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Speak without Fear

The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear.  They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all.  Don’t do this.  The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right.  Like anything, learning English requires practice.  Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want. 

Use all of your Resources

Even if you study English at a language school it doesn’t mean you can’t learn outside of class.  Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible, will allow you to learn faster.  There are many different ways you can improve your English, so don’t limit yourself to only one or two.  The internet is a fantastic resource for virtually anything, but for the language learner it’s perfect.

Surround Yourself with English

The absolute best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it.  Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radio broadcasts, watch English news, movies and television.  Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely it is that you will begin “thinking in English.” .

Listen to Native Speakers as Much as Possible

There are some good English teachers that have had to learn English as a second language before they could teach it.  However, there are several  reasons why many of the best schools prefer to hire native English speakers. One of the reasons is that native speakers have a natural flow to their speech that students of English should try to imitate.  The closer ESL / EFL students can get to this rhythm or flow, the more convincing and comfortable they will become. 

Watch English Films and Television

This is not only a fun way to learn but it is also very effective.  By watching English films (especially those with English subtitles) you can expand your vocabulary and hear the flow of speech from the actors.  If you listen to the news you can also hear different accents.

Listen to English Music

Music can be a very effective method of learning English.  In fact, it is often used as a way of improving comprehension.  The best way to learn though, is to get the lyrics (words) to the songs you are listening to and try to read them as the artist sings.  There are several good internet sites where one can find the words for most songs. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time.  And if you like to sing, fine.

Study As Often As Possible!

Only by studying things like grammar and vocabulary and doing exercises, can you really improve your knowledge of any language. 

Do Exercises and Take Tests

Many people think that exercises and tests aren’t much fun.  However, by completing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. One of the best reasons for doing lots of exercises and tests is that they give you a benchmark to compare your future results with.  Often, it is by comparing your score on a test you took yesterday with one you took a month or six months ago that you realize just how much you have learned.  If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are progressing. Start now by doing some of the many exercises and tests on this site, and return in a few days to see what you’ve learned. Keep doing this and you really will make some progress with English.

Record Yourself

Nobody likes to hear their own voice on tape but like tests, it is good to compare your tapes from time to time.  You may be so impressed with the progress you are making that you may not mind the sound of your voice as much.

Listen to English

By this, we mean, speak on the phone or listen to radio broadcasts, audiobooks or CDs in English. This is different than watching the television or films because you can’t see the person that is speaking to you.  Many learners of English say that speaking on the phone is one of the most difficult things that they do and the only way to improve is to practice.

Лятна занималня през цялото лято в школа “Интензив” за деца от 5 до 15 годишна възраст, разпределени във възрастови групи.

СМЕНИ:

• 1 - 12 юни
• 17 - 30 юни
• 1 - 14 юли
• 20 - 31 юли
• 3 - 14 август
• 17 - 28 август

     (от 9 до 17 часа)

Цена за смяна: 165лв.
(отстъпка за всяка следваща смяна)

В цената влизат:
* 10,30ч. - закуска с плодове; Минерална вода през цялото време
* 12,00ч. - обяд: супа, ястие, десерт; Климатизирани учебни зали
* 16,00ч. - следобедна закуска

В занималнята са включени следните занятия:

 - Забавен английски с мис Луиза (преподавател от Англия)
 - Забавен немски
 - Детска лаборатория: децата провеждат собствени
    тестове от областите физика и биология
 - Игри навън, еко култура
 - Приложно изкуство с Ива Пенчева
 - Етикет за деца, арт проекти
 - Подготовка за бъдещи първокласници

1 юни - 30 юни
1 юли - 30 юли
31 юли - 31 август
10 учебни часа на седмица - 44 учебни часа
от понеделник до петък
от 15,30ч. до 17,00ч.

цена: 88,00 лв.

преподавател англичанин, занимания с мултимедийни програми,
арт проекти, плакати, игри, тестове, състезания, уроци на открито;

Начално компютърно обучение

цена: 2,00лв/час (при група от 8 души)
понеделник, вторник, сряда от 10,00ч. до 11,30ч.

 Why do we press harder on a remote when we know the batteries are flat?
Can you cry underwater?
Why do people believe you when you say there are 4 billion stars but check when you say paint is wet?
Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the tube?
How come Tarzan didn’t have a beard?
Whose cruel idea was it to put an S in “lisp”?
If the temperature is zero outside today & it is going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?
If it is true we are here to help others, what are the others doing?
What level of importance must a person have before they are considered assassinated instead of murdered?
Why is it that people say they “slept like a baby” when babies wake up every couple of hours?
Why don’t birds fall out of nests when they are asleep?
Orange: which came first, the fruit or the colour?
Why is it called a “building” when it is already built?
Why is it called a TV Set when there is only one of it?
Why does round pizza come in a square box?
If all the nations in the world are in debt, where did all the money go?
What is the speed of dark?
Why do speedometers on cars go up to speeds that are both completely illegal and well beyond the capabilities of the car?

Английски през пролетната ваканция в Интензив!!!

01 – 10 април (8 дена, 15,30 – 17,00ч.)  
Очаквайте:
·        Развлекателен английски
·        Гост преподавател – англичанката Луиза Кърни
·        Уроци на открито
·        Игри на английски
·        Занятия в компютърен кабинет
·        Проекти 

 Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and 

still smelled pretty good by June. 

