hard to you, When all the sky is clear and blue, And I should like so much to play,

To have to go to bed by day?

Answers to the previous issue’s tasksEnvironment Word Search

Don't be afraid of holidays Don't be afraid of holidays, There are some special jokes. You have fantastic holidays, You're smiling pretty girls.

There are some kind of spiders, There are some deadly snakes. There are some deadly snakes. But now you are a tourist, You're storm in every place.

You visit Turkey, Egypt, Whatever you have seen, You know your Russian language, And this is what I mean.

Survival rules for Russians Survival rules for Russians Were given by the Nature. They can't get lost wherever, Because of their luck.

They try to cross the line, To have adrenaline. Don't be afraid of holidays. That's only, what I say. That's only, what I say.

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Answers to the previous issue’s tasksIIdioms 'Nature' dialogs1e 2 f 3 c 4 b 5 d 6 a Nature Quiz1a 2a 3c 4c 5b 6c 7c 8b 9b 10a 11b 12b 13c 14a

Nature Quiz (continued)

A Perfect Match

Choose the appropriate denition of each idiom.

Match the questions (numbers) with the answers (lettes).

Across the pond - the United States if in England; England if in the United States.To break the ice - to make a beginning in some undertaking or enterprise; to break through cold reserve or stiffness; to begin an initial conversation with a new unknown person.MMany moons ago - a long time ago..A ray of sunshine - someone or something that brings great joy.Someone is in his element - someone is happy or relaxed in the situation because he is good at the things it involves Someone is not in his element - someone feels unhapunhappy or uncomfortable because he is not good at the tasks involvedTo shed / throw light on something - to make something clearer.Someone is (living) on another planet - someone has no awareness of the real world.To reach for the stars - to set lofty goals.

1. At sea / all at seaGrant felt all at sea because

a. he was sick of his jobb. he was enjoying sailingc. it was his rst day at university

2. 2. (To be) under a cloudIf someone is under a cloud, they might

a. take an umbrella in case it rainsb. try to prove they're innocentc. stop and wait until it passes

3. Under the weatherTom's been feeling under the wweather for a couple of days, so he is

a. going to see a doctor b. going to see a lawyerc. going to see a priest

4. To make a mountain out of a molehillI made a mountain out of a molehill when a taxi ddriver took a slightly longer route to make more money, and I

a. didn't realise until after we'd arrivedb. took his name and reported him to the company c. knew what he'd done but didn't say anything

5. Go with the owI'm tI'm trying to go with the ow more and

a. oat down the riverb. be more relaxed about things c. control every aspect of my life

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BUSINESS EXAMS

FCE (First Certicate in English) is Cambridge ESOL's (English for Speakers of Other Languages) exam for people who need to prove they can use everyday written and spoken English at an upper-intermediate level (level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for LLanguages) for work or study purposes. FCE shows that a candidate is becoming skilled in English. At B2 level typical users can be expected to: understand the main ideas of complex pieces of writing keep up a conversation on a fairly wide range of topics, expressing opinions and presenting aarguments produce clear, detailed writing express opinions and explain the advantages and disadvantages of different points of view.

FCE certicate is valid for life. You will not need to take the exam again. FCE has a world-class recognition. FCE is a truly international certicate, rrecognised around the world for business and study purposes. Companies such as American Express, Agfa-Gevaert GmbH and Siemens all recognise the value of FCE in their overseas offices. FCE exam consists of ve papers — Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening and Speaking.

There are opportunities to take Cambridge English: FFirst throughout the year. To learn the dates of the exam in Donetsk please visit British Council Donetsk. To take the exam preparation course please contact WorldCenter administrator +380 62 206 63 43 or +38 095 813 23 83. For more information visithttp://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/fce.html .

Editor-in-Chief: Svetlana Yaroshenko.

Contributors: Tamara Komissarova, Sergio Medgaus, Kate Novodvorskaya,

Anastasia Mironenko, Iryna Yeromenko, Marina Cherkez, Daria Baevskaya.

WorldCenter, 29b Schorsa, Donetsk, Ukraine, 83055

+380 62 206 63 43

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Email: info@worldcenter.com.ua

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Murphy’s Laws If something can go wrong, it will. If anything simply cannot go wrong, it will anyway. Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse.

MurpMurphy’s Business Laws

The rst myth of management is that it exists. The 90-90 Rule of Project Management: The rst 90% of a project requires 90% of the allotted time. The remaining 10% takes another 90% of the allotted time. Don't be irreplaceable, if you can't be replaced, yyou can't be promoted. When the bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves. Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing. There is never enough time to do it right the rst timthe rst time, but there is always enough time to do it over. Organizations always have too many managers. Employees are always available for work in the past tense. Employees don't make the same mistake twice, they make it three, four, or ve times. If it wasn't for the last minute, nothing would get done. You will always get the greatest recognition for the job you least like. All urgent and critical reports are handed out on Friday evening and are due rst thing Monday morning.