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A T W OR L D CE N T E R …

Do you know that:

Our heartiest congrats fly to the beholder of CAE A-

certificate Dasha Baevskaya (English Language

Instructor) who managed to persuade Cambridge of

her brilliance. Besides, (as it was not enough), she

was awarded with the Best Employee of the month

Diploma. Well Done!

Meanwhile we should not forget about the results our

students scored in international tests: Tanya

Andrusevich now has in possession a CAE certificate,

while Kate Kononyuk has at her disposal TOEFL

certificate.

Hooray, we have a new hilarious teacher from Britain

Mr.Angus who is going to set your English classes ‘on

fire’! If I were you, I wouldn’t miss it for the world!

This month a new class will kick off: GRE/GMAT

preparation. First in Donetsk this class is now held at

WorldCenter so you now don’t have to walk the streets

to find yourself an excellent Exam course!

What is more, starting from Thursday this week,

WorldCenter is going to celebrate The Holiday, so

expect some fun activities taking place in each of the

classrooms.

Besides we will have a Cupid visiting us later this

week to give you a chance to speak about your bottled-

up feelings to those you wish to confide in. Don’t

forget to scribble sth as it may make sb’s day!

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February 2011

E V E R Y S T UDE N T M AT TER S

WORLDCENTER WISHES YOU

and hopes you will carry out all the

Holiday’s commandments to the letter:

1. I will flirt nonstop, hopefully with

my soul mate.

2. I will make a holiday craft to

present to my sweetheart.

3. I will madly fall in love with at least

somebody from my English group.

4. I will make or have smb prepare for

me a candle-lit dinner with

sparkling smth to accompany it.

5. I will sing a serenade in front of my

beloved window or at least

WorldCenter’s)))

When asked what collocations and phrases pop

up in the mind of our teacher Nastya

Mironenko in connection to the Val Holiday we

decided to report the result:

to drink sb under the table – to drink more

alcohol than someone but not feel as ill as them.

to go on a spree – a period of time when you do a

lot of one activity, especially spending money or

drinking.

to go wild – to behave in a very excited

uncontrolled way

teach/show sb a trick or two – someone knows

more than anyone else or can do smth better:

Experienced drinker can teach you a trick or two

Enjoy the Holiday to the full but don’t forget

about the consequences!

A Little Page of Love

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Idioms with "Heart" from the bottom of your

heart: to sincerely mean

something

to be cold-hearted: to

lack sympathy

to be soft-hearted: to be

sympathetic

to cross your heart and

hope to die: to promise

to cry your heart out: to cry a lot and feel bad

about something

to eat your heart out: to

be jealous of someone

to have a big heart: to

be a caring person

to have a change of

heart: to change your

mind

to have a heart of gold: to be a caring person

to have a heart: to be

compassionate, to care

about other people

to have your heart in

your mouth: to be

scared or nervous

to have your heart set

on something: to want

something badly

to set your heart at

ease: stop worrying

about something

to take something to

heart: to have your

feelings hurt by

something someone says

or does

to wear your heart on

your sleeve: to let

everyone know how you

feel about

something/someone

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an act of showing affection for sb by holding them very

tightly and strongly in your arms

to become friend of sb: Shortly after my arrival at the

school, I was befriended by an older girl.

loving sb/sth so much that you do not behave in a

sensible way: He is completely besotted with his new

girlfriend.

a very close friend

to love sb/sth very much and want to protect them or it:

Children need to be cherished

having strong relationships with each other and taking a

close, friendly interest in other's activities and problems

a strong feeling of love, that a young person has for sb

older: I had a huge crush on her.

showing a lot of love for sb, often ignoring their faults: a

doting mother

strong feeling of love or pity: pull at sb's

heartstrings

loving sb/sth so much that you do not behave in a

sensible way: She was completely infatuated with him.

two people who love each other very much and show

this in their behaviour

a man who seems to be a perfect boyfriend or

husband because he is very attractive, kind: I am waiting

for my Prince Charming

a feeling of love, that a young person has for sb older

suddenly feeling that you are in love with sb: From the

moment they met, he was completely smitten by her.

the happy feeling you have when you are with people

♀♂ You've got a message ♀♂

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Are you still struggling to find the right words to

express all your innermost feelings to your soul mate? Do you still toss and turn at night trying to pick the right rhymes to win your sweetheart's love? Rejoice! We have a remedy for your 'writing poems anxiety'. Just read through these wonderful lines and relish

the one that catches your eye. With such eloquence you will obviously become the apple of your lover's

heart. Just make sure that he or she speaks English!

