OUR IMPRESSIONS of THE MEETING.

 Yulya Garmash:

Three weeks ago American Linda Norris and Hungarian Georgia came to the Lyceum. I have a lot of impression about it that’s why I’d to share my feelings with you.

We started our preparations earlier. Our group was devised into 3 small ones. Each group prepared his own excursion. I should say that it was really interesting. We learned something new and proved once again that we are able to work in a team.

I feel that the first meeting was very good. The guests told us about the aim of their visit – to know more about industrial history of Donetsk. We talked about miners and made a list of questions we would like to ask them. Linda asked us to prepare the interview with workers. And I think that our projects are rather good.

In general this meeting is a very good experience. We spoke without preparations and it’s cool. It was very interesting to listen to native speakers. Our guests are very sociable and pleasant people that is why everyone took part in conversation. So, I think we will never forget this meeting.

Anna Danylchenko:

One of the distinctive features of the Lyceum is that we always have an opportunity to get acquainted with new interesting people. A striking example is our meetings with Linda and Gyorgyi.
I must say we’ve learned a lot. It was really interesting and useful for us to know more about industrial history both in our region and in other countries. We met with miners, asked them vital questions, and talked about their lives in general. I was pleasantly surprised that Linda and Gyorgyi knew so much about our town. But at the same time I was ashamed, because I didn't know so important things about Donetsk. And now I want to learn more about industry of our town. Moreover, I'm interested in sociology. That's why I was most closely concerned.
All the things considered, these meetings gave us an invaluable experience and a large number of positive emotions. Linda and Gyorgyi, thank you ever so much!

Anna Kovtun: 

I, personally, saw an American  just once in my childhood. But when I was 10 I couldn't have a conversation with him.  But Linda's and her friend gave me such an opportunity. Our guests proposed us to do an interesting project about miners. For me it was a pleasure to know, that our industrial history was interesting for someone from abroad. I also was concerned about other projects my classmates had prepared. At the first our meeting we had a conversation and everyone had a chance to tell something interesting about our industrial Donbass.
I hope to see Linda and her friend again.

Liza Krivko: 

I think practice plays very important role in  learning of foreign languages. And I'm very glad that our Lyceum gives me an opportunity to practice my English and check my knowledge. Recently our Lyceum was visited by a group of Americans who came to Donetsk with the project about Donetsk industry and its history. They wanted us to tell them some information about Donetsk plants and mines. As for me I' m not very interested in Donetsk industry so it was difficult for me to advise them some industrial place in Donetsk to visit. But nevertheless I found what to say. I was very surprised that I understood everything what these people were speaking about. Earlier I used to think that American speech is very quick and difficult but everything was clear for me and I was very glad of it. To my mind, the most interesting part of our meeting was when we finished talking about industry and began talking just about our everyday life. We asked Americans about how they live in the USA, what city they live in, what traditions  they have. This spontaneous and live conversation was very interesting for me and while going home after that lesson I was full of impressions. So, I can say that this lesson was very useful for us and it would be great to organize something similar again in future.

 Yulya Kossinova:

   In my opinion every person who is learning foreign languages wants to communicate with people for whom it is native and I’m not an exception. A few weeks ago we had a conversation about industrial heritage of our city with American people. I was glad to listen to native speakers and also was pleasantly surprised that I could understand everything what they said. I haven’t known a lot about our industrial history and when we got a task to do the project and interview with miners I was confused and didn’t know how I had to do it. When I went deeply into this work I appreciated it very much, because all we have known is that Donetsk is famous not only for its beautiful historical places and sightseeing but also for its industrial heritage. It’s great that we had an opportunity to communicate with foreigners because we learnt not only the industrial history of  the  Donbass but also  replenished our vocabulary with new words and phrases. In conclusion, I can say that conversation with Americans really appealed to me and I will not mind to iterate it again.

 Vasilisa Kurnikova:  

Once I heard about meeting with the real Americans in the Lyceum and I thought how it would be great to have a conversation with them. Likely, our teacher told us that we are going to see them and even to cook our national cuisine dishes! I have been waiting for this moment for the whole month thinking about questions I would like to ask them.

That day, when I entered the classroom, I saw two cute elderly ladies. At first I could say nothing, because they had been talking all the time and I didn’t want to interrupt them due to their perfect speech and pronunciation. It was an honor for me to serve tables for Americans and to take photos with them.

On the last day, after the lesson, Linda was surrounded by the students who had an absolute fortune of topics to discuss with her, we didn’t even want her to leave us.

It was a great experience for me for a number of reasons. First of all, I found out more about my city and my family and the job of a miner. Secondly, I have met Americans. It was very interesting and exciting for me to see how they look like and what they like. And finally, I have improved my language skills.

I wish they come again.

                                                                                                              

Nastya Gurenko: 

In the end of April I and my classmates had a nice time with interesting women from America. Linda and her friend came to our city to find some information about miners and old factories and mines. That was really great that they decided to spend some time with us. Our first day together was unusual and sweet. We cooked some pies, vareniki, pancakes and had  tea together. It was so unusual to listen to native American speaking , because her speech was a little different from the speech we used to hear , but it was rather good. She gave us unusual home task to find a miner and to make an interview with him. I decided to make a presentation about my great-gandfather . He was a good and interesting person so it was a great honor for me to talk about him. I was pleased that Linda liked my presentation.
To my mind, the most interesting was to speak with her after lessons. She told us about her work, country , home. She is amazing and I want to meet her again.

 Maria Litvinova:

During all my life I  dreamed to meet with Americans. At last, one of my greatest wishes came true . Not long ago we had a wonderful meeting with really great American people. Two amiable women were our guests. From my point of view, it was superb. Our topic was rather interesting. We spoke about industrial heritage of the Donbass . I was glad to listen to original American conversation and I felt on top of the world, because I could understand every word  which encouraged me very much to learn English better. I was present at this meeting with real pleasure. I hope it was the first but not the last get-together with American people.

 Evin Aktash:

We had an interesting meeting with Americans. It was excited for me. This meeting was a little practice for me and our group. And now I have good impressions. It helped me to improve my knowledge and to enrich my vocabulary. I liked talking with them very much. They have an interesting pronunciation. I hope that we left good impressions too. And I want to meet them again.