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| 1. : Learning Foreign Languages | |
| 2. : My Family | |
| 3. : My Pastime | |
| 4. : Art in Ukraine | |
| 5. : Sports and Games in Our Life | |
| 6. : Travelling | |
| 7. : Education in Ukraine | |
| 8. : Public and Private Schools in Great Britain | |
| 9. : Computer Applications | |
| 10.: My Plans for Future | |
| 11.: My College | |
| 12.: The Achievements of Science and Technology in Ukraine | |
| 13.: Holidays in Ukraine | |
| 14.: Health in Our Life | |
| 15. : Harmful Habits | |
| 16. : Mass Media | |
| 17.: My Favourite TV Programme | |
| 18.: My Visit to the Theatre | |
| 19.: Environmental Protection in Ukraine | |
| 20.: The Problems of Youth in Ukraine | |
| 21.: Teenage Life in Great Britain | |
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1. Learning Foreign Languages
I am sure learning foreign languages is very important nowadays. People start learning a foreign language, because they want to have a better job, a possibility to study abroad or take part in international conferences. People want to have a possibility to get a higher education abroad or even start their career there. The most popular among foreign languages are English, German, Italian, French and Spanish.
I have chosen English as a foreign language, because it is the most widespread language on the Earth. About one billion people speak or understand English. English is the language of international communication in many areas of life: trade, tourism and sport. The latest results of scientific investigations are also translated into English. Many books of the best modern writers and poets are translated into English. Sometimes, it is the only way to read and understand the latest works of foreign authors, Japanese or Turkish, for example.
Language is a means of communication. We learn it in order to find new friends abroad and get acquainted with other cultures. Some of my friends have already moved to the USA and Canada. They often write me letters in English and I am glad that I can understand them without anybody's help. This communication helps me to learn new English words and master my speaking skills.
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Visiting the USA
Hello, Yura!
Hello, Anya!
Where have you spent your summer holidays this year?
Well, I have visited some of my relatives and have been to the USA.
Really? How did you manage to do that?
You know, I am fond of research work. I have won a scholarship to complete my research in the USA.
I am very glad for you! Did you manage to find new friends there?
Of course, I had an excellent opportunity to improve my English with native speakers and learn something new about their country.
What are you going to do next?
I am going to work further on my project. I think I will apply for a stipend next year as well.
If you know a foreign language, it is easier to travel and to work on a scientific project abroad.
- I fully agree with you.
2. My Family
Before I start talking about my family let me introduce myself. 1 am Sveta Petrenko. I am 17.1 have left school this year. I was born in Kyiv, so I have been living in Kyiv since my childhood.
And now I am going to tell you about my family. We are a family of five. We think we are a large and friendly family. So we are happy to be living together and are getting on all right.
To begin with, I am going to talk about my father. His name is Sergey Petrovich, he is 45. He works as a surgeon at a hospital. He is neither old, nor young. He is a good-looking man, handsome, rather: thin with dark brown hair just beginning to go grey. He is a very sociable person. What I don't like about my dad is that he is always busy. Very often he works overtime. He is a bread-maker in our family. Heis fond of going to the country at week-ends, because he enjoys work- ] ing in the garden.
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My mother's name is Galina Nickolayevna. She is three years younger than my father. She works as a teacher at a nursery school. My mother is rather slim and pretty, she is always elegant and smart.! In short, she is a pleasant-looking woman of about 40. She always has a lot of work to do both at school and about the house. She is fond of her work and spends a lot of time there. But she has to cook the food for the whole family at home. Shopping and cooking is nearly half a day's work for her. But my granny and I are in a habit of helping her about the house.
Boris is my elder brother. He is six years senior to me. So he I is 25 already. He has graduated from the University and he is an economist by profession now. Boris is married. His wife is a journalist. They are three in the family. They have got a child, my nephew. It is a lovely little boy of two with golden hair and dark brown eyes and a spirit that is always bright and happy, full of joy and gaiety.
And finally a few words about my granny. To tell you the truth, she is my best friend. She always listens to my endless stories about rny friends and my school life. She is on a pension now but in her youth and her older age she worked as a teacher in a school. I must admit, she is a very understanding person.
Put it into a few words, we are a united and friendly family.
