My school
My school is a three-storeyed building. It is quite big with a sport
ground behind it.
On the ground floor there are classrooms for the primary-school pupils,
workshops. There are all kinds of tools and machines in the workshops. The boys
of our school have a woodwork room too.
There is a room for manual works for girls. Teachers teach them how to
cook, sew and design clothes. Our school library is nice and clean. Two
librarians help pupils to find books they need. There are many bookcases and
bookshelves with a lot of books there.
If you enter the school and turn left you see a big light dining-room.
It is always busy and noisy, but it is clean. Here pupils and their teachers
have their lunch. There are blue curtains on the windows and beautiful pictures
on the walls.
There is a gymnasium on the ground floor as well. Our physical training lessons
are held there. Pupils like to go there even after the lessons, because it has
a lot of sport equipment. Our school has many classrooms. The classrooms are
light and spacious. There are three large windows in each classroom with flower
pots on the window sills.
Each room has teacher's table, pupils desks, blackboard, tables and
charts on the wall, maps and portraits. There are special classrooms for
Chemistry, Physics, Biology, History, Geography, English, and Russian. On the
first floor there is a big nice assemble hall. A lot of meetings, concerts,
festivals are held there.
Our classroom is on the second floor. Its windows face the school-yard.
Our form-mistress is a teacher of Russian language and literature. We respect
her very much, she is a kind and knowledgeable teacher. She teaches us Russian
and is so fond of her subject, that each of us cannot help liking too.
When I think about my school I don't remember its walls and desks; it is
my teachers and school-mates who will be always with me. I am so thankful to
our teachers for what they have done for us.
There is a good tradition in our school. Every year people who graduated
our school come here to meet their teachers and classmates. These meetings take
place every first Saturday of February.
The school where I study is situated not far from my house. It's a modem three-storeyed building
of a typical design. In front of the school there is a big sportsground, behind
it there is a small garden with beautiful flower beds. Here on the sportsground
pupils have their classes in physical training when the weather is fine.
When
you enter the school you'll see a large gymnasium, work-shops and a canteen on
the left. On the right there is a Headmaster's office. The cloak-room is
downstairs. The classrooms, the laboratories. the doctor's office, the library,
the Teacher's room are on the upper floors. There is a large hall on the first
floor and schoolchildren hold their meetings here.
We
are proud of our physics, chemistry, botany and English labs. They are equipped
with tape recorders, TV sets and other necessary apparatus.
During
the years of study we acquire deep knowledge in various subjects, such as
physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, Russian and foreign languages and
literature, history, geography etc. I was especially good at languages. Our
teacher gave us basic knowledge of these sciences, they taught us to treat
nature carefully, to love our Motherland, to be honest and hardworking.
I
like my school very much.
Hobby
Hello! My name
is Ted. I am a pupil. I am in the fourth form. I go to school. When I come home
after school I like to read. My hobby is reading. I have got a family. We are three.
I I have got a mother and a father. We like to spend time together. My mother is very kind. She likes listening to music and dancing. In the evening she plays the piano.
My father likes football. He is really good at playing football. He likes to play football on Sunday.
I I have got a mother and a father. We like to spend time together. My mother is very kind. She likes listening to music and dancing. In the evening she plays the piano.
My father likes football. He is really good at playing football. He likes to play football on Sunday.
I have got many
friends. They are good at collecting. My friend Bob collects coins. He has got
a big collection of coins. His father brings him coins from different
countries.
My friend Kate
collects shells. She always brings a lot of beautiful shells from the seaside.
Last summer she
went to the seaside. One day the weather was bad so the beach was very dirty!
There were a lot of seaweed, jellyfish, crabs. There were also lots of shells. She helped her brother to clean the beach. She found a little shinny pebble for
her collection.
And what is your
hobby? Please write to me soon, Ted.
1.My friend.
I I Ihave a lot of friends.
