🟣 These words have similar meanings but are used differently. "Despite" is usually followed by a gerund or a noun. "Although" is usually followed by a whole clause.

📌Despite the rain, we still had a great time.
📌Although it was raining, we still had a great time.

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Hey there! We prepared biweekly updates for you. Please leave a reaction, if you find them interesting and useful😉

#digest

We want to remind you about our Ambassador program for students! 🤩

An ENGin Ambassador's job is to share our mission with the community and to encourage people to join ENGin by their own example.

🟣 Support of ENGin Ambassadors helps us increase our outreach and raise awareness of ENGin, attracting potential students and partners. We provide the Ambassadors with the necessary instructions and materials, as well as give support along the way.

📌 To become our Ambassador, fill out this form, and our team will contact you shortly.

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📌 15-30% of the general population report having a fear of public speaking.

🟣 Danish Dhamani, ESL Learner who was always haunted by the fear of public speaking, shares how he learned the skill:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80UVjkcxGmA

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🎬This December, we are happy to announce an ENGin Program & MEGOGO collaboration! Together, we prepared an exciting movie challenge for you! Three ENGin students will have the opportunity to win a "MAXIMUM" month subscription to enjoy watching films with English subtitles during these cold winter days.
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🤩What's the task we ask of you? Please share the information about how one particular movie changed your life or mindset! Be brave and creative! You can write an essay (up to 350 words), record audio (up to 4 minutes) or video message (up to 4 min), or prepare a presentation (up to 15 slides) for us! Don't forget to add information about the plot, characters, and creators.
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❗️DEADLINE: 21.12.2022 10 AM, Kyiv Time
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Don’t forget to use our hashtags #ENGin_challenges and #engin_december22challenge!
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💜 Winners will be announced on our Instagram page on the 27th of December, 2022!
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To participate in the contest, follow this link https://cutt.ly/j1SBBJB

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⚽️ Many around the world have been following the men's football World Cup, and the excitement has reached the fever pitch!

What’s a “fever pitch”? 💥 Learn this phrase with the 2-minute podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0dgbqmw

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Intrepid = fearless
🌪 The intrepid news reporter led a broadcast with the hurricane behind him.

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Hey! We hope you are safe now🙏
We prepared our biweekly digest to keep you in the loop.

💥 Check out ENGin’s last YouTube episode to learn about famous Ukrainians in the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYEo0yF3uB0

🙌 Stay tuned for new episodes with even more practical info!

📍Make an effort
Make an effort = attempt to do something
📚I really made an effort to pass my math exam. I’ve been studying for 5 hours last night.

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👂 Have about 7 minutes to practice your listening skills? Jo, the main podcast character, is sharing her unusual restaurant experience having to book a table a year before the actual date!

🧫 Check out “a special restaurant” episode from British Council here: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/audio-zone/a-special-restaurant

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🤯 Boil the ocean = taking up an ambitious project that’s very hard or impossible to complete
📝 We need to focus on writing a concise outline of our research paper first. Writing up the entire paper without a plan is like boiling the ocean.

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Happy New Year🎄
We wish you victory for Ukraine 🇺🇦

Today we offer you to read our biweekly digest.

🧐Are you an advanced English learner? If you’re looking for a challenge, there are a lot of page-turners that may enrich your vocabulary range. Check out some of our suggestions below:

🟣 The Last of Mohicans by James Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans is a historical novel taking place in 1757 during the French and Indian War as France and Great Britain battle for control of the North American colonies.

🟣 Martin Eden by Jack London
Martin Eden is a novel about a young proletarian struggling to become a self-taught writer. It is a novel about the high price that the young hero, blinded by love and the temptation of money he never had, has to pay for his attempts to make a career and fulfill his ambitions.

🟣 The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, a play of three acts by Oscar Wilde, is a satire of Victorian social hypocrisy. The witty play is considered Wilde’s greatest dramatic achievement.

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📍Whether you’re in high school, college, or job, there will always be an expectation that you have a plan to fall back on.

What if not having a plan can be as effective as having one? 🤔 An Indian actress Mithila Palkar shares her personal experience:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmeGVhhbGrM

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👩‍🔬 Break fresh = do something that has never been done before

Quentin Tarantino’s films always break fresh: his unique storylines and explosive scenes appeal to the audience undoubtedly.

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🤔 In “Never Let Me Go”, human cloning is real. Friends Kathy, Tommy, and Ruth grow up together at a boarding school in the English countryside. They get to know the terrifying truth of their purpose when they leave the place. Jealousy, love and betrayal question their friendship. Check it out online for free!

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In this role, you will be responsible for creation, management, and distribution of digital content for the 1st Ukrainian newspaper on the West coast of the US “Hromada” across the main site and social media channels and preparing the newspaper for print.

Responsibilities
✅ Performing editorial and proof-reading (grammar and spellchecks) duties for contributors and freelancers
✅ Choosing materials for the “news” section
✅ Putting the newspaper content together in InDesign
✅ Translation of Ukrainian content into English
✅ Publishing the newspaper in a timely manner and preparing the newspaper for print

Skills
🔵Knowledge and writing and editing skills in Ukrainian
🔵 Knowledge and writing skills and editing skills in English (level B2+)
🔵 Working proficiency with Adobe tools: InDesign and Photoshop
🔵 Ability to work and turn around materials quickly

Time commitment: about 50-60 hours per month
Compensation: commensurate with experience

➡️To apply and ask questions, please email na@hromada.us