Service above self

It’s been a tradition to invite honored guests to our events on All Ukrainian Library Day (September 30). And even if we are not gathering in our @library_kherson_ua in Kherson we still keep doing that online. This year, English Speaking Practice invited an American citizen, a Former Peace Corps volunteer, a Rotarian and just a great person Geoffrey Deron Glen who moved to Ukraine right after the full scale invasion of Ukraine. One of the interesting facts about him is that he’s helping people and doing his best to support Ukrainians despite anything. During this online meeting we could get to know each other better asking different questions about his volunteering work, his dreams, thoughts and of course what things he find more interesting and attractive in Ukraine. It was a big pleasure for everyone to spend time together, having fun and sharing our stories and experiences.

“Together we can do more!” - don’t forget about it 😉. 

Установча конференція Корпусу Миру США в Україні

Цей тиждень розпочався з гарною підтримкою від Корпусу Миру США в Україні, і зокрема Оксана Шабас, програмний менеджер з молодіжного розвитку, зібрала представників різних організацій, які працюють над молодіжними проєктами по всій Україні на установчій конференціі разом із учасниками пілотної програми віртуальної служби США 🇺🇸. Ми мали змогу представити нашу Херсонську обласну бібліотеку для дітей імені Дніпрової Чайки та програму з підтримки емоційного здоровʼя «Speak up!» для молоді з Херсону та Маріуполя. До речі, нашим партнером у цьому проєкті стала організація ЯМаріуполь, яка має 34 куточки у 21 місті України для людей які на превеликий жаль, були вимушені виїхати з міста під час війни. Віримо що ця програма не залишить байдужими нашу молодь та вони розширять свої знання з певних питань, отримають підтримку та нові знайомства 🤗.Незабаром розкажемо усі деталі 😉

Comfrot and Annoyance

Is it easy for you to leave your comfort zone? What makes you feel annoyed mostly?
Last English practice was dedicated to one of the most popular topics nowadays, I guess.
We looked through different situations that are happening everyday, such as: being stuck in a traffic ; waiting in long queues; being interrupted while speaking or working ; organizing or planning the day etc. While we were imagining them we also talked about our emotions, whether we feel comfortable or irritated. After that we revised some grammar rules of using “Had Better and Would Rather” structures.

Did you know that?

Did you know that there are more than 150 phrases with “get”? 🫣How many of them do you use in your speech?

One of the best things about our English Speaking Practice is that we learn some new common phrases every time with native speakers. Thus on the last meeting we revised and improved advanced phrasal verbs with GET doing different exercises. We had a nice conversation with each other and used target vocabulary immediately after learning it.

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The Importance of Charity

September 5 is considered as an International Day of Charity 👏🏻❤️so we couldn’t help but talk about the importance of donating and charity work. Especially now when Ukraine and its people need support from others. Of course we discussed that we had to start helping in our communities where we are, and even a small contribution can make something big for people in need.

As usual we revised some common and essential phrases we need to know in order to talk about charity and dealing with no -profit organizations.

And always remember “WE CAN’T HELP EVERYONE…BUT EVERYONE CAN HELP SOMEONE”