let me introduce myself, my name is olga petrova. i was born in the 19 th of february, 1994 in kursk, which is the town of russia. i am sixteen. i am a pupil. i study in the 11 th form. our family is big. there are four of us: mother, father, little brother and me.
my brother`s
name is anton. he is 11. anton is nice and funny.
my parents are young. my mom is a good-looking woman. she is 39. she has two high educations. she works as economist. my mother likes reading books and magazines and she knows a lot of interesting things. she always helps me with my
problems.
my father is 41. he is a journalist. he likes his work very much. my father cooks well too. he always makes new dishes and they are very tasty.
in the evening all members of our family like to watch tv. sometimes we go to the theater or concert. we are a
friendly family. we are deeply attached to each other, and we get on very well.
i study well. my favorite school subjects are english, russian, literature and others. i want to learn spanish and french too.
it is important to have friends. my friends name is oksana. she
lives not far from me. it’s not easy to meet a true and faithful friend. i am happy that i have got oksana. i trust her and i’m sure that i can rely on her in any situation. she is the single person who can ask for help and advice in unhappy moments of my life and whom i can tell all my problems.
she never lets people down. i miss oksana when we don’t see each other for a long time. i think our friendship makes me feel confident; share to over feelings and opinions. personally, i think that friendship is a great force.
there are many interesting and exciting things to do when
you are spending your free time. each person has his interests and hobbies such as reading books, watching tv, going in for sports. as for me, i have many hobbies: they are – cooking, dancing, singing, and english language. i also fond of reading books. my favorite books are adventures and horror,
love stories. when i am reading book i live the character`s life, suffer, and enjoy with them. my favorite hobby is studying english. i think it is necessary to have a hobby. your free time is not wasted.
everybody likes music – some people enjoy classical music, others are fond of
popular music. open-minded, i like all kinds of music. i am a meloman. some music is happy, and some is sad. some is serious, and some can make people laugh.
my family likes holidays a lot. we usually celebrate each of them with a lot of food and presents and big groups of relatives
and friends.
i like new year very much. my mother and i usually decorate a new year tree with colorful glass balls and toys. i also cook new year supper, especially salads. at night we have a real feast.
my other favorite celebration is my birthday which is in february.
this day i am in the centre of attention. my parents and friends give me presents, and i usually have birthday party. i invite my friends and we have fun together. i really enjoy holidays and celebrations.
in early childhood it does not take children much time to answer the question
«what do you want to be when you grow up? ». they mentioned many interesting and exciting professions, the most popular ones are a pilot, a cosmonaut, a businessman. as the years pass, they change their minds.
i know there are many interesting and useful professions but most of all i
like the profession of an interpreter. why? because i like english language. it is necessary to learn foreign languages. that is why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. everybody knows his own language but it is useful to know foreign languages too. i want to read in
original literature.
i like to travel, but it is difficult to visit countries, when you do not know the language spoken there. if i know the language of the country which i am going to visit it will be easy to travel there. if i want to ask something, i can do it in english. there are
international friendship camps in the world. if you can speak foreign languages, it will be easy for you to visit such camps and speak with people there. i think that english will be my future career because i am good at this language.
Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating. Many of them carve jack-o'-lantens out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities.
Halloween developed from new year festivals and festivals of the dead. Christian church established a festival on November 1 called All Saints' Day so that people could continue to celebrate their festivals.
The Mass said on All Saints' Day was called Allhallowmass. The day before All Saints' Day was known all hallows' Eve or All Hallow e'en.
The main Halloween activity for children is trick-or-treating. Children dress in costumes and masks and go from door to door saying "trick or treat". The neighbours give children such treats as candy, fruit and pennies so that children do not play tricks on them.
Jack-o'-lanterns are hallowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o'-lanterns contain a candle inside. An Irish legend says that jack-o'-lanterns are named after the man called Jack.
He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.
Fortunetelling is an important part of Halloween. For example, a coin, a ring, and a thimble were baked into a cake. It was believed that the person who found the coin would become wealthy. The one who found the ring would marry soon. And the person who found the thimble would never get married. Today people practice cardreading or palmistry.
People once believed that there were many ghosts and witches on the Earth and that they met on October 31 to worship the devil. Today, people do not believe in ghosts and witches but they like to tell stories about them on Halloween.
Хэллоуин
Хэллоуин — это праздник, который отмечается 31 октября. В Соединенных Штатах дети переодеваются в маскарадные костюмы и маски и ходят по домам, выпрашивая сладости. Многие из них вырезают фонари из тыкв. Популярными развлечениями являются гадание и истории о ведьмах и привидениях.
Хэллоуин развился из праздника Нового года и празднеств в честь мертвых. Христианская церковь основала праздник 1 ноября, который называется День всех святых, чтобы люди могли продолжать отмечать свои праздники.
Месса, которую служили в День всех святых, называлась "Оллхэллоумэс". День перед Днем всех святых назывался кануном Дня всех святых или "Олл хэллоуин".
Главное развлечение детей на Хэллоуин — это выпрашивание сладостей. Дети переодеваются в маскарадные костюмы и маски, ходят от дома к дому и говорят: "Угощайте, а не то подшутим". Соседи дают детям такие угощения, как конфеты, фрукты, и мелочь, чтобы дети не сыграли с ними злую шутку.
Фонари на Хэллоуин — это пустые внутри тыквы с вырезанным с одной стороны лицом. В большинстве фонарей внутри находится свеча. В ирландской легенде говорится, что фонари на Хэллоуин (по-английски jack-o'-lanterns) названы так в честь человека по имени Джек.
Он не мог попасть в рай, потому что он был скрягой, и не мог попасть в ад, потому что играл злые шутки над дьяволом. В результате Джек вынужден бродить по земле со своим фонарем до Судного дня.
Гадание — это важная часть Хэллоуина. Например, монету, кольцо и наперсток запекают в пирог. Считалось, что тот, кто найдет кольцо, скоро женится или выйдет замуж. Тот, кто найдет монету, разбогатеет. А тот, кто найдет наперсток, никогда не женится или не выйдет замуж. Сегодня люди используют гадания на картах и гадание по руке.
Когда-то люди верили, что на земле полно ведьм и что они встречаются 31 октября, чтобы поклоняться дьяволу. Сегодня люди не верят в привидения и ведьм, однако они любят рассказывать о них истории на Хэллоуин.
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