CLUB WORK: OUR TWO TEAMS PARTICIPATED IN CITY DEBATES*

On October 27, specialized school #17 hosted the city school debating tournament called “Cherkasy-2017”. Two teams of our school, both English- (Polina Striletska, Polina Masiuk, Angelina Parkhomenko) and Ukrainian-speaking ones (Volodymyr Kargamanove, Maria Prilipko, Yegor Beliakevych), participated in it and represented gymnasia very decently. The teams played in a world debating format both in affirmative and negative roles and debated over a topic of the senior league “The study of Ukrainian youth abroad benefits the development of Ukraine”. During the game the players of our teams evidently demonstrated a high preparation level, confidence, and logical approach to their performance. Only the English-speaking team called “Sweet Gream” won and our own Polina Masiuk became one of the best speakers of the tournament but the Ukrainian speaking team also showed their good knowledge and understanding of the topic. Gymnasists gained a really valuable experience and significantly perfected their public speaking skills.

If you also want to try yourself as a public speaker, join our gymnasia “Debating Club”. The “FCG Cup” in debating will soon be underway, so don’t delay your chance to become a part of our debating community! To try your hand and participate, all you have to do is to address Galina Leonidivna Kornienko or Polina Striletska (Grade 11-A).