However, they were starting to smell so brides carried a bouquet of flowers

to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

 Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water.   

The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, 

then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children-last of all the babies.

By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. 

Hence the saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.”

 Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. 

It was the only place for animals to get warm, 

so all the dogs, cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. 

When it rained it became 

slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. 

Hence the saying “It’s raining cats and dogs.”

 England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. 

So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a

“bone-house” and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 

1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside 

and they realized they had been burying people alive. 

So they thought they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it

through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone

would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the “graveyard shift”)

to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be “saved by the bell” or was

considered a “dead ringer.”

Гореща оферта за всички наши настоящи курсисти от ниво Pre-Intermediate А2!!!

·         Запознайте се с новия продукт на школата НАПЪЛНО БЕЗПЛАТНО в рамките на времетраенето на вашия курс (3 месеца от 01.03.09. до 31.05.09.)

·         Програмата за дистанционно обучение включва модерен софтуер за самоподготовка (теория и много онлайн тестове и упражнения) и часове с преподавател в реално време. Офертата към курсовете в момента НЕ ВКЛЮЧВА живи разговори онлайн с преподавател.

·         Софтуерът може да се ползва вкъщи като самостоятелна допълнителна подготовка

·         Софтуерът може да се ползва и в рамките на часовете в школата.

·         Имате неограничен достъп до всички ресурси по ниво А2 в рамките на 3 месеца

·         Всеки курсист ще разполага с отделно потребителско име и парола, която ще получи на своя имейл.

·         Всички желаещи да се възползват от тази оферта трябва да оставят валиден имейл адрес на своя преподавател не по-късно от 25.02.09г.

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Очакваме Ви!

Dear Son,

Just a few lines to let you know I’m still alive. I writing this slowly ’cause I know you can’t read fast. You won’t know the house when you come home ’cause we’ve moved. About your father, he has a lovely new job. He has 500 men under him. He cuts grass at the cemetary. Your sister, Mary, had a baby this morning. I haven’t found out if it’s a boy or girl so I don’t know yet if you’re an aunt or uncle. I went to the doctor on Thursday. Father came with. The doctor put a tube in my mouth and told me not to talk for 10 minutes. Father offered to buy it from him. You uncle Patrick drowned last week in a vat of whiskey. Some of his workmates tried to save him but he fought them off bravely. They’ve cremated him and it took 3 days to put the fire out. It only rained twice this week. Once for 3 days and then for 4. We got a letter from the undertaker. He said if the last payment on your grandmother’s plot hasn’t been paid for in 7 days, up she comes. Your Lovin’ Mother P.S. I would’ve sent 5 pounds, but I’ve already sealed the envelope.

1. You leave clubs before the end to “beat the rush”.
2. You get more excited about having a roast on a Sunday than going clubbing.
3. You stop dreaming of becoming a professional footballer and start dreaming of having a son who might instead. 4. Before throwing the local paper away, you look through the property section.
5. All of a sudden, Tony Blair is not 46, he’s only 46.
6. Before going out anywhere, you ask what the parking is like.
7. You buy your first ever T-shirt without anything written on it.
8. You start to worry about your parents’ health.
9. Pop music all starts to sound crap.
10. You become powerless to resist the lure of self-assembly furniture.
11. The benefits of a pension scheme become clear.
12. You actually find yourself saying “They don’t make ‘em like that anymore” and “I remember when there were only 3 TV channels” and “Of course, in my day….”
13. You find yourself saying “is it cold in here or is it just me”.

   НЛП е модел за междуличностно общуване и подход, използван в психотерапията, създаден от Ричард Бендлър и Джон Гриндър през седемдесетте години на 20 в. Този модел се основава на изучаване на общуването (вербално и невербално) и личностните промени. Практическата част на НЛП е сбор от модели, умения и техники как да се мисли и действа ефективно.
   НЛП се състои от три основни елемента:
-”невро”- от неврология - за връзката между  петте сетива и мозъка ни
- “лингвистика” - за това как въздействаме на себе си и на околните с помощта на изразни средства
- “програмиране” - относно повтарящите се шаблони на нашите мисли и действия, които ни помагат да постигаме целите си.
   Процесът е следният: изследва се човек, който има успешен опит и се “сваля” моделът, по който той постига своя успех. Неговите мисловни стратегии и действия се изследват в дълбочина. След това този модел може да се “вгради” въ всеки друг човек.
   НЛП използва метафората за човешкия мозък като компютър с операционна система и програми. Докато “хардуера” на всички е еднакъв, то операционните системи са различни. Голяма част от тях се залагат в детството и представляват нашите ценности. В нас се залагат различни програми - от родителите, приятелите ни, средствата за масова информация. Но наред с полезните, ние натрупваме и не дотам полезни програми, които ни пречат да развием потенциала си. Целта на НЛП е да промени неуспешните програми в успешни. Така ще успеем да откажем цигарите, да подобрим комуникацията си с околните (създаване на рапорт), да намалим теглото си, да подобрим уменията си да говорим пред публика и в крайна сметка, да премахнем всичко онова, което наричаме “лоши навици” и “недостатъци”.

За повече информация относно НЛП, можете да посетите тези сайтове:

www.changewire.info

www.nlp.bg