Mrs carter: kelly smith, you are late for my class again. what's happened this time? kelly: i'm sorry, mrs carter. i just overslept and missed the school bus.mrs carter: ok, since you honestly admit it's your fault and youhaven't invented any silly excuses; i'll let you come in and join the
class.kelly: thank you, mrs carter.mrs carter: actually, i'm considering calling your parents, kelly, to tell them aboutyour coming late. i haven't done that yet since i don't want to disappoint them. but i think i'll have to since i'm not happy with your progress in french, either.kelly: i'll do
my best to catch up with the class, mrs carter, i promise.mrs carter: i feel that you haven't been working hard lately. something is distracting you from studying. what is it, may i ask? kelly: well, actually, you are right, mrs carter. we, three other girls and i, formed a band three months ago.
we've been rehearsing like mad since then. we play pop and rock music and we are going to take part in the town music contest next month. when we win, i promise i'll get back to the lessons.mrs carter: look, kelly. since you've always been a bright student, i can tolerate this outrageous situation
for two more weeks. but i'm not going to put up with anything like this in the future, ok? kelly: thank you for understanding, mrs carter.mrs carter: what are you rehearsing for the contest, by the way? kelly: oh, we'll be singing two songs we've written ourselves, and a remake of the old hit
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I hope you are doing fine. Have you got any news to tell me? You asked me some question and I would like to answer them now. You asked for my opinion about being independent of my parents. I think one can hardly be independent when he or she is under 18. We don't have necessary skills and knowledge to live separately from our parents. Renting a room or a flat can also cost a lot and only our parents can pay for us. What about you? When do you plan to start living separately from your parents? As to leaving parents as soon I finish school, I think I could do it. If I enter a good university with good accomodation, living without my parents would be no problem. Though I think I would miss my home, especially during the first months. Many Russian students who study abroad miss their homes in the beginning. It is not easy to get used to another country and the language. And it can take a lot of time to understand traditions and customs of the new country. Have you ever studied abroad? Do you think you could live far from your home for a long time? OK, so much for today. Write soon.
Best wishes,
Mike.