Bad Day
Every day in our lives we have to go through different events, both good and bad. There are days that give us lots of headache, we call them bad days. I’d like to tell you about one of those days.
My morning was no different from those I normally have. However, I knew there is an important test ahead. Our teacher of Maths calls it a final exam of the year. So, you can imagine how important it was for everyone. I spent a week preparing for this test. As I said, my morning went quite well, but since the time I stepped out into the street the minor problems and misfortunes began.
At first, I realized that I’d forgotten to take my lunch box, so I had to return. As people in my country say, coming back home can be a portent of bad luck. And that’s exactly how it worked for me on that day. I came back and went towards the school again. It is twenty minutes away from my home. On a way it started to rain. I guess it’s needless to say that I was without an umbrella. Luckily my anorak was in the bag. Its hood saved me from the heavy rain.
When I got to school I realized I was late for test. My teacher doesn’t normally let the latecomers to enter the classroom. This time she was in good mood and decided to make an exception. I wish she hadn’t though, as the test turned out to be really difficult. I should confess, Maths is not my favourite subject. I prefer humanitarian sciences instead, whereas my best friend and classmate Liza prefers mathematical sciences. So, we try to help each other in case there is a difficult topic. However this time was different. Liza was angry with me as we had a big argument a few days ago. For that reason, she refused to help me.
In the end, I did badly in the test and was rather sad. I thought the second part of the day would be a little better, but as ill luck would have it, my mom gave away my favourite kitten. She said she didn’t want any pets running around the house. As you see, bad days happen and they can be indeed upsetting
Bad Day
Every day in our lives we have to go through different events, both good and bad. There are days that give us lots of headache, we call them bad days. I’d like to tell you about one of those days.
My morning was no different from those I normally have. However, I knew there is an important test ahead. Our teacher of Maths calls it a final exam of the year. So, you can imagine how important it was for everyone. I spent a week preparing for this test. As I said, my morning went quite well, but since the time I stepped out into the street the minor problems and misfortunes began.
At first, I realized that I’d forgotten to take my lunch box, so I had to return. As people in my country say, coming back home can be a portent of bad luck. And that’s exactly how it worked for me on that day. I came back and went towards the school again. It is twenty minutes away from my home. On a way it started to rain. I guess it’s needless to say that I was without an umbrella. Luckily my anorak was in the bag. Its hood saved me from the heavy rain.
When I got to school I realized I was late for test. My teacher doesn’t normally let the latecomers to enter the classroom. This time she was in good mood and decided to make an exception. I wish she hadn’t though, as the test turned out to be really difficult. I should confess, Maths is not my favourite subject. I prefer humanitarian sciences instead, whereas my best friend and classmate Liza prefers mathematical sciences. So, we try to help each other in case there is a difficult topic. However this time was different. Liza was angry with me as we had a big argument a few days ago. For that reason, she refused to help me.
In the end, I did badly in the test and was rather sad. I thought the second part of the day would be a little better, but as ill luck would have it, my mom gave away my favourite kitten. She said she didn’t want any pets running around the house. As you see, bad days happen and they can be indeed upsetting
The USA is one of those countries where Christmas is the main event of the year. People of all ages love this holiday, not only because it’s a day-off, but also because it gives the opportunity to have lots of fun and to spend time in a family circle. It also denotes the beginning of New Year and new life. The day after Christmas is known as the Boxing Day. It’s when everybody opens the presents, which are found under the Christmas tree. Santa Claus is thought to be the one who brings these presents. Children believe that he enters the houses through chimney and leaves the gifts for them either under the tree or in colorful stockings, hanging above the fireplace.
Some Americans on the night of Christmas attend the mass at church. The traditional dish for dinner is a roast turkey with vegetables, rosemary and cranberry sauce. For dessert they serve either a fruit pie, a pudding with brandy sauce or pumpkin pies. Before going to bed people make wishes for the coming year. The tradition to celebrate Christmas in the United States dates back to the beginning of the 19th century. In 1800 Czech Protestants have started celebrating this holiday, which soon became rather popular. Already in 1840s people were putting up Christmas trees in their houses and in 1860s a magic red-costumed man with white beard appeared. It was Santa Claus, which got its name from St Nicholas. The tradition of Christmas card sending appeared in 1842. It was the year when a man, named William Egley, sent first one hundred cards to his friends. Since then, billions of cards are sent annually in the United States.