LOVE is a second mistake created by God!!! Of course

GIRLS are first!!! But in fact both are beautiful mistakes!

Always be happy! Always wear a smile. Not because Life is full

of reasons to smile but because your smile itself is a reason for

many others to smile!

Love and Death are two uninvited guests. When they come

nobody can stop them but both do the same work! One takes

your heart and the other takes its beat away!

Love comes again and again for those who who know what LIFE

is! Love comes only once for those who know what LOVE is!

I will wake with you in every step of life, but just promise me

you will hide your wings every time we walk together because

I do not want the world to know that my friend is an angel!

A, b, c, d.....w,x,y,z. The one who invited alphabet was a genius

but he made a silly mistake by keeping “I” and “U” so far!

If ever you feel you are in a dark room surrounded by blood

and walls are vibrating, don't worry1 You are in a safe place

because you are in my HEART!

Love does not die easily. It is a living thing. It thrives in the face

of all life hazards. Save one, neglect. Baby believe me you are

love of my life! I love you too much now!

Love elicits all kinds of wisdom.

Some dedicate poems to it, write

novels or love-filled songs. So we

prepared some of the most

profound testimonies to the most

controversial but still sought-after

feeling: Love. Enjoy!

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it. - Jerome K.

Jerome

A life without love is like a year

without summer. - Swedish proverb

"There is no remedy for love but to

love more."- Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862.

"Love doesn't make the world go

round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.”- Franklin P. Jones

"Love is the irresistible desire to be

desired irresistibly."- Louis Ginsberg

"Love is a grave mental disease."- Plato 427-347 BC

All is fair in love and war.- Proverb

17th century

All love that has not friendship for its

base, is like a mansion built upon the sand.- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Love is the history of a woman's life;

it is an episode in man's.- Germaine De Stael

Love is an electric blanket with

somebody else in control of the switch. -Cathy Carlyle

The loving are the daring.

~ Bayard Taylor

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Coffee and Sugar

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Sugar smiled and with a light touch

just like a kiss Coffee landed and

Sugar caught her.

- You are so hot!

- And you are incredibly sweet.

There is the place where I come

from, - said Coffee with

excitement in her voice, - you

see that machine.

- Oh, I do not think it is a

machine, you come from; I think

it is much more distant place

than that, just like me.

- How do you know?

Sugar did not answer.

- All right, I must get back to the

cup.

- Now? – muttered sugar as if

reviving from a dream.

At this very moment he was picked up

and after a short flight was in the cup.

- You know what else I have

learnt?

- Mmm? – murmured Coffee.

- Make others life sweeter, just

like they make your life warmer.

And at that point they have become one.

Written by Tanya Kasima (ex

Language Instructor of WorldCenter)

A Love Story

I shall seek and find you

I shall take you to bed and control you

I will make you ache, shake and sweat

until you grunt and groan

I will beg you for mercy

I will exhaust you to the point that you

will be relieved when I leave

And you will be weak for days

All my Love,

The Flu

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Oh! It is so good to be about of that wrapper. It is like being

born for I do not remember much from my factory life. I know I was

among many people, all mixed together without any purpose and

then we were all queuing up and waiting and then everything went

black and not I see light again. Lovely!

It was an ordinary day in the café; people were coming and

going, ordering coffee and rushing to work. But for Sugar it was not

an ordinary day, in fact it was the best day of His life. Now, after

being unwrapped and put neatly on the side of the plate near the

coffee cup he could see the world feeling happy and excited.

- Hi there!

Sugar looked up. A drop of Coffee was hanging in the rim of the

cup, slowly sliding down.

- Hi, - he answered hesitantly.

- And you are?

