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ISSUES  >  ISSUE 4/2003 N8 (N4-2003) Festivals & Feasts Contest We would like to have some feedback on how you use the site in teaching English. Each month the English Language Office of the US Embassy in Moscow will choose a winner from those submitting input, who will receive a PRIZE. More >> Quiz Holiday Season More >> Effective Teaching A Call for Participation We, researchers from the US, Russia and China, are now conducting a research "Internet-Based Learning in the USA, Russia, and China: A Cross-Cultural Comparison". We have three identical online questionnaires deployed in the three countries in respective languages. We are looking for e-learners from the three countries to participate in this new study. More >> Speech Contests More >> Crossroads of Cultures Siberian Radiance: A Rhapsody Photographers have extolled many places for the quality of their light, and each is held to be singularly magical: the luminescence of Cape Cod, the incandescence of the Arizona desert, the luster of the Mediterranean. But the light in eastern Siberia, and especially this early winter day, is nothing short of visionary, almost apocalyptic. It is the light great painters have tried to simulate when painting halos, auras of the holy family and saints, and emanations of the spirit. How can one be depressed by Siberian weather? It may be cold but not gloomy. More >> French Gastronomy Gastronomy is a source of French national pride. French people consider their art of cooking to be the best in the world. This opinion, a little self-assured, is shared by many strangers coming to France to taste its culinary specialities. More >> Russian Orthodox (Pravoslavny) Calendar December 2003 More >> Being American Holiday Season in the USA Every culture has times set aside for festivities and special observances. The United States is no different. More >> Being Russian I Have a Dream for Russia The "I Have a Dream for Russia" speech contest took place in Khabarovsk on April 24, 2003. During the contest, thirteen students were given an opportunity to express their own hopes and aspirations for the future of their country. The theme of the speech contest was inspired by the widely acclaimed speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., commonly referred to as his "I Have a Dream" speech. More >> Church Bells An original form of Russian national music is the pealing of church bells. More >> Towards the 250th anniversary of Moscow State University Alma Mater We continue to publish articles devoted to this jubilee. More >> Spoken English At the Table  new! Для того, чтобы чувствовать себя ЗА СТОЛОМ уверенно в любой ситуации: в гостях или в университетском кафетерии, в кафе или ресторане - Вам пригодятся следующие фразы. More >> In a Restaurant  new! Меню обычно лежит на столе или подается без напоминаний, как только вы садитесь за столик. И, как правило, меню с ценами вывешивается снаружи, на улице). More >> E-Talk Internet EFL Writing Bibliography In addition to using books and magazines to find out about EFL writing, why not also use the power of the Internet? More >> Hello Encyclopaedia How to Make the Christmas Cake? More >> How to Ice the Christmas Cake? More >> Just for Fun Politically Correct Festive Season's Greetings Received by the editor-in-chief from a Salzburg Seminar colleague who got them from his friends from South Africa. These can easily be adapted by all of us to our own special local circumstances. More >>

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