Мой первый журнал SUNRISE November № 1 2018 | Page 10

INTERVIEW
DO.BRO
or a Cup of Kindness in the Downtown
These are works of our students and
teachers who took part in the workshops. You
see, the walls are white and they do need
some decoration. So we thought that the
best way to decorate our art space is to place
drawings made by the students. When people
see them, they say: “Wow! Nice pics!” And I
proudly reply that these are the pictures
painted by our beginners, and you can paint
like this, too. It really inspires people! We have
all kinds of art classes: from watercolors to
coffee painting! It’s very unusual and we will be
happy if more people take part in our events.
Who knows, maybe their creations will be hung
on our walls too! Why not? Do you draw?
Just at times and not professionally.
This September, for example, I`ve signed up
for oil painting courses and they inspire me a
lot! I have already painted 4 pictures! Still
can`t believe it!
That`s it! The key phrase is “I have
already painted 4 pictures”. The most
important thing about all this is that these
workshops leave a long lasting impression as
they result in emotional satisfaction and a
material product. You have a picture. Your own
picture. It will always remind you of the place
where it has been painted and the people who
were with you at the moment.
Yo u a r e r i g h t ! I t evo ke s p o s i t i ve
memories and a desire to come back…
Yo u g o t t h e p o i n t ! B u t n o t o n l y
painters, movie lovers and English- speaking
people will find the activities for their heart
and soul here, musicians are welcome too. For
exa m p l e, t h e re wa s a g i g o n t h e 2 4 t h o f
September when the saxophonist and the
cellist played a duet. We all loved it and plan to
continue organizing such music events.
The more I listen to you the more I
understand that coffee speaks and ours
speaks English.
Sure! But… it can also speak French,
Italian and any other language. I mean we are
available for a creative collaboration and will
be very glad to see new people. I like the idea
of widening the art space and hope that
together, “Sunrise”, DO.ART and DO.BRO, will
be able to fill the cultural life of Blago with new
interesting events and projects.
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SUNRISE
W e w i l l d o o u r b e s t ! Yo u k n o w
everything you`ve just told about sounds
fresh and modern. What is the source of your
inspiration?
Actually, I get my inspiration from
different sources: reading, travelling, meeting
n ew p e o p l e, a r t a n d fo re i g n l a n g u a g e s .
Studying at the faculty of foreign languages
helped me in many ways: I’ve become more
communicative, confident and… I don’t know,
maybe even more optimistic.
What other methods and techniques
do you use in your work with the students
except for the ones which are in disposal of
DO.BRO?
I use the communicative approach
a n d d o e ve r y t h i n g p o s s i b l e t o h e l p m y
students to speak English. We watch videos on
Youtube and discuss them, we read books in
the original. I usually use modern literature for
this purpose as modern books are easier to
understand and they contain expressions
which people use in daily life now, but not
hundreds of years ago. Besides, I prefer
tex t b o o ks p u b l i s h e d by we l l - k n ow n a n d
respected publishing houses, such as Express
P u b l i s h i n g , P E A R S O N L o n g m a n , O x fo r d
University Press.
H ow d o e s yo u r i d e a l sys te m o f
teaching English look like?
Well, it’s a difficult question. I think
that the most important thing in teaching on
the whole is to love and respect your students,
to pay attention to their needs, to be patient.
You can use the most advanced techniques or
textbooks but if you hate your job or people
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