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ABOUTMYSELF.
My
name is Natalia. My surname is Govorova. I am 15. I was born in
I have a wide circle of interests. I’m very sociable, so I get a way with people. I have many friends, most of them are my class-mates. We spend much time together, going out to the cinema or to the disco party, speaking about lessons and music, discussing our problems. But most of all I like my family. We all are great friends and deeply attached to each other.
You see, it’s me - a person with his good and not good characteristics, liking this and hating that. But it’s interesting for me to live, to open new things.
BOOKSINMY LIFE
A book is one of the greatest wonders of world. Why are so many people fond of reading? The world of books is full of wonders. Together with the characters of books you can find yourselfin different and countries, have a lot of adventures. The book is a faithful friend. They form our values and characters. We try to look like the characters of your favourite books: to be brave, honest, not to be silly and greedy, to be real friends. We enjoyed the beauty and wisdom of fairy-tales and fables when we were babies and Granny read them. They taught us to be kind, clever, hardworking, to understand other people and help them. They teach us to understand the beauty of nature, take care of it, to love our homeland.
Books have been with us since childhood. Who
hasn’t read «
I have read a lot of interesting books, but my favourite book is «The adventures of Tom Sawyer» by Mark Twain. This well-known book is popular with the children all over the world.
The main character of the book is Tom
Sawyer, who lived in a small town on the
If you are not fond of reading, take a book to your liking or borrow it from the library and read it. Books are worth reading. Readly, they are our good friends.
KEEPIHG FITANDDOING SPORTS .
I you want to feel fit you’d better go in
for one kind of sport or another. I should admit that everyone must do all he
can to be healthy. Good health is better than the best medicine. «You have a
sound mind in a sound body» as the old Latin saying goes. The English proverb
«Sickness in the body brings sickness to the mind»expresses a similar idea but from different
point of view. All kinds of physical exercises are very useful to make our
bodies strong and to keep ourselves fit and healthy. To tell the truth I don’t
do sports regularly and it is not an essential part of my daily life. In the
morning I do some exercises just to awake. Then some aerobics for myself. It puts
me into the fine moods. In summer I go swimming as there is a beautiful river
with pure water where my Granny lives. In winter, it’s rather long at our
place, I should say, I prefer skiing (There is nothing like the sight of a
winter forest - a real fairy-tale). I like to ride the bike and toboganning in
winter. Mum says that I’m to old to do it, why not after all? I shouldn’t call
myself a sports fan. Of course , I like to watch sports competitions on TV .
Fortunately , they show different ones - football , basketball . I like tennis
tournaments very much . I think , it’s a very intelligent kind of sport for
clever thinking people . Also I admire skiing championships , biathlon ,
swimming . But what I like most is basketball . The best games are viewed on
TV. I came to know that modern basketball appeared in
Doing sports a man become strong, healthy and gay. He begins to take care of his health.
«Good health is better than wealth», you know. It’s true, I should say. In our school we have a nice gym. Sports and games are popular among pupils. A lot of children train at special sport schools.
LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
The great German poet Goethe once said: «He who know no foreign language does not know his own one.Learning foreign languages is specially important nowadays. Some people learn foreign languages because they need them in their work, others travel abroad, for the third studying languages is a hobby.
Every year thousands of people from
Some people are as a rule polyglots. Historians diplomats need some languages for their work. Ifyou want to be a classified specialistyou must learnEnglish, the language ofinternational communication.
English is one of the worldlanguages. It is the languageof progressive science and technology, trade
and cultural relations, commerce and business. It is the universal language of
international aviation, shipping and sports. It is also the major language of
diplomacy. Hundreds and hundreds of books, magazines and newspapersare printed in English, most of the world’s
mail and telephone calls are in English. Half of the world’s scientific
literature is written in English. English is spoken by more than350 million people.Geographically, it is the mostwidespread language on earth, second after
Chinese. It is the official language of the
Learning English is not an easy thing. It is a longprocess and takes a lot of time and patience. But to know English today is absolutely necessary for every educated person. Iwant to know English because it’s interesting for me to know foreign countries, their cultures and tradition. English will be of great use in my future profession connected with computers.
The best way to see a strange city is to buy a map and a guide-book. If you want to learn, more about a city, it is useful to walk along the streets and look around to see historical places, buildings and monuments. There is no doubt that you should visit art galleries and museums.
The best starting point of the tour around
the city is Red Square, the central and the most beautiful square in
memory
of the Russian victory over the Polish invaders, the
Muscovites are proud of their museums : the Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, literary museums.
Crowds of people visit the Tretiakov Gallery admiring beautiful pictures of Russian painters.
