Confession

“Battle for Sevastopol” Watched this movie a few days ago, I was under a great impression and wanted to share my opinion. To give some credit, a joint Russian-Ukrainian production did a great job. They successfully combined a historical background with a difficult fate of the characters, showing at the same time a touchable drama and an epic action. Since it is a biographical film, the storyline tells us about a brave and courageous woman Lyudmila Pavlichenko who was one of the greatest snipers during the World War II. She fighted in the Battle of Odessa and, eventually, the defense of Sevastopol. After 309 confirmed kills, she was sent to the United States to campaign for American support. Yulia Peresild did a great job playing the lead role. I am sure, she completely got into character; therefore, conveyed all the complicated emotions, showing how hard it was to be a woman in the Red Army and fight for the peace along with men. The most interesting thing for me was ...

As for me, the most useful thing was writing full-fledged essays. Since I fond of writing, it was a true pleasure for me. Composing gives you an opportunity to structure your thoughts, find new vocabulary which is quite worth for memorizing. Moreover, I consider the majority of my groupmates would agree, one of the most curious classes was the one we watched a video from IATEFL Conference. This experience enabled to check and enhance our listening skills.     During the semester we were working in small groups, discussing some of the topics. In my opinion, it took too much time and could last a bit shorter. The next semester I would like to know some new interesting techniques for writing. It should be pretty useful within our course. There are some topics that my peers may find interesting to discuss. At least, I consider them as disputable issues in our modern society. For example, the ecological problem as it is getting worse very fast. Also the question of sa...

The article “ Nearly all countries agree to stem flow of plastic wasteinto poor nations ” written by Emily Holden is devoted to the discussion of the problem of environment. Our word is full of high-tech and developed technologies, and this fact clearly shows that there are always two sides to the coin. Each person may surely claim that technology is a boon to the humankind. It simplifies our life making some activities rather easier; it provides new opportunities in different fields. Nevertheless, we cannot deny a number of withdraws that affects our society and environment. One of the main problems has become plastic. First, the author draws our attention to the fact that villages in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia had turned into dumpsites due to plastic waste. It affects not only human but also flora and fauna, since plastic debris clutters pristine land and floats in huge masses in oceans. Emily Holden gives an example of Rolph Payet’s speech in the United Nations Env...