Friends are very important in our life. A friend in need is a friend indeed. I
think it is really so. Your friend always should be there for you. You should
get on really well, share interests and never fall out.
My best friend
is Alex. He’s 12. I’ve known Alex since my first day at school. Alex is not
very tall. He’s got a funny , sun-tanned face with green eyes and some
freckles. His hair is short and curly.
He’s amusing, but sometimes
he is shy. He’s also very active and enjoy doing sports. He’s not a
couch-potato and I like him.
Alex’s favourite hobby is
playing football. We often play together. We like going to the cinema together
but sometimes can’t agree on what film to see.
I’m glad he’s my friend and I can’t imagine going to school and not having him there.
2.My appearance
and character.
My name is Kate. I’m 13. I’m
a teenager.
In my opinion I’m tall and
fit. I’ve got shoulder-length straight dark hair and blue eyes. There are no
freckles on my sun-tanned face. My friends say I always look good-looking. I used to look like a
little girl but now I’m much taller and stronger.
I’m very talkative and get on well with
people. I’m not a couch-potato. I like to spend my free time with friends. I
never fall out and I am always there for my friends. I’m amusing, but sometimes
can be shy. I’m also very active and enjoy doing sports.
My favourite hobby is
playing computer games. I like going to the cinema, too.
3.Shopping.
I like shopping and I can’t
imagine my life without shopping. I think it’s a good way to spend free time.
There are a lot of different
shops: bakeries, newsagent’s, sweet and toy shops, book and pet shops,
chemist’s, department stores, etc.
I like department stores. I
can buy everything there.
I never go shopping alone.
When I go shopping it often takes more than 2 hours. I always do a shopping list, I think it’s very
convenient. But sometimes I prefer window-shopping.
Last time I went to the
newsagent’s. I’ve bought some newspapers for my father and a magazine for me. I can even say that
shopping is my hobby.
4.Sport.
Sport is very important in our life. Sport helps us to
keep fit. There are different kinds of sport: boxing, karate, athletics,
jogging, weightlifting, swimming,etc.
I like roller-skating and
jogging most of all. In my opinion doing sports is the best way to keep fit and
have fun. I also enjoy watching skating and gymnastics on TV. These kinds of
sport are exciting and beautiful. But I hate boxing. In my opinion it’s very
dangerous. I also want to try diving. It’s my dream. I’m going to do it in
summer.
I believe being a
professional sportsman is hard work so sport is my hobby and a way to keep fit.
I think our country is
sporty. A lot of people go in for sports there. There are also a lot of sport
centers: Ice Palaces, sport schools, Raubichi and Staiki Centres , swimming-pools,
stadiums and sport grounds. There are a lot of famous sportsmen in our country:
Olga Korbut, Vitally Shcherbo, Maxim Mirnyi and others.
5.Travelling
back in time.
I like history. I think it is
very interesting to know some facts about our past. People who study the past
are called archaeologists. I think archaeologists are like detectives: they
look for things from the past and then try to understand what happened a long
time ago.
I’d like to tell you some
facts from Ancient Egypt. People in Ancient Egypt used to believe in a magic
animal that had a man’s head and a lion’s body- Sphinx. The Sphinx was built
4500 years ago. It was a stone monument 20 metres high. Egypt is also known for
it’s huge stone pyramids. Pyramids are known as one of the 7 wonders of the
world. Pharaohs were sometimes buried inside these pyramids. One of the
youngest pharaohs in Ancient Egypt was Tutankhamen. He became king at the age of
12 and died at the age of 18.
Archaeologists in Belarus
also have to work hard and carefully to know all facts from our past. They gave
us such names as Fransisk Skarina, Efrasinya Polotskaya, Radziwills, The Black
Lady and others.
6.Vitebsk.
Vitebsk is one of the most romantic and
beautiful cities in Belarus.
Vitebsk is situated in the
North-East of Belarus on the banks of three rivers: the Neman, the Vitba and
the Luchesa River. Vitebsk has a long history. It was first mentioned in 1021.