Moscovites are fond of going in for sports so, there are a lot of stadiums, swimming-pools, courts and sports ground.
The
citizens of
Moscovites
do their best to create the atmosphere of the old
MYFRIEND
Frankly speaking, I have a lot of friends. Most of them are my classmates. They say that I am a good mixer and always have a way with people. But my bosom-friend is Olga. We are of the same age, we are both 15. She is pleasant looking girt not very tall but pleasantly plump. They say, she is the very image of her father, but, to my mind, she takes a lot after her Mum in looks - fair curly hair and dark blue eyes. When she smiles, 2 pretty dimples appear on her cheeks. To my mind, she is really a beauty. But her inner beauty is more important than physical one. Olga is well bred, jolly and king, life and soul of every company. She is tactful, witty generous and kind- hearted, careful and sensitive. She always ready to help other people. She is well-read and fond of reading very much. She always has 2 or 3 books at hand. Her second hobby is knitting and sewing. She is always elegunt and and always wears whet suits her. She is good at cooking I think she is cut out for a housewife.
Olga like all teenagers likes different music which helps her to relax. In this point we have much in common. We both go in for sports- acrobics I think, she is very gifted and capable.
She always manages to be cheerful, energetic, full of life and energy. She is a sunny soul by nature, she never feels sour.
As I have told, she is a helpful person and every time she tries to do her best to help somebody when he has problems.
Olga is very attentive to her parents and is simply mad about her dog. She cannot imagine her life without her.
Of course, Olga has some drawbacks - sometimes she is a hurly-burly girl, a bit stubborn. But still like her as she has a good sense of humour and pleasant to deal with.
We spend much time together - watch video or listen to the music, walk or go to the cafe discussing all sorts of things. If there is some misunderstanding between us we try to make peace soon. I respect Olga for intellect and modesty. You know, I miss her very often. Our friendship helps me feel strong and sure of myself.
MY HOME IS MY CASTLE.
I think, every person always dreamsabout the place where he can speak about his problems, chat with close friends, where he can feel happy and quiet. For me it is my family and my home. It is the best place in the world and my dearest people live here.
My family is not large we are 4. I have a father, a mother and a brother. We all live together in a new flat.
My father is 45. He is a tall and well-built man with short black hair and grey eyes. He is quiet and hardworking . Really, he is a bread maker of the family. Dad is handy with many things. His hobby is fixing everything at home.
My mother is very lively. She is life and soul of the family. She is a pleasant woman of forty with beautiful chestnut hair and dark brown eyes. She is a lofty ideal for me. My parents have been married for 20 years they have much in common, in everyday life Dad is impractical and needs mother to look after him. Parents have different views on music, books, films. For example, my father likes horror films and my father likes «soap operas». My father is a football fat and Mum doesn’t like sports. But they try to have the same opinion about the education and upbringing of their children.
My brother is only 11. He goes to school. He is funny and curious. He is constantly asking many questions often silly ones. But this only a moment - I can’t imagine my life without our little monster.
We all feel happy when we are together. In the evenings we often have little gatherings in the kitchen by the cup of tea, chatting, laughing and discussing the events of the day. Those evening are the best of all. But sometimes I have problems with my parents. They don’t like the clothesI wear the music I listen to and the friends I bring home.It’s not easy to be a teenager. In summer I visit my Granny. I love her when I was a child she used to tell me fairytalesand stories of her life.
My parents are hardworking. They combine work with housekeeping. Mum manages our household very well. We all are in the habit of helping her to run the house. They say «Men make houses, women make home». My home is a cosy place. Our relatives and friends like to come to our place. My parents are very hospitable everybody feels at home in their flat. Really «There is no place like home».
OURTOWN.
We live in Usinsk. It’s a small town with the
population of about 60 thousand people situated near the river
The climate is severe, the winter is cold and long it lasts for 6-8 months, the spring and the summer are short and cool.
Usinsk district is rich in oil, so they get oil here. There are many
industrial enterprises in it connected with oil extraction, they are
«Komineft», «Arkhangelsk Negtegaz» and others. There are some joint - ventures
such as «NobelOil», «KomiArcticOil», «KomiQuest» and others where the
specialists from
As
our town is young we have no theatres and museums, historical and memorial
places. But we have a cinema, the
There
is also a musical and art school, seven schools, many kindergartens. There is
an airport and a railway station and our people can go to
Our town is surrounded by forests, there are also small rivers and lakes. Our people like to spend weekends in the forests picking mush-rooms and berries in autumn, skiing in winter and in early spring. Our men and boys are fond of fishing.
