1) Do I have to register?

No, participation in most of the meetings does not require registration.

2) What should I take when I come to the meetings?

First of all – good mood and readiness to communicate Dictionary and a note book (for new words and interesting ideas) can also be very useful

3) What are the meetings like?

We have discussions in little groups or pairs on different topics, debates, carry out creative tasks and make little shows, make presentations, invite interesting and famous people as speakers, go to museums, have parties and picnics, play games, simply meet in a café for a chat, travel abroad together etc.

4) Should I prepare to the meeting? How?

The meetings are different. Sometimes it is very useful to read something or watch a video related to the topic in advance. You can make a list of words, bring it to the meeting and use the words, thus you will remember them through practice

5) Useful words and phrases:

Yes/No Questions

Do you believe in…?

Do you think we should …?

Do you think that…?

Would you consider doing something?

OR Questions

Are you for or against smth?

Would you prefer …. or ….?

Would you rather …. or …?

DELAYING STRATEGIES

I can answer that directly

I’ll need time to think about that.

That’s a very interesting question, because (20)

That’s a difficult question to answer, because

To be honest, that’s a difficult question, because

That’s a very good question. The reality is that

What do you mean by that?

Well, it depends on what you mean.

Well, if you ask me, it all depends on your circumstances

Well….

PRESENTING A NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS

First of all

Firstly

Well, firstly I’m …

Well, firstly we need to …

To begin with….

I’d start by rationing …

For a start

There’re two points here. Firstly…. Secondly…

There are two problems here.

Again, that depends on the alternatives. I prefer … but …