This year I got to help my 9th grade with exam prep. For context: these guys are really good! So we did do a lot of work cleaning up some of their fossilized mistakes, and worked on the exam format, but otherwise it was relatively easy.
We started prep in October with 45-minute consultations once a week. Then, in March, we mixed groups ending up with 2 OGE groups and 2 GE groups. And had a whooping 2 hours a week dedicated strictly to OGE.
Even though I knew my group would pass with flying colours (spoiler: all 9 of them got fives), I didn’t know how high those colours would be flying. In a very good-natured manner (trust me) I threatened them that if they have less than 60 points out of 68 – I don’t know them. If you don’t know, 5 in English OGE starts with 58. So there was a small margin, really.
I reiterate, but I was sure they would pass… The only thing that could pull them down would be nerves. And I decided to tackle that issue in our last consultation on Monday, right before the exam.
Do you want to know how I did it?
Well, I am gonna tell you either way… 😏
Огромный грустный эдельвейс (это цветок такой, если кто не знал)
Фантазии на русском у меня гораздо меньше, поэтому закончим на этом)))
Итак, ОГЭ. В этом году готовила 9ый к экзамену. Для контекста: группа достаточно сильная. Так что мы почистили (или ДОчистили) их речь от старых ошибок, обсудили формат экзамена, но в остальном было довольно просто.
Подготовку начали в октябре, с еженедельных 45-минутных консультаций. Потом, в марте, поделили группы и сделали 4: 2 для ОГЭ, 2 – общий английский. И целых два часа в неделю были отданы на ОГЭ.
Несмотря на то, что я знала, что мои ребята точно сдадут хорошо (спойлер: все 9 сдали на 5), насколько хорошо – было непонятно. В какой-то момент я им пригрозила, что если сдадут меньше чем на 60 – я их не знаю (в шутку, конечно). Для тех, кто не знает, 5 по английскому начинается с 58.
Повторяюсь, я знала, что они сдадут. Единственное, что могло им помещать – нестабильное эмоциональное состояние. В день перед экзаменом, на последней консультации, я решила попробовать митигировать этот риск.
Хотите знать, что я сделала?
Ну, я все равно вам расскажу… #exam #OGE #work #work_at_school
This year I got to help my 9th grade with exam prep. For context: these guys are really good! So we did do a lot of work cleaning up some of their fossilized mistakes, and worked on the exam format, but otherwise it was relatively easy.
We started prep in October with 45-minute consultations once a week. Then, in March, we mixed groups ending up with 2 OGE groups and 2 GE groups. And had a whooping 2 hours a week dedicated strictly to OGE.
Even though I knew my group would pass with flying colours (spoiler: all 9 of them got fives), I didn’t know how high those colours would be flying. In a very good-natured manner (trust me) I threatened them that if they have less than 60 points out of 68 – I don’t know them. If you don’t know, 5 in English OGE starts with 58. So there was a small margin, really.
I reiterate, but I was sure they would pass… The only thing that could pull them down would be nerves. And I decided to tackle that issue in our last consultation on Monday, right before the exam.
Do you want to know how I did it?
Well, I am gonna tell you either way… 😏
Огромный грустный эдельвейс (это цветок такой, если кто не знал)
Фантазии на русском у меня гораздо меньше, поэтому закончим на этом)))
Итак, ОГЭ. В этом году готовила 9ый к экзамену. Для контекста: группа достаточно сильная. Так что мы почистили (или ДОчистили) их речь от старых ошибок, обсудили формат экзамена, но в остальном было довольно просто.
Подготовку начали в октябре, с еженедельных 45-минутных консультаций. Потом, в марте, поделили группы и сделали 4: 2 для ОГЭ, 2 – общий английский. И целых два часа в неделю были отданы на ОГЭ.
Несмотря на то, что я знала, что мои ребята точно сдадут хорошо (спойлер: все 9 сдали на 5), насколько хорошо – было непонятно. В какой-то момент я им пригрозила, что если сдадут меньше чем на 60 – я их не знаю (в шутку, конечно). Для тех, кто не знает, 5 по английскому начинается с 58.
Повторяюсь, я знала, что они сдадут. Единственное, что могло им помещать – нестабильное эмоциональное состояние. В день перед экзаменом, на последней консультации, я решила попробовать митигировать этот риск.
Хотите знать, что я сделала?
Ну, я все равно вам расскажу… #exam #OGE #work #work_at_school
The last couple days have exemplified that uncertainty. On Thursday, news emerged that talks in Turkey between the Russia and Ukraine yielded no positive result. But on Friday, Reuters reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some “positive shifts” in talks between the two sides. One thing that Telegram now offers to all users is the ability to “disappear” messages or set remote deletion deadlines. That enables users to have much more control over how long people can access what you’re sending them. Given that Russian law enforcement officials are reportedly (via Insider) stopping people in the street and demanding to read their text messages, this could be vital to protect individuals from reprisals. Telegram has become more interventionist over time, and has steadily increased its efforts to shut down these accounts. But this has also meant that the company has also engaged with lawmakers more generally, although it maintains that it doesn’t do so willingly. For instance, in September 2021, Telegram reportedly blocked a chat bot in support of (Putin critic) Alexei Navalny during Russia’s most recent parliamentary elections. Pavel Durov was quoted at the time saying that the company was obliged to follow a “legitimate” law of the land. He added that as Apple and Google both follow the law, to violate it would give both platforms a reason to boot the messenger from its stores. Additionally, investors are often instructed to deposit monies into personal bank accounts of individuals who claim to represent a legitimate entity, and/or into an unrelated corporate account. To lend credence and to lure unsuspecting victims, perpetrators usually claim that their entity and/or the investment schemes are approved by financial authorities. Since its launch in 2013, Telegram has grown from a simple messaging app to a broadcast network. Its user base isn’t as vast as WhatsApp’s, and its broadcast platform is a fraction the size of Twitter, but it’s nonetheless showing its use. While Telegram has been embroiled in controversy for much of its life, it has become a vital source of communication during the invasion of Ukraine. But, if all of this is new to you, let us explain, dear friends, what on Earth a Telegram is meant to be, and why you should, or should not, need to care.
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