Academy Awards 2015

Today’ session of the Gabfest Club in Window on America Dnipropetrovsk was a pleasant surprise for all club-members. We had a big group of foreign guests – Mr. Brian and Mr. Jason managed to come; Mr. Carl brought along an English-speaking friend from Morocco. So we started the session with the introductions of the newcomers- both foreign and Ukrainian. Several neutral topics were tossed in to initiate conversation.
 

The official topic of the session was “Academy Awards 2015”. The Academy Awards or The Oscars (the official title was rebranded as The Oscars in 2013 – changed from The Academy Awards) is an annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname “Oscar”. We watched a video about the history of the Academy awards and learnt several fun facts – what the price of the ticket for the first ceremony was; what kind of figure is the statuette (a night with a sword);  why the trophy’s nickname is Oscar, what the real color of the red carpet is, etc.
 
The club members were offered a list of questions about

Academy Awards to answer. We visited the official site of the event and checked the names of the winners in all categories. The funny video about the “must see” moments of the ceremony helped us to have an insight into the atmosphere of the fest. The tips from our American guests helped to understand some of the jokes.
The session was educational and enjoyable for all the participants.
Number of participants – 26 persons.

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