The Russian and the English Langauges

The Russian and the English langauges... Each of them are rather difficult and confusing, but so interesting and unique! There are two  videos of mine about these awesome languages:)

A Good Teacher is NOT a Boring One

The success of edu-cating and upbrin-ging of children de-pends on the perso-nality of a teacher, his professional skills, moral prin-ciples, erudition and cultural back-ground. This noble profession demands from a teacher’s constant creativity, understanding of children and love for them.

I reckon that a really good teacher can hardly be a boring one. The teacher must be a model of com-petence, so he is a person who is learning as well as teaching all his life. That`s why he must be aware of all new educational programs, be in a constant searching of interesting techniques to carry out them at lectures to keep pupils interested in the subject he teaches and so on.

A good teacher tre-ats his pupils with respect and val­ues them as individuals. He understands that each child is unique and has special ta-lents and capabili-ties. That’s why he educates each pupil with special atten-tion to his or her interests and encourages each one to make his best in life. He helps children to develop their critical and creative thinking, to form their views and characters, their atti­tudes to life and to other people. He teaches them to work independently and cooperatively, to be helpful and useful. But a plain boring teacher can not do it: a teacher who doesn`t see the children`s individuals, who are not excited by the educational process itself and just work for money.

A good teacher will do his best to bring up honest and considerate, patient and tactful, self-confident, objec-tively-minded and self-disciplined people, able to face many challenges of adult life in a rapidly changing world. Not boring teachers` lessons are always inte-resting, catchy and un-usual; students want to attend them themselves. I am very lucky that we are taught by such te-achers: they are never lazy, always prepare something exciting for our lectures and involve us in new activities. Thanks to our teachers, we have learned how to make great presentations, photo stories, blogs, had a chance to turn into actors, directors, cameramen, writers, and I even have learned how to make cookies:) I thank them for it very much and for the great emotions that we have got. I hope one day I will also become a good not boring teacher and my students will be leveled at me.

Carrot`s Cakes:)

In today’s fast moving world, people have less and less time to spend eating, let alone cooking...  

Healthy food is very useful:) Don`t forget about it and Enjoy your meals!

With Love, Kate!

A Mystical Story "The Distant Clank of Keys"

There is a popular myth about a grocer named John Komrad, who lived in the XIXth century. John was the only grocer throughout the Krivens Hall. He liked his labor, and it has never been a burden for him. Hundreds of people bought his products and never complained about their quality.

One day, Earl Krivens has decided to have a feast. He needed a grocer. He telegraphed his intentions to Mr. Komrad. He seemed never willing to execute Earl`s orders, because everyone knew that he was very angry, ruthless and cruel man. But, also, he was a man of undoubted importance, so John executed all his orders. Mr. Komrad brought all the products on time, took the money and was going to go home, but for better or worse he has met his old friend Tom Sappers. They have decided to go to the pub to talk about their lives and to celebrate the meeting.

On John`s journey from the pub a terrible storm has started. John has remembered that his way goes through Krivens`s estate and hurried there. On his request to spend the night in his house Earl  laughed wickedly and said that the grocer, a man of a lower class, would not sleep in his house.

"But sir, - begged John – there is a terrible storm, rain and strong wind outdoors. Please, allow me to wait out the storm in your house. When it's over, I'll go at once. "

"I will give you the keys of the shed - you can spend the night there, if you find them". 
Earl laughed, threw the keys into the decorative pond, located in the yard, and slammed the door.

John was extremely indignant and humiliated by the act of the Earl, but he had no choice. Mr. Komrad was searching for the key in the pond for a brief time, but as soon as he had found them, the lightning hit directly at him, and he fell dead.

People of Krivens Hall buried their favorite grocer for their own money, because he hadn`t a family, but the Earl did not give any penny. Since then, the Earl had nightmares, he has lost his appetite and suffered by visions and hallucinations. The servants said that it was his punishment by the ghost of John Komrad. They often heard a distant clank of keys because of which, as they claimed,  the grocer had died. One month later, the Earl was found dead. He has drowned in the decorative pond in the yard.

My Review of the "Driving Lessons"

Learning is understanding of the world around us. Books, no doubt, are a great source of knowledge as they give us an idea about a particular subject in detail. But all that one could learn from it is limited to the level of knowing how a certain phenomenon occurs, or how a certain concept works. The knowledge gained through books by themselves cannot help anybody, because what one learns in the book must be applied in real life. For instance, a person who wants to learn driving can go through various manuals and guides that teach people how to drive, but all this knowledge is useful when you are actually driving the car on the roads. It would be an utter waste of time if one just reads the books and does not use this knowledge for practical purpose. The main character of the film that we watched in class, doesn`t have enough practice and experience, too. He has a driving test soon, but he still confuses the gas and brake…

Ben is busy on his summer holiday with the Bible study, housework and driving lessons, which he receives from his powerful and very religious mother. Also, in fact, his mother uses these lessons as a cover of cheating on her husband. It obviously can't be a dream for a seventeen-year-old boy, but he has no choice. However, his life begins to change when he find a job helping Evie, a rather vulgar, confident, but childish at the same time, former first lady of British theater and cinema.

As Evie said, "Life is a strange thing. When we think that everything is over, it shows such a landscape. And we don`t know where we are, what we are..." Thus, a retired lady appears in the life of a guy and is to turn upside down his understanding of everything. Evie lives every second, she loves life and enjoys all new experiences. In other words, she is a complete and unconditional opposite of Ben. So far. She breathes into him a breath of fresh air, making it clear that only he is free to decide their own destiny and make their own choices. "You can tell God I forced you". Soon, however, she does not have to force.

Spiritual intimacy combined these characters. They could not fail to become friends. "You have a poet's soul, and it is much more important than it looks." They both changed each other.

This film is mostly not about driving lessons, but the real-life lessons that Ben received from Evie. Thanks to Evie he finally sees what beautiful and varied life is, plunging into life with his head. Experience is the best teacher. Without Evie, Ben would be sitting in the church with his very religious mother all his life and will never see all that God has created for him.

My Professional Choice

Finishing school is the beginning of an independent life for millions of school-leavers, such like me two years ago. It is the beginning of a far more serious examination of your knowledge, abilities and character. All roads were open before me. But actually it is very difficult to make up one`s mind and choose one of the hundreds of jobs. While at school I changed my mind a lot of times and couldn`t decide which  field   to specialize in.

While choosing a job many factors were taken into my consideration: wages and salaries, job-satisfaction, opportunities to travel and to see much, etc. For me, the most important criterion is job-satisfaction, and that’s why I have chosen the profession of a teacher.

Teaching is a very specific and responsible occupation. Not everyone has enough courage tо accept this responsibility. I believe teaching to be a very valuable and challenging profession that requires complete dedication, love of the subject and lots of enthusiasm.

However, there are also disadvantages that apply to the teaching profession not only in our country but in other countries as well. It is regarded in many societies as low-status and underpaid work. Luckily my main interest is not money but the belief that education js very important for the success and progress of our society.

Also, the great advantage of a teacher, namely an English teacher, is an opportunity of unlimited communication with foreigners and an opportunity to travel. I have a dream to go on a trip around the world and I believe that my profession can help me in turning this dream into reality.

Since my joining the university, I have never regretted my  choice of the profession. And I hope that one day I can become a Great Good Teacher.

My Greetings to You

Hi!

This is My VeRy EnGliSH Blog. I'm going to publish here some of my homeworks and others "English things", which seems interesting to me. That's all) 

Enjoy it!

With love, Kate!