Mariya Makarenko has been awarded as Employee of the Month for the most challenging task taken up. We hope that the GRE course Masha is teaching along with Angus Silverstone will allow her students achieve their greatest educational ambitions.

Content:____________Page 1___________New Director of StudiesNew ReceptionistM. Jack’s visit to DonetskThe Godfather of WorldCenter____________Page 2___________What makes a woman happy ?What makes a woman happy ?____________Page 3___________Creative writingHistory of 8.03Unforgettable celebration____________Page 4___________Kid’s page____________Page 5_______________________Page 5___________Brain TeasersIdioms____________Page 6___________7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleCambridge ESOL's exam - KET

EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

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WHAT’S NEW

WHAT’S ONSt Valentine’s Day at WorldCenterHundreds of Valentine’s Day cards were written by WorldCenter students during St Valentine’s week. Our elated by love cupid brought happiness messages for (and from) language instructors, friends, groupmates and the administration. A «Wall of Love» was covered with quotwith quotations about the most beautiful and fascinating feeling in the world - Love.

New ReceptionistYana is a new receptionist to welcome you at the entrance and funny enough she has already been noted as Tatyana’s “twin”. We are sure that Yana will learn to be as helpful as Tanya but for now her knocking out smile and eagerness to help are mamaking the WorldCenter days of some of our customers.

The Godfather Gangster PartyDo not miss a second to none Women’s Day celebration in Donetsk! WorldCenter invites you to Chicago party inspired by America’s «crazy 30's». Live jazz, prize draw, guests from abroad and English communication practice are guaranteed! To take part in this fascinating performance you have to dress up and shup and show at ‘Monet’ restaurant at 19.00 on March 13.

Natural ChangesGanna Isayeva, ex WorldCenter Director of Studies has chosen a change is her career. We heartedly hope Ganna will advance in her life to be able to apply her outstanding knowledge of English language as well as develop her managerial skills along with business ethics . along with business ethics . Ganna had been at the WorldCenter for 2 and a half years to have contributed to the WorldCenter community including this newsletter WorldScribbler.

M. Jack’s rst visit to DonetskDirector of the British Council Ukraine, Cultural Attaché of the British Embassy in Ukraine Margaret Jack has officially opened the second in Ukraine Cambridge ESOL computerized test center . WorldCenter is proud and honored to be a home ffor the British Council Donetsk and the test center. Now candidates can sit for computer-based PET, FCE and CAE in Donetsk. WorldCenter is always open for cooperation and partnerships.

WorldCenter became the language provider for Donetsk Institute of Tourist BusinessWe hope that this 5-week intensive training will make a dramatic change for the Institute Professors taking part in the international conference on tourist services in in Germany. Crossing our ngers for the travelers-to-be.

New Director of StudiesWe are happy to welcome Anastasiya Kharytonova, the newly appointed Director of Studies. Anastasiya has four years of international teaching experience: two years of TEFL reaching at Xiangtan and Jinggangshan Universities, Hunan and Jiangxi, China Hunan and Jiangxi, China followed by two years of teaching at the American Chinese Educational Center with one year managerial position of the Leading Instructor. Her CELTA qualication received in Hamburg will let both the students and the teaching staff benet to improve and accelerate in reaching their goals of striving for perfection.

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SPECIAL ISSUEWhat makes a woman happy ?The International Women’s Day makes March the most signicant month of the spring! To tell the truth, the greatest wish of every woman in the world is to be happy. So, now you are about to discover the secret of women’s happiness!

The Three A'sThe secret is known as the three «A's». Integrating these elements into your daily life will guarantee you a loving and exciting relationship. The three «A's» are attention, affection and appreciation. If you give your woman the attention she needs, the affection she longs for and the appreciation she deserves, then you are denitely going to make her happy.to make her happy.

Appreciation

Give your woman your undivided attention when she talks to you. What's undivided attention? That means assuming "the position." Put the paper down. Put the computer on standby. Turn off the TV. Make eye contact If you're really too busy at the moment, then assume that position and say, «Honey, I really want to hear what you have to say, but I'm right in the middle of something and have to say, but I'm right in the middle of something and I can't drop it. As soon as I nish I'll be able to give you my undivided attention, okay?»

AffectionThe number one tool for showing Her affection is to use «affectionate tones». Using affectionate tones means always speaking in a way that conveys love and respect. Men tend to divide the relationship into various components. Part of it includes affection, so then we'll speak in affectionate tones. Business issues? Business tones. Parenting? Parenting tones. Going out with friends? tones. Parenting? Parenting tones. Going out with friends? Social tones. But for women, everything in the relationship is a relationship. It doesn't matter what you're doing; for her, it's an opportunity to connect.

So if it's time for affection, use affectionate tones. Balancing the checkbook? Affectionate tones. Whatever you're doing, use affectionate tones. Now, go nd your soul mate. Start giving her the three A's. You'll be amazed with the results, and your stronger and more loving relationship.

