Go Trinity magazine - October 2011

ATTENTION ALL BRANIACS!

Busy on Saturday 22 October?

I guess no longer as we gather at 7 p.m.,

restaurant Newton (Green Plaza, 3 level).

It is time to let your dormant genius go loose as Trinity Education

Group will be holding an October PubQuiz night.

Agenda:

an invigorating spirit of competition;

various teams and opportunity to mingle with other brilliant stu-

dents;

a world of fun;

a wide array of riveting tasks and challenges;

a chance to hone your English skills and quick-thinking;

excellent food and refreshments and

a very seducing prize for the Winning Team!

The tasks will involve mind-boggling questions, music, films and

what not. Thus, this is an opportunity that you should not pass up!

Trinity always stays at the leading edge of language acquisition due

to the knowledge-insatiable students, like you are!

The registration fee of 20 UAH and a flyer are to be enquired about

at the front desk!

Remember that you can fetch your friends but make sure that their

level of English is intermediate and above.

The official newsletter of Business School of English “Trinity“

www.trinity-group.com.ua

October 2011

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One really smart person said

once that acquiring knowledge

is like scaling the mountain.

The proper attitude in reaching

the summit, however, is to mar-

vel not so much at one’s

achievements, as at the glorious

view of the unknown beyond.

Really, this statement reverber-

ates with everything that you

know or wish to comprehend.

Educating oneself is the life-

blood of development. Thus,

this issue of GoTrinity was apt-

ly devoted to the topic of learn-

ing. As, the moment we cease to

grow, is the moment we begin

to die!

http://www.trinity.edu.com

Information Technology Solutions

Here are some pointers and resources to help you get on your

way to score well for the test.

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How to boost up your TOEFL score – 8 TIPS.

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1.Find something interesting to

read and listen to, then practice speak-

ing and writing about it.

Listen to Podcasts, recorded lectures

– check the website of your favorite lan-

guage school. Go to news websites such

as CNN.com, BBC.com. Read up on

your favorite subjects on popular web-

sites such as wikipedia.org. Tell a friend

or family member about what you

learned.

2.Work with a speaking partner or try an online video chat! The

more opportunity you have to speak the language, the more familiar you

will become.

3.Take on the role of a great journalist: Take good notes and use

them to make summaries.

4.Make vocabulary flash cards and pretend you are a contestant on

a vocabulary quiz show. Carry the flash cards with you often. They are a

great way to make a bus ride go by quickly.

5.Visit TOEFL-TV on YouTube. www.youtube.com/TOEFLtv for

great resources and tips from English language instructors and students that

have taken the TOEFL test.

6. Reading Tips. Practice summarizing and paraphrasing texts. Use

charts and outlines to organize the ideas in a text. Practice speed reading

techniques. Practice reading (and answering questions) on a computer

screen. Expand your vocabulary with daily-use vocabulary cards

7. Writing Tips. Find a writing buddy who can give you feedback.

Read an article and find listening material on the same topic. Write a sum-

mary of each. Explain the ways they are similar and the ways they are dif-

ferent

8. Practice, practice and practice!

Are you a cultural

person?

Don’t waste your time - go

to the Theatre!

We recommend a premier

«Leonardo» which

will take place on 9th and

15th of October at 18.00.

Also you can order tickets

thanks to an official distrib-

uter of Drama Theatre -

Oksana

(mob. 050-165-00-54)

Useful links 1. english4u.dp.ua – capti-

vating articles and intri-

guing information for your

English.

2. http://

www.guardian.co.uk –

the latest news, sport and

comment.

3. www.nytimes.com -

The New York Times -

Breaking News, World

News & Multimedia

4. www.mbastrategy.ua –

business schools and busi-

ness education.

