Unit 4 Lesson 7 Ex. 4a

International children’s unesco clubs linguistic camps “Bridges of Education” operated in Belarus in summer 2013, BelTa learnt from the press service of the Ministry of Education of Belarus.

The linguistic camps brought together children from different countries to develop their conversational skills, promote tolerance and mutual understanding between people. The Bridges of Education linguistic camps are a good alternative to language schools in Germany or the United Kingdom, the press service of the Education Ministry noted. The children were able to improve their speaking skills in English, German, French and Chinese.

Students from Belarus, Russia, Latvia, China, Lithuania, Israel, Kazakhstan and other countries gather together. Teachers were specialists from Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, France, China, Sweden, Ireland, the U.S., Japan, Austria and Belarus.

The Chinese language camps were held in Radoshkovichi from 15 to 26 June, the German language camp in Molodechno from 6 to 17 July, the French in Zelva from 13 to 21 July. The camps in conversational English for beginners were held in Molodechno from 19 to 31 July, while those for advanced English speakers in Gomel District from 4 to 15 August.

The education process included interactive games and trainings. The cultural part of the camps was made up of thematic days, contests, sports activities, dancing and theater performances, debates and many other exciting activities.