12. Describe a school where you studied \study? My primary school was in an urban area and the very nearer to a flowing river and the stunning natural beauty surrounded us. When I was promoted to grade 3, we were transferred to a large class and that’s in my experience is the best classroom I have ever had even though I had classes in many ultramodern rooms later on. This classroom was on the North side of the school and there were 3-4 windows and 2 large doors in this class. We could see the flowing rivers and a part of hills from this classroom.This room has an ‘L’ shape and could accommodate more than 50 students. It looked similar to a large hall room except that it gave the impression of an urban house. The furniture of this room was locally built and was all wooden. There was a large blackboard where the teachers used to write with the white chalks.Most of the students liked this room because of the fresh air it could provide to the students. The temperature during the summer was usually high and this room was amazingly soothing. The ceiling was unusually high (around 20 feet from the floor), unlike the rooms we see nowadays. We all loved to have classes in this room and the teachers were very careful to us about studies and that’s why even being a remote location and underfunded school, it could maintain a steady result each year.
13.Speak about a special gift you always have with you? I love reading books. This is really a good habit and I am proud to have it. In fact, it was my grandpa who helped me developing the habit at an early age. With his wonderful gift on my birthday, I was inspired to reading many more books.My grandpa died a couple of years ago. But he ignited the love for books on me. He presented me with the entire collection of Sherlock Holmes on my 12th birthday. In fact, it was the greatest gift ever I had in my life and it changed my life completely. Before having the present, I was like the other boys of my age, played with my local friends and passed my days with enjoyment. But once I got the Sherlock Holmes collection, my entire world changed. The books attracted me most than any other thing. There are six books of Sherlock Holmes in the collection. I loved the printing and illustrations of the books. There were 60 stories altogether in the books including the short stories as well. The hard-covered books won my heart for some reasons. First of all, I was not familiar with such books. In fact, I had never seen such books in my life before. The books looked fantastic and I fell in love with them at the first sight. I was amazed particularly for the book binding. They were very special and the leather cover made them look appealing. Even the books are still the same in shape and the leather remains spotless. I like the stamped front cover image where Sherlock Holmes is smoking a pipe with his usual hat. I read the books for many times since I received them. But I was careful about the preservation of the books and for my cautious care, the books still look new. While reading the books, I developed a group of book readers. Often, many of them asked me to lend the Sherlock Holmes collection and I had lent them under certain conditions. I told them to be careful about the books while reading. I also told them to take the sole responsibilities if there are any damages found with the books during their reading. They agreed and carefully read the books. I also have read them for many times. Each of the times, every story appeared in a different dimension to me. I think it happened for my growing up with the age. There is no doubt that with the advancement of age, people become matured, it was similar for me. So, the stories were dissimilar to me in different times. The books are important to me for many reasons. They are extremely entertaining. I become amazed at the observation power of Sherlock Holmes in each of the stories. His skills to solve mysterious cases entertains me greatly. Further, I also get ideas about many unknown factors from the books. Often I try to follow the observation method of Sherlock Holmes in my real-life situations. But the most important thing about the books is that they have taught me to be a book lover. With Sherlock Holmes, I grew up and learnt to love books. As a result, now I have a huge library in my 20s. The library is enriched with a good number of books from local and international writers. In fact, the books are important to me as they have mentored me to read books of varied interests.