Vitebsk suffered a lot in the World War II. After the war Vitebsk was
reconstructed and today it is an important city of the Republic of Belarus with
lots of factories and plants, schools and universities, hospitals, monuments,
exhibition and fitness centres, theatres and museums. More than 350000 people
live and work there.
There are many places of
interest in Vitebsk: The Vitebsk Art Museum, Chagal’s Museum, the Green
Theatre- the place where Slaviansky Bazar
is held. Mark Chagall was born in Vitebsk. Vitebsk is worth visiting and
it is the jewel in the crown of Belarus.
7.Minsk.
Minsk is the capital of
Belarus. Minsk is situated in the centre of the Republic on the river Svisloch.
It is the largest city of Belarus with the population of about 2 million. It’s
one of the oldest cities too.
Minsk was first mentioned
as Mensk in 1067.
There are many beautiful
sights in Minsk – parks and gardens, churches and cathedrals, museums and
exhibition centres, cinemas and theatres, monuments and department stores.
Symbols of Minsk are
Cheluskinski Park, Gorky Park, Circus, The Botanical Garden, Pobeda Square,
Opera and Ballet Theatre and Minsk underground which is very convenient and
comfortable.
Minsk is a very beautiful,
green and clean city. People in Minsk are hospitable and kind.
Welcome to Minsk!
8.The place I
live in.
I live in Belarus in the
town of Lida. It’s a beautiful and old town. It’s always clean there.
Lida was founded in 1323 and
it has a long history.
There are a lot of shops,
cafes, schools and places of interest in my town. The oldest place is Lida Castle. The most beautiful place is our park. My favourite place is Ice Palace.
You can skate and play ice-hockey there.
I
live in a big block of flats in Masherova street. Our flat is not very big but
comfortable. Everything is close – there’s a supermarket, a bank, chemist’s,
newsagent’s and a school. There’s a play ground and a car park in the yard.
Living here is very convenient. I like my town!
9.The town of my
dream.
The town of my dreams is not
big. There are a lot of nice cottages in my town with lovely bright roofs and
chimneys on them. There is no underground and you can walk anywhere you need.
There no skyscrapers or other modern high-rise buildings there.
The most famous local sight is
the ancient castle that is situated in a very picturesque place. There is a
river in my town. There are no factories and plants and the air is very clean and
fresh. The streets are wide. People mostly keep their cars in garages. There
are a lot of sights in my town –a cinema, a fitness centre, an exhibition
centre a museum, a lot of cafes by the river. Everyone can enjoy boat trips and
local food.
My town is very convenient
for living. The people of my town are very hospitable and hard-working. My town
is very attractive and worth visiting.
Welcome to the town of my
dreams.
10.London.
London is the capital of
Great Britain. It is situated on the river Thames. The population of London is
about 2 million people.
There are a lot of sights in
London - The Tower of London, Big Ben, Hyde Park, St Paul’s Cathedral,
Picadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace and
Tower Bridge.
Buckingham Palace is the
official London home of the Queen. The place with 600 rooms is open to the
public in summer, when the Queen is on holidays.
Hyde Park is a popular London
park with Speaker’s Corner where you can say anything you like to public.
Piccadilly Circus is a
square surrounded by shops and cafes. This square is actually round. Six
streets meet there.
If I go to London, I’ll
visit Madame Tussaud’s Museum and Piccadily Circus at first.
11.Passport of Australia.
There are 6 states and 2
territories in Australia. Canberra is the capital of the country. Each
Australian state has its own government and its own capital city. Australia has
3 different climates: tropical, dry, mild.
The area of the continent is
about 8000000 square kilometers. Deserts take 2000000 square kilometers in
central Australia. Mountains run from the north to the south of the east coast.
Australia is famous for gold
mining, wheat and fruit growing, sheep and cattle farming, production of
minerals and wool, marine fishing.