5. ex.ua – good site where

you can find a wide range

of films movies and pro-

grams.


http://www.youtube.com/TOEFLtv

http://www.guardian.co.uk

http://www.guardian.co.uk

http://www.nytimes.com

http://www.mbastrategy.ua



How to Identify Scholarship Scams ! Tips from Scholarship-positions.com


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2. Guaranteed Scholarship Award: Scams that guarantee an award. Now

this trap can be tempting to an aspiring student. Nobody can guarantee a schol-

arship. If you are worthy and your concerns are true you will certainly get it.

Don't get into the trap called 'Scholarship guarantee'. No such thing exists.

3. You "Win" a Scholarship that You Never Applied: Scholarships

scams will contact college students informing them that they have won full

college scholarship. You cannot win a scholarship if you have never for ap-

plied for it.

4. Free Scholarship Scams: Nothing in life comes easily. There is no such

thing like Free Scholarship. Scholarship is generally given to students with

high quality academic record.

5. Request for Personal Information: Some scams ask for your personal

details, such as bank statement, date of

birth, passwords, account numbers, social

security number etc.

Never share your personal information

with anyone online. Your identity might

get cloned.

1. Application Fee:

Scholarship scams are used by or-

ganizations that charge fees for veiling

procedures or application submissions

that can be undertaken free of cost.

Never pay for scholarship application

fees.

Our students rocks

1. Valeria Tretyakova and

Irina Chaus are second to

none in watching movies from

Trinity Library in September

2011. We admire and praise

them!

2. Our English beginner’s

group resulted with a high

score during the first TEST

and showed significant im-

provement at the end of the

studying month!

¿Habla españiol?– speak

Spanish with diligent students

from Spanish group who

started their classes from the

scratch!

If you are now entertaining

the possibility of taking up an

FCE preparation course, but

feel a bit discouraged by the

fact that most of the groups

were launched more than a

month ago, then we have a

new opportunity lined up for

you. 19 October is the day

when a new FCE preparation

group (4) will embark upon

studying.

Make it work for you!


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TOEFL - 120? Are you kidding me?


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Recent research has given

an insight into the

way native speakers

cope with a rather

challenging exam

TOEFL iBT. Many

people maintain the

view that they

would easily get 120 points on this test. However, things turned out to be

different from the expected.

Given that TOEFL aims at the graduates of high school or colleg-

es, the candidates had to be at the age of 17-18. The main requirement of

the trial was a high-score transcript from school and lack of knowledge

about TOEFL. The tested subjects were not even familiar with the sections

of the exam

The average points of Native Speakers were 105. Like many stu-

dents undergoing TOEFL, they experienced troubles with two sections:

Writing (25) and Speaking (26). It should be noted that 26 is an excellent

result for an international student, but a very poor grade for a Native

Speaker. Naturally, points 27 and above are not merely connected with an

ability to express your thoughts in English. What is needed is the ability to

convey your ideas clearly and in a structured way which is not always the

case with college graduates.

The highest score of tone of he Native Speakers comprises 28 in

Reading. Nevertheless, he admitted that he got very tired and it influenced

the outcome of the exam.

In his testimony he confessed that at least some awareness of the

exam would have helped to cope more efficiently.

Another American student who previously attained 95% of the

summary grade in his class, received only 105 points in TOEFL.

This can serve as a vital message to the candidates planning to take

TOEFL. If even a Native Speaker can't get the highest score without a

thorough preparation, then you have to leave no stones

unturned in your aim to get more than 100!

The sky is the limit!

Exam InnovationExam Innovation

From 1 November 2011,

all candidates taking Cam-

bridge English: Advanced

(CAE) will have their photo

taken on the day of the exam.

This further increases the se-

curity of the test and will help

organizations such as univer-

sities, employers and immi-

gration authorities to confirm

results quickly and easily.

The photo will be taken on

either the day of the Speaking

test or the day of the written

test and will be taken quickly

before the candidates start the

exam.

As part of the registration

process, candidates will be

asked to sign a document giv-

ing their permission for their

photo to be taken, and in the

case of younger candidates,

their parents or legal guardian

will need to sign this docu-

ment.

