Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Again.



Halliluyah! The 17th of March has come again. Again EVERYBODY IS IRISH ON ST.PATRICK'S DAY! When I think about the Irish , I feel that we, Ukrainians, and they have quite a lot in common. Of course, it's only one of the reasons why I like the holiday. I'd like to share some Irish wit with you.

An Irishman's Philosophy:

In life, there are only two things to worry about: Either you are well or you are sick. If you are well, there is nothing to worry about.

But if you are sick, there are only two things to worry about: Either you will get well or you will die. If you get well, there is nothing to worry about.

But if you die, there are only two things to worry about: Either you will go to heaven or hell. If you go to heaven, there is nothing to worry about.

And if you go to hell, you’ll be so busy shaking hands with all your friends that you won’t have time to worry!















Wednesday, March 10, 2010

ZANDARO-2010: Humanitarian Aid Project




"There is a country in a tropical region which is suffering virtually all imaginable problems. The name of the country is ZANDARO, with the capital city of Zangora..." These words begin the presentation of project work done by the students of Group 33-E on planning some humanitarian aid to an imaginary country. It goes with Module 8 of New Opportunities Upper Intermediate Coursebook (with "Old" Opportunities it also went well). The project was done last year by the students of Group 43-E, but, unfortunately, they were not able to present it in public. This year we have renovated the whole thing developing their ideas. You can read the project materials by clicking on the following:
1. Presentation by Ann ATAMAS;
2. Infrastructure Development Plan by Ivan BATALYUK and Oleksandr SIKORSKY;
3. Medical Aid Plan by Oleksandra TRETEVYCH and Oleksandr MELNYCHENKO;
4. Temporary Housing Plan by Yuri ISCHENKO and Vlad SMIRINSKY;
5. Education Development Plan by Kate BOIKO and Vlad BUDCHENKO.