Australian landscape and
wildlife are beautiful. Australian people are hospitable, open and friendly.
Most people in Australia speak English.
12.Passport of Belarus.
Belarus is situated in the
centre of Europe. The country is divided into 6 regions: Minsk, Mogilev, Brest,
Gomel, Grodno and Vitebsk. The capital of the country is Minsk. The territory
of Belarus is about 208 thousand square kilometers. The population is about 10
million people.
Climate in Belarus is
continental: cold winters and warm or hot summers, rainy springs and autumns.
There are a lot of hills,
green forests, blue lakes and rivers in Belarus. So the landscape of the
country is picturesque and beautiful.
Belarus is famous for wheat
growing, cattle farming, salt mining, tractors and trucks production, oil
processing. The history of the country is hard and difficult. People suffered a
lot during the World War II. The main languages are Belarusian and Russian.
People in Belarus are hard-working and hospitable.
13.Belarusian
sights.
There are a lot of sights in
Belarus. Every town or city has nice places of interests. The most famous are
Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Mir and Nesvizh Castle, Braslav Lakes, Naroch region,
Raoubichi, etc.
If I travel round Belarus
I’ll visit National Park “Braslav Lakes” and Dudutki. National Park “Braslav
Lakes” is one of the most attractive places in Belarus. The area of the lakes
is 183 sq.km. The landscape there is very beautiful. Brown bears, elks, deer,
badgers live in the forests around the lakes. Dududki is an open-air museum of
handicrafts which was founded in 1993. Here the past and present are brought
together. It is one of the centres of cultural life in Belarus.
14.My English
class.
I like (don’t like) English. I
started learning English at school, 4 years ago. I was able to say the English
alphabet when I was 10, read and write - at the age of 12.
This year I have 3 English
classes a week. I think I can speak (a little)
English now. In my opinion I will be able to speak English really well
in 2 years.
We usually have a lot of
things to do at our English class. We have to attend our classes first of all.
We write compositions, do tests, read aloud, translate, learn grammar rules,
use a dictionary, take part in quiz shows, do projects, ask and answer
questions in English, write exercises, etc.
My brother always helps me
with my English homework and sometimes I use the Internet.
Actually, English is my
favourite subject.
Music is my life
I love music, I think people can not live without it. The first thing I do in the morning I switch on my tape — recorder.
We can hear music everywhere: in the streets, in the shops, on TV, over the radio, in the cars, in the parks, everywhere. I think it's really doesn't matter what kind of music you prefer: rock, pop, classical, jazz. A lot of people are fond of music. They buy tapes, go to the concerts, visit Concert Halls and Opera Theatres.
I enjoy listening to music because it reflects my moods and emotions. Very often when I'm blue, I play my favourite merry songs and feel much better.
Sometimes I attend music halls and the concerts, when popular groups and singers are there. I like watching music programmes on TV. I like to know more and more about popular talented groups and singers I like.
One wall of my room is covered with posters of "Bon Jovi", "Scorpions", "Roxette", Russian singers Agutin, Sjutkin, Linda and others. Some people go to musics schools, they play different musical instruments, sing in the chorus, try to compose music.
Unfortunately there are so many ungifted singers on the stages, that it makes me sad.
To have a good producer doesn't mean to have good ears and voice. I think that only talented people can claim to be singers.
Lida
Native Town.
I
was born in Lida. Lida is one of the oldest towns in Belarus. It was founded in
the 14th century. The name of the town is connected with the Slavic
word “Lada”. Lida was first mentioned in a chronicale in 1380. Lida is not
large. Its population is more than 100 thousand people. Our town is a great
industrial and railway centre. There are many factories and plants here: the
Footwear Factory, the Plant of Electric Wares, the Plant of agricultural
machines, the Milk Plant, the plant of food concentration and other. The
production of our town is known all over the world. The central street in our town
is Soviet Street. This street is not wide and modem but it is clean and green.
