For Self-Studying

Study the following words and phrases (translate and find out the difference between the words given together on one line):

• be about to do smth - I was about to leave the house when the phone started to ring.
• smb needs to be done smth - The baby needs to be fed./ The dog needs to be walked.
• consume/ consumer/ consuming/ consumption
• become irritated/ annoyed/ thrilled etc
• a hoax
• Passive Voice of the Infinitive = to be done/ to be heard/ to be influenced
• a nostril
• detect prey
• a spur
• a landslide
• an avalanche
• a precaution
• worthless-worth-valuable
• sensible-sensitive
• reason-matter-case
• whatever-whenever-wherever

Create your Wonderland!

Dear friends,
Welcome to take part in Macmillan`s competition devoted to the most fantastic book of all times "Alice in Wonderland".
For details go to Wonderland.
Good luck!

Voluntary Work

Voluntary Work

Nature Conservation Organizations in Russia

Dear Friends,
You are supposed to give a talk on Nature Conservation Organizations in Russia. Below you`ll find links to some of these organizations. You are to study the info given there and make the PPP on any two of them. You need to include the following: 

• the name, 
• the emblem and the motto,
•  the year of foundation, 
• the headquarters, 
• membership, the aims,
• the results of their activities,
• which organization you would like to join and why (give three good reasons at least). 

VITA Animal Rights Centre

Center for Energy Efficiency (CENEf)

Center for Russian Nature Conservation (CRNC)

Ecoline

PHOENIX FUND

WWF Russia

Socio-Ecological Union

Make use of the following vocabulary:

- undertake actions;

- provide information on;

- encourage and facilitate;

- be dedicated to smth;

- operate under the principles...;

- focus its attention on;

- reduce threats to;

- increase awareness;

- promote;

- protect smth from;

etc

Deadline is 21st January 

Current Events for Teens

Dear friends,

Today we are creating a Padlet Wall on Current Events for Teens. Go to Teacher`s Padlet. That will be your lesson platform for today.
Good Luck to everybody, 

Your teacher

Back to School

Dear friends,
Welcome back to School!
Wish you a successful and fruitful academic year!

Hi there,
Now the issue of mobile phones. Go to News about Britain, read the article Me and My Mobile (below the article there is a glossary for you), answer the questions beside the photo and post your answer (120-150 words) to the comment area of our blog.