This is a story about Michael Scott. He grew up with a heart defect. While other kids were playing football, he was visiting hospitals.The only sports events in his life were sports programs on TV. Most of all he enjoyed watching the London Marathon.
The first London Marathon was organized when he was 14 years old. More than 46,000 people participated in the marathon. But only 30,000 participants managed to cross the finishing line.
Each year he tried to imagine what it would be like to line up before all the crowds and run the 42.2 km route. So he decided to talk to his doctor and to find out, if there was any chance to train his body and to run 42.2 kms. Then he began walking for a few minutes at a time and lifting weights. After a year of training he could already run. His doctor was thrilled with his progress and allowed him to continue forward.
When he became 19, it was the time to apply for the Marathon. He worked together with his doctor to plan his training schedule.
On race day his family and friends came to watch and support him. It was the most difficult and exciting experience in Michael's life. Many runners took four to five hours to complete the race. Michael finished the race in less than 6 hours.
Today he is still running. But he hasn't taken part in the London Marrathon again. He enjoys taking part in the atmosphere and telling his story of success story to the other athletes. He learned that as long as he has faith in himself, he can do almost anything.
Why I want to participate in summer programmes? Well, that's an interesting question.
Firstly, I need to say that I have never been abroad and never left my country. Walking as a tourist after workday in a strange country and observing sight-seeings must be really enjoyable and beneficial. For example, I have dreamed of travelling to America, I mean the US, even for work since I was a child.
Secondly, working during summer programmes should help me earn some money for my further education, or, at least, for my own needs.
And lastly, that I will probably become a good user of certain language if I take part in summer programmes.
So, from now my position should be clear to you. Will be waiting for your answer.
danchik
Of course, village life is very different from the city . There's even the air is quite different - fresh , clean. I was always chasing beautiful scents - hay , milk and so on. And no fussiness human in the village was not. Naturally, the economic affairs complicate the country life , but I like it very much . And I never get tired of . So when it was time to go home , I was very sad , do not want to leave. In the village I spent the whole of June and July . So I spent the first two months of the summer. In early August , my family gathered to go to the Crimea to the sea. In front of us was a long road - to Feodosia (the one we decided to rest ), we get almost daily. This summer I visited for the first time at sea, before that it was never seen again. It struck me with its grandeur and beauty. In Feodosia, we spent two weeks . We swam in the sea , went on various excursions , walking in the evenings on a festive and elegant promenade that every night was filled with vacationers. I loved this holiday , and I hope that the sea we will go every year. Upon returning home , the remaining days of summer , I was getting ready for school, read a lot, because I do not have time to complete all tasks on extracurricular reading earlier. And, of course , I did not notice how quickly flew vacation. But I really liked how I spent my summer , and I look forward to the end of that school year.
перевод:
Вот и началась осень, оставив тёплые летние деньки где-то далеко позади. И сейчас, сидя за партами, мы все вспоминаем то, как весело и интересно провели лето. Закончив очередной учебный год в конце мая, я поехал в деревню к бабушке. Там я работал ей в хозяйстве, ухаживал за животными, косил сено, поливал грядки на огороде, ухаживал за картошкой – и делал множество различных дел помимо вышеперечисленных. Ну и, конечно же, отдыхал – плавал с деревенскими ребятами в пруду, рыбачил с дедом по утру.
Конечно, деревенская жизнь сильно отличается от городской. Там даже воздух совсем другой – свежий, чистый. Меня всё время преследовали прекрасные запахи – сена, молока и прочее. И никакой суетливости людской в деревне не было. Естественно, хозяйственные дела усложняют деревенскую жизнь, но мне там очень нравится. И никогда не надоедает. Поэтому, когда пришла пора возвращаться домой, мне было очень грустно, не хотелось уезжать. В деревне я пробыл весь июнь и июль. Так я провёл два первых месяца лета. В начале августа мы с семьёй собрались ехать в Крым на море. Перед нами была долгая дорога – до Феодосии (в которой мы решили отдохнуть) мы добирались почти что сутки. Этим летом я впервые побывал на море, до этого ни разу его не видел. Оно поразило меня своим величием и красотой. В Феодосии мы провели две недели. Мы плавали в море, ездили на различные экскурсии, гуляли вечерами по праздничной и нарядной набережной, которая каждый вечер заполнялась отдыхающими. Мне очень понравился такой отдых, и я надеюсь, что на море мы будем ездить каждый год. По возвращению домой, оставшиеся дни лета, я готовился к школе, много читал, потому что не успел выполнить все задания по внеклассному чтению ранее. И, конечно же, я не заметил, как быстро пролетели каникулы. Но мне очень понравилось, как я провёл лето, и я с нетерпением ожидаю окончания этого учебного года.