Here you can see Churches, a music school, a technical
college,
bank and many shops. There is an ancient built in the 13 century. There are two
wonderful monuments in Lida to Fr. Scaryna and Adam Mitskevich. There is the
Mound of Immortality in Lida. I like to walk here. There is a nice Ice Palace
and two stadiums in Lida. I think my town is famous not only for its beauty but
for its hospitable and hard - working people. Our people are friendly. I love
my town very much.
My Everyday Meals
I usually have two or three meals a day on weekdays and four meals on my day off. I don't often have an opportunity to have a dinner when I'm at school. My meals are breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper or tea.
Some of my friends have a snack rather than a meal in the morning. But my breakfast is a full meal and I have it at 7 o'clock. It is usually bacon and eggs. Afterwards come sandwiches with butter and cheese or sausages, or sometimes jam. Then I drink tea or coffee.
I have lunch at about 12 o'clock. It starts with fruit juice. Then I have a vegetable salad and sandwiches again or pies with tea.
Dinner is at three or four o'clock. For dinner I have soup or borsch for starter, and meat or fish with a lot of vegetables for main course. For dessert I often have stewed fruit or jelly.
And at last supper. It is at seven or eight. My mother usually cooks fried fish and mashed potatoes, beefsteak and omelette. And salads, of course. Then I prefer a glass of warm milk with biscuits. Sometimes before going to bed I drink orange juice or eat an apple.
MEALS IN BRITAIN
British people have three meals a day: breakfast,lunch and dinner. Breakfast time is between 7 and 9 a .m. A traditional English breakfast is bacon and eggs, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, orange juice, toast and a cup of tea.People have lunch between 12 a .m. and 2 p.m.Schoolchildren usually have lunch in the canteen. Somechildren take a "packed lunch" from home. This is often a sandwich, some crisps, some fruit and a drink.
In the evening families get together and have dinner. It is usually between 6 and 8 p.m. A traditional English dinner is meat and vegetables. One of the vegetables is often potatoes. Many people also like pasta and rice. Tea is Britain
Great Britain
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. They lie to the north-west of Europe. The British Isles are separated from the continent by the narrow strait of water which is called the English Channel.
The United Kingdom consists of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England, the central part, occupies the most of the island of Great Britain. To the north lies Scotland and to the west the third part of the country, Wales, is situated. The fourth part is called Northern Ireland and is located on the second island. Each part has its capital. The capital of England is London, Wales has Cardiff, Scotland has Edinburgh and the main city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
Great Britain is a country of forests and plains. There are no high mountains in this country. Scotland is the most mountainous region with the highest peak, Ben Nevis. The rivers of Great Britain are not long. The longest rivers are the Thames and the Severn. The capital of the United Kingdom, London, stands on the banks of the Thames. As the country is surrounded by many seas there are some great ports at the seaside: London, Glasgow, Plymouth and others.
Wales is a country of lakes.
Seas and oceans influence the British climate which is not too cold in winter but never hot in summer. Great Britain is a beautiful country with old traditions and good people.
Shopping
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles. They lie to the north-west of Europe. The British Isles are separated from the continent by the narrow strait of water which is called the English Channel.
The United Kingdom consists of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England, the central part, occupies the most of the island of Great Britain. To the north lies Scotland and to the west the third part of the country, Wales, is situated. The fourth part is called Northern Ireland and is located on the second island. Each part has its capital. The capital of England is London, Wales has Cardiff, Scotland has Edinburgh and the main city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
Great Britain is a country of forests and plains. There are no high mountains in this country. Scotland is the most mountainous region with the highest peak, Ben Nevis. The rivers of Great Britain are not long. The longest rivers are the Thames and the Severn. The capital of the United Kingdom, London, stands on the banks of the Thames. As the country is surrounded by many seas there are some great ports at the seaside: London, Glasgow, Plymouth and others.
Wales is a country of lakes.
