Pports
examples for each.
7 Write the essay (200-250 words) following this plan. Use
the phrases in exercise 4 and in exercise 4 on page 71 to
help you.
• Introduction Introduce the topic. Show that you understand
the title of the essay, and what the essay needs to cover,
• Middle paragraphs Give your own opinions, with
supporting statements and / or examples.
• Penultimate paragraph Give an opposing view, with a
supporting statement and / or example, followed by a
counter argument.
• Final paragraph Conclusion. Mention the opposing view,
and restate your own opinion.
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N the painting “Girl with peaches” (the famous portrait of Vera Mamontova by Russian artist Valentin Serov) we can see a girl in a light pink dress, sitting at the table. The girl is about twelve years old.

She is dark-skinned and there is bright blush on her cheeks. She has got thick dark hair, which is a bit tousled. The girl has got a pretty roundish face. Her eyebrows are dark and thick. She has got big brown eyes.

The girl is sitting in a light room. I think it is a dining room. Behind the girl there is a big window in a white wooden frame. Through the window we can see some leaves of the trees in the garden. The leaves are light green and yellow. The walls in the room are white. There is a big white porcelain plate on the wall next to the window with a beautiful blue pattern on it. Behind the girl we can also see a statuette of a soldier.

There are some dark brown wooden chairs in the room and a small table beside the window. The big table, at which the girl is sitting, is covered with a white tablecloth.

The girl is holding a big yellow peach in her hands. On the table in front of the girl there are three more peaches. There are also some dry maple leaves and a small knife.

At last holidays came! I was very happy!  I didn't have  to get up early in the morning and run to school. I could stay in bed till midday. But I didn't want to sleep. There were a lot of things to do.

The weather was fine so my friends and I went for a walk every day. It was fun!

Then I spent a few days in the country where my grandfather and grandmother lived. It was great. I drank milk and ate a lot of tasty food which my granny prepared for me.

I have many friends in this village because I go there every holidays.

We played football and tennis every day!

But  holidays were over and I returned to the city again.  I liked my holidays very much.

 

Наконец наступили  каникулы! Я был очень счастлив!  Я не должен был вставать рано утром и бежать в школу. Я мог  оставаться в постели до полудня. Но я не хотел спать. Было так много дел.

Погода была хорошая, так что мои друзья и я ходили гулять каждый день. Это было весело!

Затем я провел несколько дней  в деревне, где  живут мои дедушка и бабушка . Это было здорово. Я пил молоко и ел много вкусной пищи, которую моя бабушка готовила для меня.

У меня много друзей в этой деревне, потому что я езжу туда каждые каникулы.

Мы даже играли в футбол и теннис!

Но  каникулы закончились, и я вернулся в город снова. Мне очень понравились мои каникулы.