My time with family
(at week days and at weekends)
At the beginning of the week day my parents goes to work until the evening and I go to school. In the evening, my parents and I can go for a walk in the city center. In the center we can go shopping or go to the supermarket. We rarely can afford expensive restaurants, but the main thing is that we spend time with our family. After the walk, we already go home to wash, eat and sleep.
My parents are free at the weekend. We can stay all day at home or go to cafe. I with my mum
can go to clothes shop to buy a new clothes for me and my dad. After we can go to visit mum's friends.
Dear John, thank you for your letter, I am glad that you are doing so well at university!
I wish I could be as cheerful as you are, but I can’t. There is a real problem in my life. As you know I am finishing school this year and I am supposed to go on to university. That seems to be the problem! I am so tired of books, studies, and endless tests and exams! I want to take a year off so that I can have a rest. It is not all about having a rest: I haven’t made up my mind yet about what I want to do in life. I have been considering a few universities for some time, but haven’t chosen any. If I took a gap year, I would be able to meet new people, try different jobs, and even see the world. Taking a gap year may help me to understand myself better, without unnecessary haste. My parents don’t understand me at all. They want me to go to university next autumn and they won’t listen to my arguments. They say that a gap year would be a waste of time. They even think that I will forget the things I have learnt at school during my gap year. There is no arguing with the old folks, and I still depend on them financially.
I need your advice. Do you think taking a gap year is a good idea? What should I do? What would you do in my place?
I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes, XXX
