Have Big Goals - Daily Inspiratio​n - Daily Quotes

Believe in yourself. Dream big dreams. Set important goals. Take action on those goals. Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Tips For Your Poster

My collegue Oxana Gorbatko has shared this link to help you  in creating posters.

Sunday, 26 June 2011

Useful resources for the course "Enjoy English-10" by M.Z.Biboletova

  1.                                 American Corpus 
  2.                  American Rhetoric-Famous Speeches
  3.                   BBC - Learning English 
  4.                   USA Today 



            5.                  Webcorp - corpus     Websters Dictionary    
      6.                 http://www.eslyes.com/grammar/index.htm
      7.                  BBC Russian. Video Course
 8.
                            Grammar

Friday, 24 June 2011

Useful links and resources for Unit 1 Section 1

Unit 1. Start anew
Section 1. Start anew - Как подготовиться к возвращению в школу после каникул? Как сделать это событие приятным? Где найти рассказ подростка о его первом дне в школе после каникул? Почему некоторым подросткам не нравится ходить в школу, не нравится учиться? Какие проблемы в школе их беспокоят? Где найти информацию о системе образования в Великобритании, США и России? Где найти рассказ подростка о его школе, школьной жизни? Какими были школы Британии в 19 веке и раньше? Какие из старых школ сохранились и сейчас? Где найти информацию об истории образования в России и др. странах?
http://au.reachout.com/find/articles/going...er-the-holidays – information, suggestions on how to make going back to school after holidays easier
http://www.ehow.com/how_4703792_return-sch...iday-break.html – how to prepare children to return to school after holidays
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1...pg2.html?cat=25 – tips for helping a child return to school after a long holiday, vacation or illness
http://www.englishdaily626.com/junior_english_essays.php - a child tells about the first day of school
http://www.stmaryscambridge.co.uk/myfristday/index.php - five children tell about their first day at a new school
http://thinkubator.ccsp.sfu.ca/FirstDayOfSchool - a student’s story about the first day in a Canadian school
http://www.netmums.com/olderchild/Refusing...ool_Teens.1862/ - why teens refuse to go to school
http://www.helium.com/knowledge/67675-moti...t-want-to-learn — a collection of articles on why teenagers don't want to learn
http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/sch...ool_stress.html — what stresses teens out about school?
http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/school/hate_school.html# - advice for pupils – what to do if you don't like school
http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-manage...ngers-in-school - a short article on how teen stress at home lingers in school
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553...ed_kingdom.html - encyclopaedia entry about education in Great Britain
http://www.eng.umu.se/education/ - a website dedicated to education in Britain
http://www.usastudyguide.com/overview.htm – an overview of the American system of education
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States - education in the United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Russia - encyclopaedia entry about the system of education in Russia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6...400/6685425.stm – children’s comments on what they like about their school
http://www.bbc.co.uk/switch/slink/sexlovel...life/hell.shtml – an American student describes how bad the situation at her school is
http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time...an/vschool.html - what Victorian schools used to be like
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Ho...ren/schools.htm - Victorian schools described by modern British children
http://www.know-britain.com/general/educat..._england_1.html - a short article about some old schools that still survive in modern Britain
http://www.sras.org/news2.phtml?m=410 — a short history of public education in Russia from Peter I to the present
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_England - encyclopaedia entry about the history of education in England
http://www.chesapeake.edu/library/EDU_101/eduhist.asp — the history of education in America
*http://www.lumosity.com/personal-training-plan -Personalize your brain training and get:
  • + A customized brain fitness plan
  • + Cognitive exercises tailored to your goals
  • + An estimate of your improvement potential
*Here you'll find popular ESL sites
* Irregular Plurals
* Some more videos on phrasal verbs and grammar

    Sunday, 19 June 2011

    Paper requirements

    Your paper must be carefully proofread and I will also ask you to focus on the style and organization of the paper (on-line sources will be very helpful in this respect). 

    The paper must be submitted to my e-mail  lyudmila.anikina@gmail.com  before the second Saturday of September 2011
    Be sure to save a copy on your USB-flash! 

    Late papers will not be accepted! 
    Please let me know if you have any questions or want to discuss your ideas.