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3. My Pastime
My name is Ann. I am a student. I am a future economist. As I study at the university, I do not have much free time. My classes finish at 4 p.m. Then I have to do my homework for the next day. I have a lot of friends at the university and sometimes we stay after classes together and help each other with our home tasks. When we are ready with the tasks, we usually visit a cafe. We eat our favourite ice-cream and drink a cup of tea or coffee. On weekends, I have more free time and can visit my friends. We usually go to a disco and have a lot of fun there. Late in the evening, I read a book or watch TV with my family.
On holidays I can meet my friends and relatives more often. I sometimes organize a party for my close friends. I cook something tasty and lay the table. We sit around it, discuss our student life and our plans for future. When the weather is bad, I usually sit on my sofa and call my friends. I like talking on the phone, though my mother doesn't approve of it. She usually says, I should spend more time preparing for my classes. I like my future profession. Economics is my hobby. That's why I sometimes dedicate all my free time to searching for some new information in economics.
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Bad Weather
Hello, Ann!
Hello, Mariya!
What are you doing now?
The weather is bad, so I cannot go for a walk! I am sitting on my sofa and reading a book.
It has been raining since morning! I cannot enjoy my pastime because of the rain. I tried to watch TV, but there is nothing interesting on.
What do you usually do, when you have some free time?
I love walking along the streets with my friends.
I also like that. I hope, the weather will be fine tomorrow, and we will go for a walk together.
Nice idea! What if the weather is bad?
We can speak on the phone and discuss our plans for the coming summer.
Then we will have a lot of free time for our hobbies!
See you tomorrow then!
See you!
MY PASTIME
My name isYuriy. I study at the university in Donetsk. As I am fond of economics, I study with pleasure. I hardly have free time for my family and friends on week-days. I often dedicate all my time after classes to searching for new information in economics. Not all my friends understand it. But sometimes we stay together in the library and help each other with our tasks. It makes the work easier.
On weekends I have more time for my hobbies. These are computers and sport. We often gather together with my friends and play computer games. As I often win, I like to spend my pastime with my friends in a computer club. When the weather is fine, I often play football with my friends in the open air. I am always in a good mood and feel healthy after the game. Sometimes we organize a party or go to a disco.I am not very good at dancing, but it helps me to relax after classes. Sometimes I spend my pastime with my family.Our relatives come to our home and we enjoy talking to each other and discussing our plans for the future. Most of all I like summer holidays as I can have fun every day and enjoly life as it is.
4. Art in Ukraine
Ukrainian nation is very talented. Ukrainians have created many masterpieces in music, painting, cinema and theatre arts.
Music is one of the oldest arts in Ukraine. Ukrainians are known as a musical people with a lot of folk-songs. Now there are 6 opera houses, 3 operettas and many song-and-dance groups. Ukrainian orchestras, choirs and performers often appear on tours in Europe, Asia and the USA. The pop music is rather developed in Ukraine. Pop singers like T. Povalii, I. Shynkaruk, S. Rotaru, and I. Bilyk are known in Ukraine and abroad.
The oldest paintings in Ukraine are frescoes. Some of them are about a thousand years old. Famous frescoes of St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv attract many tourists from Ukraine and abroad. Some Ukrainian painters are also famous all over the world. Among them is Ilia Repin (18441930). Many of his works show his love to Ukraine, its people, and its history. Among them there is a famous painting "The Zhaporozhian Cossacks write a letter to the Turkish Sultan" He also painted many portraits of Russian and Ukrainian famous people, like T. Shevchenko, M. Kosto-marov and others.
Ukrainian theatre became popular during the 19th century. From the end of the 18th century Ukrainian landlords organized theatres at their estates. The Ukrainian plays were performed by serfs. Nowadays the Ukrainian theatre is also very popular Among theatre stars are B. Stupka, A. Rogovtseva.
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Ukrainian Art
Hi, Dima!
Glad to see you, Pasha!
Did you know, there will be a concert of a pop singer Irina Bilyk?
Really! That's one of my favourite singers!
She has a single concert in Kyiv!
Yes, Ukrainian pop singers as well as many Ukrainian orchestras and choii often appear on tours in Europe, Asia and the USA.
That means that Ukrainian music art is popular not only in Ukraine.
Ukrainian people have always been very talented.
I know a lot of Ukrainian actors, who are well-known in the world.
And painters, for example, Ilia Repin. His painting "The Zhaporozhian Cossacks write a letter to the Turkish Sultan" is very famous.
Lets hope, that Ukrainian art will be developed and popular for many
years.
I hope so. See you at the concert!
See you later!