- Sugar

- Sugar, what a funny name. I am Coffee, nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you too.

- How are you down there?

- How were you up there?

- Well, said Coffee, - not different from you, I guess. You are

lucky … I am here in the cup and I can see only the ceiling

but you can see much more, you can even roll away if you

like.

- I do not think I want to roll away, - protested Sugar, -

besides, I am a cube, I cannot roll, - he stopped for a moment

thinking how was it that he knew he could not roll if he had

not even tried. He made some attempts but he was right –

cubes do not roll.

- Hey, Coffee, I think I have just learnt the first rule of life –

cubes do not roll.

Do not be ridiculous; you could if you wanted to.

- If you are so clever, why do you complain that you see only

the ceiling but do nothing about it?

- Ha! If I want to I can spill on the table or on the floor or on

the napkin and see much more than you do.

- Oh, really?!

Coffee jumped and slid smoothly down the cup on the table and

at this very moment it broke into many drops.

- Coffee?

- Yeah, I am here, - said Coffee from the top of the cup.

- How come you are there, you were here just a second ago, -

asked Sugar in total puzzlement.

- Oh, there is much more of me in the cup.

- So you cannot see more, - said Sugar not with a touch of

mockery but sadness in his voice.

- No, it seems I cannot.

- Listen, why do not you jump on me, I think like this you will

be able to stay in one place.

- All right, do not worry, I am light, it won‟t be hard to catch

me, - said Coffee.

To Date or Not to Date

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If you want to win the dating game.

Rules for women.

1. You should never show him your interest. Of course, if you want a serious relationship, but not a

holiday-relationship, or a one-night affair. You must use women’s secrets. Be sexy, seductive,

impressive… He must see you and want you. And later he must be sure, that he won you himself.

2. You should be a little mysterious. They like to solve mysteries, because men are Sherlock Holmes

in spirit.

3. You shouldn’t call him every day. Disappear from view for a while. Let him be nervous.

4. Don’t show him you are smarter than he, even if it’s true. Sometimes you should behave like a

blond. But sometimes, not often!

5. Don’t tell him about his disadvantages. And of course don’t compare him with your former

boyfriends. Especially, if he doesn’t benefit from this.

6. There are a lot of small things, which might be beneficial for you. They have good sense of humor,

ability to cook, taste in choosing clothes, being a good dancer and other trifles.

7. Remember, man is the winner and leader by nature and you can exploit it.

8. And the last but not the least, all men are different, that’s why the best heartbreaker is a woman

who can change rules at the right time!

Of course it’s only my opinion;)

Deorditsa Aleksey(Pre-Intermediate 6)

If you want to win the dating game

Rules for men

1. You must listen to your woman

2. You shouldn’t talk about your ex-affairs and ex-lovers with her.

3. You mustn’t tell your woman that she looks

great today if you’re talking on phone.

4. You can make compliments. Tell about her beautiful eyes, hair, but don’t flatter!

5. Present her flowers every meeting.

6. Cook something special for her. That will be a nice surprise!

Klafas Natalya(Pre-Intermediate 6)

If you want to win a dating game with Masha Makarenko

1. Both of you should experience immediate chemistry between each other.

2. You should be masculine and a bit impudent.

3. You'd better be laptop-free at the date.

4. You should start, keep up and finish your conversation complementing her.

5. Do not look anywhere else but her.

6. Have a snowboard or other sport's equipment that can testify to your fitness.

7. But first and foremost, wear little clothes or appear naked!

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Choose a candyand read about your personality

LANGUAGE BASE

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Some perceptions of Americans (but you'd better check

for yourself)

Europe & especially England. "Americans are stupid and unsubtle.

And they are fat and bad dressers."

Finland. "Americans always want to say your name: 'That's a nice tie,

Mikko. Hi Mikko, how are you Mikko'

Indian. "Americans are always in a hurry. Just watch the way they

walk down the street."

Kenyan. "Americans are distant. They are not really close to other

people -- even other Americans."

Turkey. "Once we were out in a rural area in the middle of nowhere

and saw an American come to a stop sign. Though he could see in both

directions for miles, and there was no traffic, he still stopped!"

