Ms. Kolarska’sNewsletter

SEPTEMBER 2012

Classroom News

Your score per month is based on the following components!

1. Attendance – 96%

2. Activity in class:

a) 67 and more – excellent

b) 56 – very good

c) 45 – good

d) 34 – satisfactory

3. Grammar

4. Vocabulary

5. Essay

Important Dates

17 September – School Year Opening

26 September – European Day of

Languages

Birthdays

27 September- Viktor

Ms. Kolarska Email address: kolarska@mail.bg

1.Depend on, a keen gardener, dig (digging)tulips, daffodils, snowdrops, disappoint, get me down, bulb, grow, give him the benefit of the doubt, do me a favour, seeds, chase them away, patch, keep an eye on things, chatting cheerfully, drive me crazy, clear away, keep on good terms, get along with, annoy, embarrassed, grateful.

2. A scatterbrain, a lazybones, a chatterbox, a nosey parker, a killjoy, a smart alec, a silly billy, a high flier, a workaholic, a troublemaker, sensible, creative, thoughtful, easy-going, joyful, honest, caring, do the washing-up, tidy your room, clear the table, polish the furniture, change the sheets, clean the bathroom, mop the floor, set the table, feed the pet, take out the rubbish, vacuum the carpet, dust the furniture, put away clothes, clean out the fridge, look after, take care, run after, pursue, take after, resemble, as sly as a fox, as busy as a bee, as blind as a bat, achieve, behave, selfish.

3. Potion, play the trumpet, make a snowman, speak to a famous person, eat caviar, cost expensive, handsome, kid, necklace, performance, tour.

4. Curly, wavy, straight, short, long, fair hair; plump, thin, slim, of average height, bald, beard, moustache, in their early /late thirties, middle-aged, talkative, energetic, funny, likable, mean, co-worker, classmate, employee, employer.

5. Exchange student, host, keep in touch, shy.

6. Double-decker, punctual, reserved, old-fashioned,

Quote of the month

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all

wisdom.” Aristotle

Student of the Month

Essay Topics:

1. Write about a neighbor of yours: name &general impression, what you like about

him/her, what you don’t like & reasons, sum up your opinion.

2. Describe your friend: name, what he/she looks like, your feelings about him/her.

3. Think of some stereotypes related to the people in your country. Write a short article.