As for me, I like my town, it’s so lovely.
RUSSINTRADITIOS.
Almost
every nation and country has a reputation of some kind. The Englishmen are
reputed to be cold, reserved, rather naughty easy-going and fond of sport. They
are the nation of stay-at-homes. «There is no place like home», they say. The
English man’s home is his castle is a saying known all over the world. They
prefer a small house built for one family, with a small garden are a fire in
the centre of the house. They like animals very much and follow the traditions
concerning food and meals. We know much about English traditions and customs
but now I’d like to say a few words about the traditions of my native
land-Russia. First, about Russian people. To my mind, the main traits of their
characters which differ them from other people are hospitality, their «open
heart», «golden hands», wise Russian fairytales reflect this wisdom. Our people
are hardworking, patient, never loosing hope for better life. The Russians are
the talented nation.
Besides these great names in literature and music, our country is famous for Russian traditional specific crafts its skilled craftsmen. Painted boxes of Palekh, coloured shawls of Pavlov Posad, clay toys of Dymkovo, laces of Vologda are known all over the world.
The names of Gzhel and Khokhloma are
considered to be the symbols of
The reviving of old crafts is connected with
the reviving of the traditional arts of all peoples inhabiting our big country.
There are 100 of them. They revive their culture, costumes, dances and
language. It is the revival of our souls. Now we celebrate the forgotten
holidays - Troisa, Maslenitsa, Easter. We again sing Russian folk songs and
chastushki, dance Barinya and perform khorovods, ride in troikas. Traditional
Russian cooking is world-famous for such dishes as okroshka, shi, pelment,
kurnik, kvass. We begin to build and reconstruct churches. The example of it is
the building of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in
THE
AND
THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE.
The
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name of the state which is sometimes referred to as Great Britain or Britain (after it major island), England ( after its major historic part or the British Isles.
The
The area of the
The population of the
The flag of the
The national anthem is «God Save the Queen». The national currency is pound.
Geographically the
The highest mountain top is Ben Nevis in
There are many lakes in
The largest are
The capitals are:
Every country has its own national emblem.
The red rose is the national emblem of
THE PRIDE OF THE NATION.
(Famous People of Russia).
Much was done by people to reach the present
state of human development. It is necessary to say that great contribution to
the development of the world science and culture, literature, music and
painting was made by the Russian people. The names of Russian scientists and
writers, poets, composers and painters are world-famous-Pushkin, Lermontov,
Chehov, Levitan. This chain can be endless. It is almost impossible to name a
branch of science in the development of which the Russian scientists haven’t
played the greatest role. Lomonosov, the founder of the
People in many countries admire paintings, portraits and landscapes Surikov, Levitan, Repin works of our Russian writes and poets are translated into many languages.
I want to tell about one of the greatest Russians. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, an outstanding Russian composer, was born in Votkinsk in 1840. He was fond of music since his early childhood. His mother sang him beautiful songs and taught him to play the piano. He graduated from the Petersburg Conservatoire only in 1866 because of his poor living conditions. He was the best pupil of Anton Rubinstein. Wen the Moscow Conservatoire was founded Pyotr Ilyich became a professor there.
He created wonderful music: 10 operas, 3 ballets, 6 symphonies, 7 large symphonic poems and many other musical pieces.
«Eugene Onegin», a new type of opera, was a great success all over the world «His Swan Lake», «The Nutckracker», «The Sleeping Beauty are musical masterpieces. In his music he used folk melodies for the musical descriptions of Russian nature and life. His compositions are full of realist.
THERE IS NO BAD WEATHER,
THERE ARE BAD CLOTHES.
Englishmen say «There is no bad weather, there are bad clothes», It means that they like all the seasons, all kinds of weather. Every season is good in its own way. Each person likes this or that season. It depends on his character, mood. They say that Pushkin liked autumn very much. This season is full of colours, bright and tasty. The sky is blue, but sometimes grey clouds appear. The sun shines but it begins to hide behind the clouds. Its raysare not so warm. Autumn is full of vegetables and fruit, mushrooms and berries. There is nothing like Indian summerin autumn. As for me, I like to walkon the carpet of bright leaves listen to the last songs of birds flying to warm countries, look at the nature. It is like a fairy-tale. It fades away and nothing can be done. Soon drizzling rains will begin and everything will be dull and sad. But still I like autumn.
Winter in Usinskis long and severe with dark nights, bitter wings and hard frosts. Even sometimes you can see a quiet winter frosty day. It is snowing. Fluffy soft snowflakes are falling to the ground making a beautiful thick carpet. The icecles glitter in the sun the snow sparkles like diamond. Going outdoors in such weather is pleasant. Many people go to the forests and enjoy sledgingand skiing, playing snowballs and making a snowman.
