Speaking English - "I wish I had..."

Grammar lesson: The use of structures: I wish I had.../I wish I hadn't... (If only I had.../If only I hadn't...)

These structures are used to express regret for the things we did or didn't do.

Useful English greetings and responses -- Free English Lesson

Video lesson: How to greet and response in a real spoken English

Learn English - Don't say "I'm fine"! Let's learn native English greetings

 Christmas traditions in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Christmas festive days according to the Julian calendar, start on 6 January, Christmas Eve, and end on 19 January: "Jordan". 

The image of Svyatyi Mykolai as a person who brings the Christmas gifts for children, the feast of which is marked on 19 December. It is supposed, that children should find their Christmas gifts under their pillow on that morning.

Sviaty Vechir (Holy Evening)

Sviata Vecherya or "Holy Supper" is the central tradition of the Christmas Eve celebrations in Ukrainian homes. The dinner table sometimes has a few wisps of hay on the embroidered table cloth as a reminder of the manger in Bethlehem.

Kutia (sweet grain pudding) is traditionally served at the Ukrainian Christmas dinner table. It is often the first dish in the traditional twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper (also known as Svyaty Vechir) and is rarely served at other times of the year.

Koliadky (Caroling)

At the end of the Sviata Vechera the family often sings Ukrainian Christmas carols. In many communities the ancient Ukrainian tradition of caroling is carried on by groups of young people and members of organizations and churches calling at homes and collecting donations. The Ukrainian song "Shchedryk" became the basis for the world famous Christmas carol, "Carol of the Bells".

New discussion on CET forum 

 Nicky Hockly is discussing digital literacies this week.

Do you think we as English language teachers should be incorporating elements of digital literacy into our lessons? If not, why not? If yes, why?

Governments and educators all over the world recognise the need to educate children (and in many cases adults) in how to effectively navigate in an increasingly digital world. 

Nicky will be exploring what these new skills, or ‘digital literacies’ are, and why they are important for us and our learners.

OUP Upcoming webinars for January month

Dear collegues,

Here is the list of Oxford University Press upcoming webinars for January month 2015 . If you are interested in one of the following webinars, register and join a free webinar. 

21st January 2015 Time: 5 p.m. (GMT)

Speaker: Verissimo Toste

"How to bring CLIL into your kindergarten English classroom"

22nd January 2015  Time: 5 p.m. (GMT)

Speaker: Verissimo Toste

"Making the most of CLIL in the young learner classroom"

27th -28th January 2015 

Time: 10.00.- 11.30.(GMT)    15.30.-17.00.(GMT)

Speaker: Anna Parisi

"Coming of Age as a Teacher"

Take part and get your certificate of attendance!

Увага: конкурс для вчителів від видавництва "Шкільний Світ"

 Видавництво "Шкільний Світ" оголосив Всеукраїнський конкурс для педагогів "Я - віртуоз у викладанні предмета" Панорама творчих уроків 2015

Мета конкурсу: популяризувати кращий педагогічний досвід серед освітян України.

Конкурс проводиться з 15 грудня 2014 до 01 березня 2015 року.

Обовязкова умова: Кожний учасник конкурсу повинен бути передплатником видань "Шкільного Світу" на 6 або 12 місяців.  Умови конкурсу читайте на офіційному сайті: http://www.osvitaua.com/