Seas and oceans influence the British climate which is not too cold in winter but never hot in summer. Great Britain is a beautiful country with old traditions and good people.
Appearance and character
Beauty may have fair leaves, but bitter fruit. As I
see it, this is about appearances and characters.
To my mind appearances sometimes may be deceptive,
but not always. Of course, practically everyone has met at least someone whose
character and appearance differ radically. And still we are captivated by
stereotypes. When we watch films we expect positive heroes to be tall,
well-built and handsome, with bright eyes, a straight nose, high forehead, and
thick brown hair. They are supposed to be brave, strong-willed and confident in
character. Positive heroines should be beautiful slender young ladies with
delicate features, blue eyes under thick eyelashes, plump lips and long blonde,
or at least fair, wavy hair.
Negative characters should be weak and small, with
pale eyes and thin or balding hair, with an ugly face. Wicked cinema females
are practically always skinny brunettes with ugly irregular features – a hooked
nose, a pointed chin, close-set eyes and thin lips. They display their
character as cunning and hypocritical.
In ordinary life intelligent, kind, generous and
cheerful people do not necessarily have good looks. Similarly, stupid,
stubborn, stingy (жадный), impolite and harsh (жёсткий, неприятный) people are
not necessarily unattractive. Nature likes to play tricks on us, and we may
consider it as a present on the part of nature. Life becomes not a boring
routine, but a brilliant kaleidoscope of characters and appearances which often
clash.
Shopping
When we want to buy something, we go to a shop. There are many kinds of shops in every town or city, but most of them have a food supermarket, a department store, a bookshop, chemists, a newsagents, a sweet shop, a toy shop, a bakery, the women’s clothing department,a food supermarket.
I like to do my shopping at big department stores and supermarkets. They sell varios goods under one roof and this is very convenient. You can buy everything you like there.
In the women’s clothing department you can find dresses, costumes, beautiful underwear and many other things. In the men’s clothing department you can choose suits, trousers, overcoats, ties etc.
In a food supermarket we can also buy many different things at once: sausages, fish, sugar, macaroni, flour, cereals, tea. At the bakery you buy brown and white bread, rolls, biscuits.
The methods of shopping may vary. It may be a selfservice shop where the customer goes from counter to counter selecting and putting into a basket what he wishes to buy. If it is not a self-service shop, and most small shops are not, the shop-assistant helps the customer in finding what he wants.
Education in Great Britain
In Britain it is compulsory for everyone
between the ages of 5 and 16 years to receive some officially recognized form
of schooling, though most secondary schools continue to provide education until
the age of 18.The vast majority of pupils attend state schools, which are
absolutely free (including all text books and exercise books), but there are
also about 500 private schools providing secondary education. The most famous
of these schools are Eton and Harrow.There is no statutory age at which
students change from primary to secondary school, nor are schools
"specialized" — pupils choose from the numerous subjects taught in
their particular school.The recently introduced National Curriculum has made it
compulsory, however, for three core subjects — English, mathematics, and
science — and seven other foundation subjects — technology (including design),
history, geography, music, art, physical education, and a modern foreign
language — to be included in the curricula of all pupils.Passage from one
academic year to the next is automatic. After a two-year course, usually from
14 to 16 years of age, most pupils take their General Certificate of Secondary
Education (GCSE), assessed on the basis of a mixture of course work and a
written examination, in individual subjects.Pupils obtaining at least five
passes at GCSE can then specialize for two years (usually from 16 to 18
years of age) in two or three subjects, in which they take the General
Certificate of Education Advanced level (A-level) examination. This is used as
an entrance qualification for university (minimum two passes) and other types
of higher education, as well as for many forms of professional training.
Television
Television
nowadays has become one of the most important mass media. It informs, educates and entertains people. It
influences the way people look at the world and makes them change their views.
In other words, mass media, and especially television, mould public opinion.
