Introducing the class

Name of teacher: Tatiana Zakhar

 Grade level: 6

Class favorites   Music: pop music, hip hop, R&B Authors: Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail

Lermontov, Ernest Hemingway TV programmes: Discovery channel, English

club TV, NTV Foods: chips, chicken and crisps Sports: volleyball, tennis, football Video/computer games: World of Tanks,

Counter-strike

INTRODUCING THE SCHOOL

School 38Address: 14 Vishnevetskaya street, Grodno,

BelarusTel. №: +375152 (572187)

School Information

Our school is new and modern, it’s very cosy and all the pupils like it very much. It was founded in 2011. There are about 2, 000 pupils in it.

It has four floors. There are classrooms for all subjects: History, Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Geography, English, computer Studies, etc. There is a school hall in our school. Meetings, conferences, concerts usually take place in our assembly hall, which is situated on the first floor.

Our school has a sports-ground, a football field, a tennis court and a basketball ground. Many pupils are fond of sports and they have a good opportunity to go in for different kinds of it.

School program Developing barrier-free environment for

disabled pupils became one of the dominant aims of our school.

Also our school closely works with the church, and it promotes spiritual growth of every person who studies here.

There is a museum of family traditions in our school. It has been found recently, but nevertheless there were some exhibitions not long ago.

INTRODUCING THE COMMUNITY

Grodno is a city in Belarus. It is located on the Neman River, close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania (about 20 km and 30 km away respectively). It has 300, 000 inhabitants. It is the capital of Grodno Region (voblast) and Grodno raion (district).

Special characteristics 26 international, republic and regional festivals and

competitions take place in the Grodno region annually.

Grodno is one of the most beautiful cities in Belarus,

with castles and architectural monuments.

The region’s main attractions include:

St. Boris and Gleb’s Church (12th century)

Bernardine Roman-Catholic Church (16th-18th centuries)

Farny (Jesuit) Roman-Catholic Church

Augustovski canal

Grodno Sights

The international festival of cultures St. Boris and Gleb’s church Bernardine Roman-Catholic Church

Augustov channel Drama theatre

IndustriesThe chemical industry dominates production in the Grodno region, with large production facilities in Grodno and Lida.

Other significant industries include:

food processing

machine building

metal working

production of building materials

The main industrial area centres around Grodno city, which is also home to the Grodnoinvest free economic zone.

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