When I am not doing my homework or studying for tests, I try to see my friends. Saturday night is really the only time when everyone’s free, because most of my friends works on Saturdays. I have a job in a home and garden centre, but now it is getting harder to find enough time to do that and all of my school work too. I need the money, though, because I don’t get any pocket money from my mum. I do some babysitting, which is good because I usually get my school work done at the same time, and I get paid for it! Most of the boys in my class seem to spend a lot of their free time on computers. More and more of them is getting computer games, or doing online gaming, but I don’t like them much. And these days people use instant messaging to talk to friends, but I prefer texting my friends on my mobile – I hate sitting in front of a computer for hours. I do enough of that with my homework!!
Moscow
Russia
23/09/2020
Dear Mark,
It was great to receive a letter from you and learnt that you play the clarinet at the school band. I think it’s really an exciting hobby.
As for me, I usually listen to modern music, actually pop, heavy metal and so on.
I enjoy karaoke because my friends and I do it together. It’s always joyful and unforgettable!
By the way, many years ago I played the piano, but I can’t do it nowadays as I haven’t practised it for a long time. Also, I’d like to play the guitar. Maybe I’ll learn to play it one day but now I don’t have enough time.
So, I have to go. Thank you for the conversation.
I’m waiting for a new letter from you!
Best wishes,
Ivan
Nowadays addiction to shopping is a big problem, especially among teenagers. Today you are able to find plenty of expensive and quite affordable things even for a teenager with little pocket money. But does it make any difference to society or environment if you are in fashionable jeans or not? Lots of people are really obsessed with the impression they create. They even need somebody's assistance to understand which things are valuable and which are absolutely useless. So, be responsible when going shopping.