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N13 (N1-2005) I Discover America!


Contest
"I discover America"

Congratulations to the winners of “I discover America” essay contest! Well done!
  • 1st Prize Winner - Anna Dorodnykh "America from A to Z", Kursk State University
  • 2nd Prize Winner - Anastasia Klinskikh "A Russian in America", Moscow State University
  • 3d Prize Winner - Anna Naidych "The Miracle of America", Kursk State University
  • Special Prize for Originality - Lina Zhirova "Jeans", Kursk State University
  • Special Prize for the Best Verse - Elvira Korableva "9-11", Moscow State University

To get your prizes – wonderful books and CD-roms, please send your mailing address to verb@ffl.msu.ru.

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US: National Symbols and Icons

Effective Teaching
Best American traditions and innovations in assessment and evaluation: ETS
ETS and College Board are two American organizations that have become world famous experts in the field of assessing different kinds of knowledge, skills and abilities. In language teaching and testing ETS is inseparably linked with TOEFL exams. But this exam, famous and recognized all over the world as it is, is only a small part of all the projects ETS is involved in. For people, who are interested to learn more about educational tests, designed for modern system of lifelong education and professional training worldwide, we offer information about each of these organizations, open to cooperation and consultancy in test design and administration, and in updating educational policy in general.

Crossroads of Cultures
America from A to Z
By Anna Dorodnykh
1st Prize Winner

9.11
By Elvira Korableva
Special Prize for the Best Verse

The Miracle of America
By Anna Naidych
3d Prize Winner


Being American
How Democracy Works?
The Preface to the Russian edition of "The Challenge of Democracy"

Being Russian
A Russian in America
By Anastasia Klinskikh
2st Prize Winner


Where to Go, What to See
Virtual Tour of MSU: Congratulations and Celebrations
Towards the 250th anniversary of Moscow State University.
Searching the NYC
New York is often called "The Big Apple", but if so, no one has ever reached the core. Moreover, some will say that it is almost impossible to get to know New York when coming just for three days. During our three days stay in NY, we tried to explore not something typical and traditional for the city, but something new and advanced. It wasn't difficult, for New York is a changeable city where life never stops. So we stopped to catch some newborn inventions of Manhattan citizens.

Hello Encyclopaedia
Jeans
By Lina Zhirova
Special Prize for Originality


Just for Fun
Riding a Dead Horse
The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that when you discover you're are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.
In modern business and government, however, a whole range of far more advanced strategies are often employed...


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