Cambridge ESOL takes

the storage of personal data

very seriously. The photo will

only be visible on the secure

Results Verification site and

candidates choose who can

see their photo and results in-

formation.

Cambridge ESOL to You

Mandatory test day photos

for Cambridge English:

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Remember – intrigue is a spice that keeps other people interested in you;

Always have a rest before you get tired too much;

Talking on the phone with someone never ex-

plains the reason why you are late. Just say –

«Hi! I am late! I will be in 15 mins»;

If you want your business partner not to be late

for the meeting – simply arrange this meeting a

quarter before definite hour. For instance: Never say — ―Let’s meet

at 7 p.m.»! Say— «Let’s meet a quarter before seven.» Believe me

it works subconsciously.

Distinguish important things and urgent things and clearly understand the

difference between them. The urgent things always go first.

And the last advice and the most important one – little thing mustn’t pre-

vail over great aims.

Do you know that…?

1. Butterflies can’t

fly during the earth-

quake.

2. The nose

print of each

cat is unique

as a finger-

print of each

human being.

3. The oak starts

giving acorn at the

age of 50 y.o.

4. 95% of people at first

take on the left

sock then they

take on the right

sock.

5. The most expen-

sive toy in the world

is Hello Kitty, which

costs

$167 000.

6. The cost of a

watermelon can

reach 100 dollars

per kilo.

7. Lemon contains

more sugar than

strawberry.

Simple rules that worth your attention.

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Stay unique and save your

identity. A crowd is not your

way of life;

Don’t waste your time on un-

necessary things and don’t al-

low other people to steal your

priceless time;

Outsmart yourself! Set a goal

and accomplish the mission;




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To be honest, writing this article was

a real challenge for me. I knew how im-

portant it is for our editor-in-chief, but I

really didn’t have any possibility to work

with materials about Adele and to give

you the full information about this great

singer. That’s why, I promise you to

write the second part about her in our

next issue. Thank you for understanding.

So, let me start the first part about

Adele.

Firstly, that would be great to highlight that Adele won two nomina-

tions from three in MTV VMA with her Top-Chart video ―Rolling in the

Deep‖. I have to admit she left behind such rival (by the way, my favorite

band) as 30 Seconds to Mars with their scandalous ―Hurricane‖ video.

That’s a breakthrough, for sure. Adele says her inspiration was Amy

Winehouse: ―Amy was the one who made me sure that the English music

is perfect and it’s listened in the whole world‖. So do we have to thank

Amy Winehouse for A Brand New Name in the soul-music?..

Adele (real name: Adele Adkins) was born in the North London,

Lyrics

Set Fire to the Rain

I set fire to the rain

And I threw us into the

flames

Where I felt something '

die, 'cause I knew that

That was the last time, the

last time

Sometimes I wake up by

the door

Now that you've gone, must

be waiting for you

Even now when it's already

over

I can't help myself from

looking for you.

By Music Lover Valery Ivahnenko

She graduated it in 2006.

She succeed in MySpace and

then, Adele got her first con-

tract. Therefore, she has rec-

orded her first single, called

―Hometown Glory‖. Some-

how, this single is a tribute

for Tottenham. ―Hometown

Glory‖ became ―the Single of

the Week‖ in ―iTunes‖, in

April 2008 it has been to

British Top-40 and then it’s

been used as the soundtrack

for British series ―Skins‖.

In 2008 her debut album

‖19‖ became leader in Na-

tional pop chart. On 20 June

2008 this album appeared in

USA where it became #10.

To be continued…

Our Top-5 Adele (number one)

1. Hometown Glory

2. Rolling in the Deep

3. Someone Like You

4. Set Fire to the Rain

5. Take It All

on 5 of May, 1988. Firstly,

she performed in high school.

After finishing the high school

she entered in The London

School for Performing Arts &

Technology. By the way Amy

Winehouse, Leona Lewis,

―Noisettes‖ were also studying

there.


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1. Arrive at not to! Don’t say: We arrived to the village at night.

Say: We arrived at the village at night.

