ummer is the best season for me and perhaps for the majority of people. both adults and kids enjoy summertime, because it offers the longest holidays. besides, it is rather sunny and warm in our region at this time of the year, so we enjoy the sea and the sun.
лето – лучшее время года для меня и, возможно, для большинства людей. и взрослым, и детям нравится лето, потому что оно совпадает с самыми длинными каникулами. кроме того, в нашем регионе в это время года довольно тепло и солнечно, так что мы наслаждаемся морем и солнцем.
one of my favourite artists is valentin serov. when i first saw his famous pictures - - the girl with peaches and the girl in the sunlight - - in the tretyakov gallery, frankly speaking, i wasn't too impressed. the girls seemed quite ordinary and i couldn't understand what was so special about these portraits.
some years later i happened to be in abramtsevo, where these two pictures had been painted. it's a very beautiful place. abramtsevo belonged to savva mamontov, a well known patron of arts. our guide told us about the people who had been invited there. it seemed that all artists, actors and writers of that period had stayed at abramtsevo or at least visited it.
when i went to the tretyakov gallery after that and looked at the girl with peaches again, i suddenly remembered that day in abramtsevo, and for the first time i noticed the play of light and shade in the picture, the atmosphere of a sunny summer day.
один из моих любимых художников - в. а. серов. когда я впервые увидел его известные картины - "девочка с персиками" и "девушка, освещенная солнцем" - в третьяковской галерее, честно говоря, я был не слишком впечатлен. девушки казались обычными, и я не мог понять, что такого особенного в этих портретах.
несколько лет спустя я оказался в абрамцеве, где эти две картины были написаны. это красивое место. абрамцево принадлежало савве мамонтову, известному меценату. наш гид рассказал нам о людях, которые туда были приглашены. казалось, что все художники, актеры и писатели того времени останаливались в абрамцеве, или, по крайней мере, его посещали.
когда я пошел в третьяковку после этого и посмотрел на "девочку с персиками" еще раз, я вдруг вспомнил, тот день в абрамцево, и впервые я заметил, игру света и тени на картине, атмосферу солнечного летнего дня.
My Favourite TV-Channel
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My name is Ilya and I’m 14 years old. I study at the 8th grade of a secondary school. My timetable is overloaded sometimes, but I find time to do the things that I like. When I’m free, I read an interesting book, listen to music, meet up with friends or go cycling around the lake. When I want to learn something new about the world, I turn on the TV. My favourite channel is Discovery. I watch this channel since childhood and I must say that thanks to it my perception of the world became richer. I’ve learned many interesting things, connected with science, technology and history. In fact, Discovery comes in many different languages. So, when I want to improve my listening skills I watch it in English. This channel was launched in 1985 in the USA. Originally it consisted only of documentary programs about popular science. However, later it expanded into reality television and soon it became one of the best channels of non-fiction programming in the world. Apart from series of scientific documentaries the channel has several programs aimed at younger audience. Today, Discovery is watched in 170 countries across the world. It’s a commercial channel, so we pay for a monthly fee for having it. In my opinion, such channels are not only entertaining, but highly educational. Unfortunately, I’m allowed to watch TV for no longer than three hours a day. All I get to see is just a couple of programs. My favourite ones are “How it’s made” and “MythBusters”.