Fascinating facts about the 8th of MarchUntil 1918, the 23rd of February was a «Women’s Rights Day». However, with the introduction of Gregorian calendar things changed. Now this day is known as a «Defender of the Fatherland Day». Women’s day was celebrated in the ancient Rome. On this day, wives were given presents by their husbands, and servants had a day off. That is Women’s day, isn’t it? Not in all countries the off. That is Women’s day, isn’t it? Not in all countries the 8th of March is the Women’s Day. It is a Revolution’s Day in Syria and a Memory’s Day in Republic of Liberia. Most European countries don’t celebrate this holiday. Only Italian people do nothing more than going to a café or a restaurant.

Do you know that…?

68% of Ukrainian people think that the 8th of March is Women’s Day;20% of Ukrainians perceive the 8th of March as the beginning of spring;8% believe that this day is only an additional day off;only 4% don’t consider it a holiday at all. only 4% don’t consider it a holiday at all.

Anastasia Starchenko & Sergio M edgausIntermediate PET 2

Attention

When you ask your woman how work was today, she answers, "Oh, at the beginning it was great. I was walking down the street, looking at the sky and thinking that maybe..." She's connecting to you. If you really want to make her feel appreciated, then allow her to connect to you then allow her to connect to you emotionally through details. Be open enough to listen. She will feel that you appreciate who she is and what she thinks and feels.

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History of International Women’s Day Each country has a holiday dedicated to the Woman, the Mother, the Beloved one, like Mother's Day in the USA. We have got the 8th of March, Women's Day. This is the celebration of spring, the awakening of nature, incarnated in a woman. First owers start to bloom, and so do the feelings after long winter, the thrilling hopes and expectations that anticipate summer warmth. expectations that anticipate summer warmth. The 8th of March, Women's Day, is an amazingly beautiful holiday lled with tenderness. It is a day, when the «stronger» half of the world worships the «better» one. All the ladies receive presents, owers, poems, text messages and simply kind words and wishes. This is the day when women get particular attention from men, and positive emotions are felt everywhere.and positive emotions are felt everywhere. Not everybody knows the history of the holiday we celebrate so widely every year on March, 8. The beginning was the following. March 8, 1857 women working in the textile industry of the New York City walked along the city streets to protest against low wages and bad working conditions. In 1908, this same day, their granddaughters conditions. In 1908, this same day, their granddaughters demanded the prohibition of children's labor, improvement of working conditions at the factories and giving women a right to vote. A year later the Socialists' party of America announced the last Sunday of February the National Women's day. In 1910 at the international women's conference in Copenhagen Klara Zetkin suggested an annual celebration of International suggested an annual celebration of International Women's day on March, 8 in the memory of the events in New York.

In countries of the Former USSR this holiday has been celebrated since 1913 and is widely spread now. Some countries do not consider this date a holiday, though. By the way, not all the countries announced it a day off. By the way, not all the countries announced it a day off. The Roman women are the luckiest in this regard, as this wonderful day of Love, Beauty and Spring devoted to women has been a holiday for many centuries for them. M ichael Berdnikov

Intermediate 4

Everything is in your hands!

On the 8th of March we usually receive a bunch of owers and a box of chocolates. Then we sit at the table and listen to standard toasts to our beauty with glasses full of champagne. How boring!

This holiday can be celebrated in an absolutely different way – happily and carelessly. However, in such cases it is way – happily and carelessly. However, in such cases it is impossible to rely on men! Arrangement of serious occasions needs to be taken under women’s control!

Sauna

Yes-yes, this is the most suitable place for celebration. So throw the rst So throw the rst spring hen party and enjoy your time in a good company in the sauna.

Presents for friends Choose funny and practical Choose funny and practical presents. For example, a watch with an amusing picture of a kitten, unbreakable multicolored plates or a collection of creative spoons.

Movie eveningMovie evening

Rent a DVD, take a lot of tissues and spend an evening watching tearjerker dramas that you weren’t able to watch before.

So take your time preparing for the party and make it unforgettable! Natalya Klafas

Pre-intermediate 6

CREATIVE WRITING

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KIDS' PAGERhyming Words

Rhyming words sound alike. Find the rhyming word adding and subtracting letters:

This time it is more difficult. You only have theanswer. You have to add the rest!

Spring Word Search

Find the spring related words in the spring word search puzzle grid. The words can be forwards or backwards, vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Circle each letter separately, but keep in mind that letters may be used in more than one spring word.

The answears will bepublished in the nextWorldScribbler issue

APRIL, MAY, GROWTH, BABY ANIMALS, BIRDS, MILD, BLOOM, UMBRELLA, BLOSSOM, PLANTING, BUDS, RAIN, SHOWER, FLOWERS, THAW, GARDENING, MUD.

