My family is not very big. It’s just me, my parents and the tortoise named George. All the members have their own hobbies in our house. Even George has a hobby - to eat and to sleep. My hobby is dancing and knitting. I regularly attend the dance class and watch step-by-step tutorials for knitting. My mum’s hobby is cooking. She even runs her own blog. My dad’s hobby is cycling. He loves spending time outside especially if the weather is fine. Last year he even participated in road cycle racing. However, we also have a family type hobby. During each holiday we make a plan to go somewhere new and to explore the city sights. For example, last summer apart from going to the seaside, we visited two new cities - Irkutsk and Angarsk. We have relatives living there, so it was rather convenient for us to arrange our stay in the city. I’m glad that my parents love travelling as much as me. This New Year we plan to spend at my uncle’s place in Rostov-on-Don. We’ve been there before, but we don’t mind visiting it again. Another collective hobby is to buy souvenirs from these cities. For example, in Irkutsk we bought some ethnic finery. As for Rostov, we have already plenty of objects from there, mainly magnets and ceramic plates. It’s a shame George has to stay at home. Luckily, our neighbor Valentina feeds him, when we are away.
Dear Anton, I'm writing to you from London. This is really a great city with its old cathedrals, churches, palaces and museums . I took some pictures of London. Most of all I enjoyed going on а river trip down the Thames. We saw the Houses of Parliament along the north bank of the Thames. The clock tower of the Houses of Parliament is famous for its big hour bell known as «Big Ben». We saw the Tower of London near Tower Bridge. We also visited Buckingham Palace where the Queen lives. Tonight we are going to the London Eye and Trafalgar Square. By the way, we are lucky with the weather. No rain! The days are warm and sunny. I enjoy doing the sights very much. When I return home come to me to see all the pics. See you soon, Sasha
It was an ordinary day at my workplace, like any other. I came, had coffee and started checking data for a project. I turned on the radio and tuned to the "Aliens' wave". There was nothing special, I was used to that routine work. My expectations are to meet a creature of another civilization had long gone. But suddenly I heard some strange sounds I had never heard before. I made a bit louder and called my colleagues. We tried to make out at least a bit, replaying the record again and again, but to no avail. Throughout the whole night we were trying to crack the code. In the morning, the chief told us to go home and relax. Our job program had been made a secret one, so our building was far from the city, in the fields. When my friend and I had come outside, we saw some impressions in the wheat field. It looked as if a huge machine had passed through them. From satellite pictures it became clear that it was connected with that unknown radio signal. We started our search...
