Voting

Today the session of the GABFEST speaking club (at Window on America center Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) started with a surprise - we had 4 American friends visiting us, some of them after a long absence. All the club members and the newcomers were happy to meet them.

The session was divided into two separate parts.

In the first part we discussed the hurricane that hit the East coast of the USA last week. We watched the CNN report on the storm and shared our impressions after watching   international news about this natural disaster. The American guests shared their experiences of the hurricanes or storms in the USA. We have watched two educational videos explaining the nature of hurricanes and floods. The new terms and organizational ideas remembered from the videos were very useful. The club members were given a task to tell about the natural disasters that may hit Dnipropetrovsk. Our American guests were informed about the locations in the city which may be very dangerous in case of the floods or landslides.

The second part of the session was dedicated to the topic of “Voting”. We answered a number of questions about the phenomenon of voting and discussed the famous quote of Joseph Stalin: "The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do."

The club members told several funny stories about the current parliamentary elections to Mr. Joseph and described to him the process of voting in Ukraine.

At the end of the session the new - comers talked to Mr. Joseph and asked him numerous questions about his Ukrainian experiences.

The session was fun and enjoyed by all the participants.

Participants – 32 persons.
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