As for spring, people in Usinsk long for it and dream about it during long winter days. It comes late but suddenly. I don’t like it because my town becomes grey. But spring is the beginning of new life. Nature awakens from its long winter sleep. The trees begin to bud and soon tiny green leaves will appear. Young green grass appear, fruit trees begin to blossom. Everything looks magic covered with green carpet. Nature looks full of promise.
I like summer because we have holiday and enjoy resting after school year.
In my opinion every season is beautiful and attractive. As one famous poet said:«I see no reason to speak in prize of any season».
THE
AND NOTHERN
THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE.
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The
The
The area of the
The population of the
The flag of the
The national anthem is «God Save the Queen». The national currency is pound.
Geographically the
The highest mountain top is Ben Nevis in
There are many lakes in
The largest are
The capitals are:
Every country has its own national emblem.
The red rose is the national emblem of
THE
AND NOTHERN
THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE.
The
The
The
The area of the
The population of the
The flag of the
The national anthem is «God Save the Queen». The national currency is pound.
Geographically the
The highest mountain top is Ben Nevis in
There are many lakes in
The largest are
The capitals are:
Every country has its own national emblem.
The red rose is the national emblem of
TRAVELLING.
People are fond of traveling. They spend their holidays traveling. They travel to see other countriesand continents, to learn a lot about people’s traditions, to enjoy picturesque places. It is interesting for them to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food.
Those who live in the country like to find themselves in large cities with their shops, cinemas, crowds of people. City-dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains with nothing to do but walking and bathing, lazying in the sun. Most travelers and holiday makers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them - beautiful views of waterfalls, forests, unusual plants and animals. These photos will remind them of the happy time of holiday.
These are many ways of traveling - by train, by plain, by ship, on foot. Everyone chooses his favourite one. My favourite way is traveling by plain. Andnot because it is very comfortable. It is exciting. I also like traveling by train. I’ve traveled this way a lot. When you are in the train you can see the beauty of nature.
I envy the tourists because I think that they study geography traveling and visiting different parts of the world. They can tell you many things which you didn’t know before.
They are interesting people from whom you can learn much new for yourself. Any kind of travel helps you to understand many things that you can never see or learn at home. Though you may read about them in books and newspapers.
As for me I’d like to have a coach tour to some foreign country. Coach tours are planned and I’ll have a chance to do a lot of sightseeings and have a good rest at the same time.
U.K. POLITICALSYSTEM.
The
U.K of
The executive consists of the central Government - that is the Prime-Minister and Cabinet and other ministers who are responsible foriniating and directing the national policy, government departments, local authorities, and public corporations. The judiciary determines common I am and interpret status and is independent of both the legislature and executive.
The Government derive its authority from
the elected House of Commons. A general election. For all seats in the House of
Commons, must be help every 5 years. The Government is normally formed by the
political party which is supported by the majority in the House of Commons. The
Party’s leader is appointed Prime-Minister by the Queen. He chooses a team of
ministers of whom 20 or so are in the Cabinet. The second largest party becomes
the official opposition with its own leader and Shadow Cabinet. The House of
Commons comprises members from the constituencies in
The House of Lords is a hereditory Chamber.
YOUR PASTIME AND HOBBY.
Hobby is what a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbies differ like tastes. If you have chosen a hobby according to your character and taste you are lucky because your life becomes more interesting. The most popular hobby is doing things. It includes a wide variety of activities from gardening to traveling, from chess to volleyball. Both grown-ups and children are fondof playing different computer games. This hobby is becoming more and more popular. Making things include drawing, painting, handicrafts. Many people collect something - coins, stamps, compact discs, toys, books. Some collections have some value. Rich people often collect paintings, rare things and other art objects. Often such private collections are given to museums, libraries.
As for me, I like to listen to music. 3 months ago my parents boughtme a compact discplayer andI decided to collect compact discs. I like different music, it should be good. I collect discs of myfavourite groups and singers. I carefully study the information printed on discbooklets. I try to findeverything about my favourite singers. Also I like to watch music programmeson TV.I want to keep up with the news in the world of music.
Of course, I like to spend my spare time with my friends. We talk aboutall sorts of things ( politics, teachers, girls). We discuss films, books, TV programmes. In fine weather we like to be in the open air. We finda nice place somewhere in the forest. We make a fire, bake potatoes and have a lotof fun. When the weather is bad, my friends come to my place. We have a good time together.