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School Life
I am a pupil of the 11-th form, I study at school number 9. I would like to tell your about our school life. I go to school five days a week. Our classes start at 8 o'clock a. m. and last till 3 o'clock p.m. So we have 6 or 7 lessons a day. We study many different subjects: Russian, English, French, literatures, history, geography, biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, programming and computer,, sciences, languages, literature and history are my favourite subjects. I make good marks in these subjects. The school year is divided into four terms, called quarters. It begins on the 1st of September known as a Day of knowledge and finishes in May. Each quarter is followed by holidays. Every pupil has a day-book where the teachers put down the marks, that pupil has earned at the class. During the classes pupils are to answer the teacher's questions, do some exercises, write sentences, count, read, the pupils are often called to the blackboard. After every lesson the teachers give us home assignment. At the next lesson the teachers check them up. To do good at school one should make home assignments regulary, be active at the lessons and spend at least two-three hoars every day studying. I like studying. My favourite proverb is "Live and learn".
Questions: 1. What school do you study at? 2. What time do the lessons begin? 3. What subjects do you study at school? 4. What are your favourite subjects? 5. How many lessons a day have you got? 6. Do you regulary make the home assignments?
The Subjects We Do at School. My Favourite Subject (1)
We did quite a lot of subjects at school. They were: Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Russian Literature, Chemistry, English, History of this country and many other subjects. It was rather difficult to go to school when a school-leaver, we had so much to do. I know that all the subjects are important and they all must be payed much attention to, but still I didn't like exact sciences. I spent much time on doing them at home. However hard I tried, all those formulas and definitions were mixed up in my head and I couldn't make it out after all. So I had nothing to do but sit for two or three hours swotting Physics, Chemistry and Maths. My favourite subjects were Literature, History, English. Most of all I liked English. I read English books, tried to translate some stories from newspapers from English into Russian and vice versa. I had some English handbooks and they were of great help to me when I studied English Grammar
and did some exercises. At our English lessons we read quite a lot of dull texts from our textbooks. But in my view, written texts and textbooks are not important. The best way to improve your language skills and habits is to work at a language laboratory. But there was no good language laboratory at our school. And I spent plenty of time at home listening to the tapes, imitating the sounds and intonations of the native speakers of English. I was working hard at my pronunciation because my teacher said that it was my weak point. Sometimes I spoke English with my friends after classes and they said I was making good progress in the language. I decided to take my entrance exams to the Institute because I want to know English. Nowadays, it's impossible to do without foreign languages because of expanding economic, cultural ties of this country with other countries of the world. Besides, one can't be a learned and well-educated person if he doesn't know at least one foreign language. As for me, I'd like to read English and American Literature, to understand it without resorting to anybody's help.
Questions: 1. What subjects did you do at school? 2. Why was it difficult to go to school when a schoolleaver? 3. What subjects didn't you like? Why? 4. What was your favourite subject? 5. What is the best way to improve your language skills? 6. Why did you decide to take your entrance exams to the Institute?
The Subjects We Studied at School. My Favourite Subject (2)
We did quite a lot of subjects at school. They were: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, History, Geography, Russian, English, Literature and others. Every teacher asked for equal and adequate attention to
his subject and it was not an easy work to do. I knew that all the subjects were important, but still I was always indifferent to exact sciences. Since my childhood I have been fond of reading. My favourite subjects were Literature and languages. When I started studying English, the first thing I got interested in, was the different way to express one and the same idea in English and Russian. I wondered why if an Englishman is upset or gloomy he does not say: "I have a bad mood" like Russians do but says: "I feel blue". There is an infinite number of such things in any language. I read English books, tried to translate some articles from "Moscow News". Very often I borrowed English books from our school library. I spend a lot of time studing Grammar and doing exercises. At our English lessons we read quite a lot, but didn't talk much. So me and my friends decided to speak English among us. Very often I spoke English with my friends on the way home after classes.
Questions: 1. What subjects did you do? 2. Did you like them all? 3. What was your favourite subject? 4. Have you read any English books? 5. Was studing Grammar difficult for you?
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