Colombia. "In the United States, they think that life is only work."

Indonesia. "In the United States everything has to be talked about and

analyzed. Even the littlest thing has to be 'Why, why why?'."

Ethiopia. "The American is very explicit. He wants a 'yes' or 'no'. If

someone tries to speak figuratively, the American is confused."

Iran. "The first time my American professor told me 'I don't know, I

will have to look it up', I was shocked. I asked myself 'Why is he

teaching me?'" By Tanya Andrusevich (CAE +)

A very INTERESTING

LANGUAGE EXPERIMENT

Read the following sentence and

the quickly count the number of

'Fs':

FINISHED FILES ARE THE

RESULT OF YEARS OF

SCIENTIFIC STUDY

COMBINED WITH THE

EXPERIENCE OF YEARS

Most people who speak English

as a foreign language see all six

Fs. Native English speakers

usually pick up only three or

four, because they tend to miss

out the 'Fs' in 'of'. Native

speakers have been conditioned

to skip the 'of' because it does

not contribute to the meaning of

the sentence.

English speaker French interpreter Actual meaning

I hear what you say He accepts my point of view I disagree and do not want

to discuss it further

With the greatest respect He is complementing me I think you are wrong or

foolish

By the way This is not important The aim of this discussion

I'll bear that in mind I will act on it I will do nothing about it

Correct me if I am wrong Correct him if he is wrong I'm correct please don't

contradict me

Language is also used to 'soften' or to disguise unpleasant events. Employees being made redundant, for

example, may be 'given the pink slip', 'downsized', 'rightsized', 'delayered', invited to 'take gardening

leave', 'to spend more time with their family' or 'to put their careers on hold'. They may also be

'counseled on', 'repositioned', urged to 'develop their careers elsewhere', or to 'explore other

opportunities for their talents' but they are rarely 'fired' or 'given the chop'. In some organizations

there are no 'difficulties and problems', only 'challenges and opportunities'. People don't have

weaknesses, there are only 'less strong strengths'.

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Valentine’s Day Fun Zone

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A woman worries about her future until she finds a husband, but a man

never worries about the future until he takes a wife

Y Young Actor: Dad, guess what? I've just got my first part in a play. I play the part

of a man who's been married for 30 years.

Father: Well, keep at it, son. Maybe one day you'll get a speaking part.

An English professor wrote the words, "woman without her man is a savage" on the

blackboard and directed his students to punctuate it correctly.

The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is a savage."

The women wrote: "Woman: Without her, man is a savage."

Son: Is it true? Dad, I heard that in ancient China, a man doesn't know his wife until he marries.

Father: That happens everywhere, son, everywhere

A woman was telling her friend, "It is I who made my husband a millionaire."

Friend: "And what was he before you married him?"

Woman: "A billionaire."

Those 4 Horrible Words

A young couple were married and then embarked on their honeymoon. When they returned, the bride ran to

the phone and called her mother, who asked, "How was your honeymoon, dear?" "Oh, mama!" she replied, "The

honeymoon was so wonderful and romantic..." But then, suddenly she burst out crying and said "but, mama, as

soon as we returned home, he started using the most horrible language... things I'd never heard before! I mean

all these awful 4-letter words! You've got to come get me and take me home. Please mama!"

"Darling, darling," her mother said, "calm down and tell me, what words could be so awful?" And, the daughter

cried "please don't make me tell you, mama! I'm so embarrassed - they're just too awful! Just come and get me,

please!"

"Oh, darling, you must tell me what has you so upset... tell me these horrible 4-letter words!" Still sobbing, the bride

said, "Oh, mama... words like DUST, WASH, IRON, COOK!"

After a woman woke up, she told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine's

day. What do you think it means?"

"You'll know tonight." he said.

That evening, the man came home with a package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, she opened it - to find a

book entitled "The Meaning of Dreams".

A little girl at a wedding asked, "Mommy, why do brides always wear white?" The mom replied, "Because they're

happy, dear." Halfway through the wedding the girl whispered, "Mommy, if brides wear white because they're

happy, then why do men wear black?"

Compiled by Svetlana Yaroshenko (Language Instructor)

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