MARCH (c)Dear March, come in!How glad I am!I looked for you before. Put down your hat.You must have walked-How out of breath you are!DDear March, how are you?And the rest?Did you leave Nature well?Oh, March, come right upstairs with me,I have so much to tell. Emily Dickinson

Are you sure you want to do these ones?Provide the missing drawings:

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BRAIN TEASERS

Idioms:Feelings

Yesterday I got up on the wrong side of the bed. I’d been feeling down in the dumps since I quit my job. At rst, I enjoyed advertising. I worked hard and I liked it. TThen I changed companies. My new boss began to drive me up the wall. He was always blowing hot and cold about my project proposals. One minute she was positive. The next minute she was not interested. I was on edge all the time. It was time for something new. My heart just was not in it anymore. So I quit and applied to work overseas as a vvolunteer. After breakfast I went to check the mail. There was a big envelope on the oor. That was a sight for sore eyes! I opened it. I got a job in Africa! I’m going to teach in Africa for two years! Suddenly, I was walking on air!

Check your understanding: match the following idioms (numbers) with their meanings (letters):

1 get up on the w 1 get up on the wrong side of (the) bed 2 down in the dumps 3 drive someone up the wall 4 blow hot and cold 5 be on edge 6 your heart isn’t in something 7 a sight for sore eyes 8 8 walk on air (also over the Moon)

A be nervous or worried B make someone very unhappy, angry or anxious C be very happy D be positive sometimes and sometimes negative E you are not interested in or excited about something F feeling unhappy G something th G something that you are happy to see H start the day feeling unhappy or uncomfortable

Are you good at Brain Teasers?

1. What letter is next in this sequence? J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O,__

2. What letter is next in this sequence? O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, __

3. How can you use the letters in NEW DOOR to make one wword?

4. When four is half of ve?

5. What is full of holes but still holds water?

6. How could all of your cousins have an aunt who is not your aunt?

7. What in an automobile engine serves no purpose but without it the engine does not work?

8. 8. Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?

9. What is NEAFRIENDED ?

10. What ve-letter word becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?

11. What is STA4NCE ?

12. What came rst, the chicken or the egg?

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BUSINESS EXAMS

KET (Key English Test) is Cambridge ESOL's (English for Speakers of Other Languages) exam which recognizes the ability to deal with everyday written and spoken English at a basic level.

The KET certicate is valid for life, thus you will not need to take the exam again. It is a truly international ccerticate, recognised around the world for business and study purposes. Although KET is a basic exam, it offers a chance to nd out your strengths and weak nesses in using English, and gives you a pathway to higher qualications such as the Preliminary English Test (PET) and First Certicate in English (FCE).

KET is at Level A2 of the Common European Framework of of Reference for Languages (CEFR) — an internationally recognized benchmark of language ability. The framework uses six levels to describe language ability from A1 to C2. At A2 level, typical users can be expected to: understand and use everyday expressions and basic phrases, introduce themselves and answer basic questions about your personal details, interact with English speakers who talk slowly and clearly.

There are two versions of KET available: KET and KET for Schools. The only difference between them is that the content and topics in KET for Schools have been tatargeted at the interests and experience of school pupils. KET has three papers: Reading and Writing, Listening and Speaking. For more information visit http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/ket.htmlYou can get additional KET practice at the computer LAB at WorldCenter.

Editor-in-Chief: Svetlana Yaroshenko.

Contributors: Michael Berdnikov, Natalya Klafas, Anastasia Starchenko,

Sergio Medgaus, Iryna Yeromenko, Kate Novodvorskaya, Anastasia Mironenko,

Marina Cherkez.

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Email: info@worldcenter.com.ua

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The Seven Habits of Highly Effective PeopleDo you want to achieve success in business and life? If your answer is affirmative, read the below mentioned universal and timeless principles by Stephen R. Covey, revealed in his book ‘The Seven Habits of Highly EEffective People’. 1st Habit: Be ProactiveIt is extremely hard to take initiative in business and life and make your own decisions, accept responsibility and consequences. Nevertheless, being proactive is the primary habit for being effective. 2nd Habit: Begin with the End in MindSSelf-discover and state your character values and life goals. Begin with the End in Mind means to begin each day, task, or project with a clear vision of your desired direction and destination, and then make things happen. 3rd Habit: Put First Things FirstPlan and execute your week's tasks basing on importance rather than urgency. If you put rst things rst, you are oorganizing and managing time and events according to the personal priorities you established in Habit 2.4th Habit: Think Win-WinMost people think about succeeding in terms of someone else failing, i.e. if I win, you lose; or if you win, I lose. Win-win is a frame of mind and heart that constantly seeks mutual benet in all human interactions. 55th Habit: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be UnderstoodThe majority of us seek rst to get their point across. And in doing so, they pretend they are listening or attentively focus on only the words being said, but missthe meaning entirely. The key to successful communication is listening to and understanding other people.6th Habit: SynergizeTThis habit is about combining the strengths of people through positive teamwork, so as to achieve goals no one person could have done alone. To put it simply, synergy means "two heads are better than one." 7th Habit: Sharpen the Saw‘Sharpen the Saw’ means preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have – you. The principle is aboutbalancing and balancing and renewal your resources, energy, and health to create a sustainable long-term effective lifestyle. (c) Stephen R. Covey

Which of the 7 Habits refer to personal independence, interdependence and self-rejuvenation?