2. Travel by train not with the train Don’t say: He travelled with the train yesterday.

Say: He travelled by train yesterday

(On a donkey, on horse-back, on foot)

3. To be good at not in. Don’t say: My sister’s good in math.

Say: Му sister’s good at math.

Bad at, clever at, quick at, slow at, ect.

However, weak in: He is weak in grammar.

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4. Covered with not by! Don’t say: The mountains are covered by snow.

Say: The mountains are covered with snow.

5. Independent of not from.

Don’t say: Kate is independent from her parents.

Say: Kate is independent of her parents.

6. Never say— I feel myself ill or I feel myself good.

Say— I feel ill or I feel good (without myself).

7. Never say— As for me (it is old-fashioned)

Say— In my opinion, as far as I concerned, I am inclined to think, ect.

8. Never say— On my opinion.

Say — In my opinion.

9. Remember the rule: ―My friend and I‖ or ―Me and my friend‖

Me and my friend are going to the theatre. (don't say My friend and

me) My friend and I—we both like chocolate. (don't say I and my friend)

10. In the end means finally or at last.

At the end means at the farthest point or part.

For instance: There index at the end of the book.

In the end they reached the city.

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Common mistakes in English!Common mistakes in English!

QuotQuotationsations:

There are two opin-

ions – the first is mine

and the second is

wrong.

The only way to set a

boundary of possibility

is to go beyond it to im-

possible.

Understanding the

problem is a half way

of problem’s decision.

You acquire and loose

your friend, however

your enemies tend to

storage.

It is not difficult to

pull your horse to the

open water. But if you

enforce it to swim on

it’s back – it means

you achieve some tan-

gible results.

War is a route of decep-

tion. Never show your

real intentions and your

truly face.

Making a choice coin-

cide it with your pri-

orities. People are dif-

ferent. Some can sing,

some can paint, others

can’t do neither sing-

ing nor painting. How-

ever they can bril-

liantly drive a car!


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Reminds:Reminds:

October 2011 'Go Trinity'

Editor-in-Chief: Anna Isayeva; Creative Director: Tatyana Isayeva;

Main Office: 150, 50 SSSR St., Office 'TRINITY' second floor, Donetsk, 83100

Points out… Words you have to know!

A bargain is a bargain.

Уговор дороже денег. Уговор – святое дело.

A bird in the bush.

Журавль в небе.

A bull in a china shop.

Слон в посудной лавке.

Act the ass.

Валять дурака.

A hard nut to crack.

Крепкий орешек.

All covet, all lose.

За двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не

поймаешь.

All in good time.

Все в свое время. . Всему свое время.

Almost never killed a fly.

Семя раз отмерь (примерь), один раз отрежь.

A lot of water has flown under the bridge.

Много воды утекло с тех пор.

A man or a mouse.

Либо пан, либо пропал.

A miss is as good as a mile.

«Чуть-чуть» не считается. Промах есть промах.

An inch is as good as an ell.

Мал золотник, да дорог.

Architect of one’s own happiness [fortune].

Кузнец своего счастья.

Arrive at one’s finder-end.

Дойти до ручки.

As busy as a bee.

Как пчелка-труженица.

As chaste as ice.

Невинный как дитя.

As changeable as the moon.

Семь пятниц на неделе.

As clean as a whistle.

Без сучка, без задоринки. Как по маслу.

As clean as clear.

Без сучка, без задоринки. Как по маслу.

Education Vocabulary

Freebie – халява;

To cook up – состряпать;

To be on ones best behavior – быть паинькой;

I pull my money on … - ставлю на …;

Carrot and stick approach – метод кнута и пряника;

To flunk school – бросить школу;

A-student – отличник;

A con – заучка;

Bully – задира;

To ground – под домашним арестом;

To pull up students – выговаривать студентов;

Detention – оставление после уроков;

Freshman – студент первого курса;

Sophomore – студент 2 курса;

Senior – студент 3-4 курсов;

Graduate – студент последнего курса;


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