Дорогая Эмилия, за твое письмо. Было замечательно прочитать о твоем новом доме. Что касается моей новой школы, она очень большая! В ней есть три компьютерных класса и замечательные спортивные объекты. Действительно, она - прекрасное место, и я люблю учиться в ней. Дети в моем классе очень дружелюбны. Я уже завела некоторых новых друзей и часто встречаюсь с ними после уроков. В этом году у меня есть только один новый предмет. Это - экономика, и я начинаю в конце-концов думать, что она не трудная! Между прочим, какими музыкальными стилями ты наслаждаешься? Есть у тебя любимые группы? Хотела бы ты сходить на их концерт? Что касается меня, я предпочитаю Radiohead. Они прикольные! Мне надо идти сейчас. С большой любовью, Энн Dear Emily, Thank you for your letter. It was great to hear about your new house. As for my new school it's very big! It has three computer rooms and wonderful sport facilities. Actually, it seems a nice place and I enjoy studying there. The kids in my class are very friendly. I've already made some new friends and often meet after classes. I've got only one new subject this year. It's Economics and I'm beginning to think that it's not difficult, after all! By the way, what music styles do you enjoy? Have you got any favorite bands? Would you like to go to their concert? As for me, I prefer Radiohead. They are cool! I'd better go now. Lots of love, Ann
When you leave school you understand that the time to choose your future profession has come. It’s not an easy task to make right choice of a job. You can start a working career go into business or continue schooling to receive a higher education. There is one institute or a few institutes is nearly every Russian city. There are dozens of them in Moscow and St. Petersburg. If you want to get a professional training you can enter a technical college. There are over 2000 professions to choose and make a decision. It is a dilemma for all family. Fathers usually wants their children to follow their footsteps. Mothers don’t want their sons and daughters to leave the native town. So they persuade kids to enter local colleges and universities. Because of the wide difference in jobs, you should find out all you can about any job which interests you. This can be done by going to the library and by reading widely, and also by talking to adults who have different kinds of jobs. You also need to think about how well you can do what you would like to do. Some follow their parents advice and some follow their own choice. To make the right choice you should consider your traits and characters. To become a good doctor you must be patient, easygoing and kind/ The teacher’s work requires love for children, profound knowledge of subjects and the ability to explain. Detective’s job is very stressful. He must be brave, fair and strong. A couple of years ago I wanted to become a doctor. I thought it was a very noble profession. I was good at biology at the 8 and 9 forms. I wanted to help people who had problems with their health. I know that a doctor should be noble in work and life, kind and attentive to people, honest and prudent. A doctor who is selfish and dishonest can’t be good at his profession. I tried to do my best to develop good traits in myself. Now I have already decided what to do. I’d like to be a teacher. I know that it is very difficult to be a good teacher. You should know perfectly the subject you teach, you must be well-educated and well-informed. A good teacher develops in his students a desire for knowledge and love for truth and beauty. Teaching must be the greatest of all the arts. It is a great responsibility to educate the children. I think that’s the reason why teachers are deeply respected. More and more people realize that every educated person should know a foreign language. That is why I’m going to become an English teacher. I liked English when we first started learning it is still my favourite subject. I will try to enter the department of foreign languages at the University. You study 5 years at Russian universities. After your final exams you are a qualified teacher of English. University education is deep and many-sided. Some students like a post-graduate course to follow an academic career. Most university graduates take up teaching and return to school. I know that a teacher’s job is quite difficult. A teacher can’t say that he knows everything in his field. He goes on learning his subject during all his career to be able to answer any question. He should be an example of competence. So choosing a career and getting a job are two of the most important things, any person does in his lifetime. If we don’t think about the future, we won’t have one.
Exercise 1
1art gallery
2bus station
3car park
4cinema
5church
6library
7museum
8park
9post office
10polic station
11railway station
12theatre
13tourist information office
14town hall
Exercise 2
1 catch a train
2 go for a walk
3 park a car
4 visit a museum
5 order a pizza
6 have a good time
7 go to a night club
8 pay for a ticket
9 speak to a friend
10 take a boat trip
Exercise 3
1 j
2 b
3 g
4 c
5 i
6 f
7 b
8 d
9 h
10 l (in June)
11 k
12 e
Challenge!
I usually go for a walk with my parents or friends in the evening.
My friend often goes to a night club at the weekend.
It's always a good idea to order a pizza.
You must pay for a ticket.
We visit a random museum once a year with my classmates.