Millions of people like to watch TV in their
spare time. The TV set now is not just a
piece of furniture. It is someone who is one of the families. There are two
viewpoints on television. Some people
think that television is doing a lot of harm. People begin to forget how to occupy their
free time. It prevents them from
communicating with each other, from visiting friends, or relatives. And indeed,
people used to have hobbies, they used to go outside for amusements to the
theatres, cinemas, sporting events. They used to read books and listen to
music. Now all free time is given to
television.
But there are a lot of people who consider TV
to be helpful because it gives us a lot of information. We become better informed by watching
documentaries, science programs and by learning the most important economic,
social and political issues of the day. We can see famous people, great events
that will pass into history.Television gives wonderful possibilities for
education: you can take a TV course in history, economy, in learning foreign
languages and in many other subjects.
Television brings the world in your
living-rooms. We see people in our country and in other lands, and learn their
customs, occupations, and problems. TV gives us opportunities to see the best
actors and performances, to hear the latest news, to listen to political
discussions. To crown it all, TV simply helps us to relax after a hard day's
work, giving a great variety of entertaining and musical programs.
Still, it's not a good thing for children to
be glued to the TV screen all day long. It's very harmful for their health and for
developing personalities, because children prefer low-standard hits, horror
films or banal serials. All this by no
means contributes to what we call making a personality.
Summer Holidays
All the people enjoy summer holidays very much. It is a great pleasure to have a rest after a whole year of hard work or study. People like to travel during their summer holidays. Some people go abroad to see new countries, some people prefer to go to the country-side to enjoy country-life far from noise and fuss of big cities.
Some people like to spend their holidays in cities, visiting theatres, museums and going sightseeing. But a great number of people go to the seaside in summer.
I like to have rest at the seaside best of all. I do not like crowds when I am on holiday. My family and I always have our holiday on the coast. Sea and sunshine, that is what we look forward to every summer. Hotels at the large seaside towns are rather expensive, so we usually go to a holiday camp.
Last year we spent our holidays in such a camp. Each day was full of small joys. We swam in the sea, lay in the sun, played different games and had a wonderful time. We lived there for about a month and did not even notice when the time came for us to return home. The time flew very quickly. It was a wonderful rest.
My household chores
Doing household chores is a necessary part of our life. People all over the world try to work hard. They usually have a lot of duties. I have a lot of duties, too. My parents are often tired and I must take care of them. Everybody is happy when the home is always bright and clean. Day after day I can have fun when I do my household chores. I sweep the floor, tidy my room, clean the shoes, dust the furniture, make food myself and do every kind of work. It's not easy to do every kind of work at home, but I can learn to do everything myself. When I do my household chores well, everybody in the family is happy. If I have a holiday party at home, I can help my mother and grandmother a lot. How happy mother is to see everything bright! It's a nice present for my parents to tidy the house! It's wonderful to make people happy! If I have time, my mother asks me to go to the shop. I go there and buy bread, eggs and sugar. Very often I go to the market with my mother. We buy some vegetables and fruits. Then I help my mother to carry them. My mother cooks well; sometimes I help her when she makes cakes. She usually makes them before holidays and on my birthday. We have got a country house. There is a big garden with many trees, bushes and flowers in it. There is a lot of work in our garden and I help my parents to do it. We must do our household chores, because if we hadn't done it our flat would look like a trash can. I usually clean my flat on Friday. First of all I clean with duster table, piano, some boxes, TV, lamp and many other things. At second I clean with vacuum cleaner carpet in my room, then I clean carpet in mother's and father's room. I usually wash the floor in all rooms. Then I wash bath-shell with "Pemolux". Later I wash stove with "Fairy". Every day I must feed my cat. It is very big and fat. I cook a fish soup I to it. After supper I always wash plates and dishes. Sometimes I cook myself, but my cookies up aren't so nice as mother's. I think I make an impact in tiding our place. It is necessary to help the parents. Try to make people happy and you will be happy yourself
