Today’s session of the English Speaking Club
GABFEST (at Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) was dedicated to
the conversation about “New Year traditions and New Year’s Resolutions”.
The first part of the session was dedicated to the description of the Ukrainian way to celebrate the New Year’s Eve. The club members recollected the traditional Ukrainian menu with champagne; the tradition to see off the old year; the final countdown after the Presidential address to the nation on TV, the fireworks and all night partying. The group formulated how the celebration is different this year when the country is at war.
New Year ’s Eve celebration is the USA is a bit different .The group was demonstrated the videos of the New Year’s eve in Time Square in New York. The tradition of the ball drop was new even to the fluent speakers at the Gabfest Club. The tradition of the «Auld Lang Syne»... singing was introduced to the group .The line from the song about New York impressed everyone – “…if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere” – and explained why crowds of tourists are attracted to the city that never sleeps.
One more American tradition was introduced to the club members. - New Year's resolution. It is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit.
A key element to a New Year's resolution that sets it apart from other resolutions is that it is made in anticipation of the New Year and new beginnings. The club members were offered to translate top 50 funny American New Year resolutions. This was a challenge to the majority, as some of the resolutions were difficult to translate due to the play of words.
The session was very educational and proved to be very informative.
Number of participants – 25 persons.
The first part of the session was dedicated to the description of the Ukrainian way to celebrate the New Year’s Eve. The club members recollected the traditional Ukrainian menu with champagne; the tradition to see off the old year; the final countdown after the Presidential address to the nation on TV, the fireworks and all night partying. The group formulated how the celebration is different this year when the country is at war.
New Year ’s Eve celebration is the USA is a bit different .The group was demonstrated the videos of the New Year’s eve in Time Square in New York. The tradition of the ball drop was new even to the fluent speakers at the Gabfest Club. The tradition of the «Auld Lang Syne»... singing was introduced to the group .The line from the song about New York impressed everyone – “…if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere” – and explained why crowds of tourists are attracted to the city that never sleeps.
One more American tradition was introduced to the club members. - New Year's resolution. It is a commitment that a person makes to one or more personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit.
A key element to a New Year's resolution that sets it apart from other resolutions is that it is made in anticipation of the New Year and new beginnings. The club members were offered to translate top 50 funny American New Year resolutions. This was a challenge to the majority, as some of the resolutions were difficult to translate due to the play of words.
The session was very educational and proved to be very informative.
Number of participants – 25 persons.
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