Let me introduce myself, my name is Olga Petrova. I was born in the 19 th of February, 1994 in Kursk, which is the town of Russia. I am sixteen. I am a pupil. I study in the 11 th form. Our family is big. There are four of us: mother, father, little brother and me.
My brother`s name is Anton. He is 11. Anton is nice and funny.
My parents are young. My mom is a good-looking woman. She is 39. She has two high educations. She works as economist. My mother likes reading books and magazines and she knows a lot of interesting things. She always helps me with my problems.
My father is 41. He is a journalist. He likes his work very much. My father cooks well too. He always makes new dishes and they are very tasty.
In the evening all members of our family like to watch TV. Sometimes we go to the theater or concert. We are a friendly family. We are deeply attached to each other, and we get on very well.
I study well. My favorite school subjects are English, Russian, Literature and others. I want to learn Spanish and French too.
It is important to have friends. My friends name is Oksana. She lives not far from me. It’s not easy to meet a true and faithful friend. I am happy that I have got Oksana. I trust her and I’m sure that I can rely on her in any situation. She is the single person who can ask for help and advice in unhappy moments of my life and whom I can tell all my problems. She never lets people down. I miss Oksana when we don’t see each other for a long time. I think our friendship makes me feel confident; share to over feelings and opinions. Personally, I think that friendship is a great force.
There are many interesting and exciting things to do when you are spending your free time. Each person has his interests and hobbies such as reading books, watching TV, going in for sports. As for me, I have many hobbies: they are – cooking, dancing, singing, and English language. I also fond of reading books. My favorite books are adventures and horror, love stories. When I am reading book I live the character`s life, suffer, and enjoy with them. My favorite hobby is studying English. I think it is necessary to have a hobby. Your free time is not wasted.
Everybody likes music – some people enjoy classical music, others are fond of popular music. Open-minded, I like all kinds of music. I am a meloman. Some music is happy, and some is sad. Some is serious, and some can make people laugh.
My family likes holidays a lot. We usually celebrate each of them with a lot of food and presents and big groups of relatives and friends.
I like New Year very much. My mother and I usually decorate a New Year tree with colorful glass balls and toys. I also cook New Year supper, especially salads. At night we have a real feast.
My other favorite celebration is my birthday which is in February. This day I am in the centre of attention. My parents and friends give me presents, and I usually have birthday party. I invite my friends and we have fun together. I really enjoy holidays and celebrations.
In early childhood it does not take children much time to answer the question «what do you want to be when you grow up?». They mentioned many interesting and exciting professions, the most popular ones are a pilot, a cosmonaut, a businessman. As the years pass, they change their minds.
I know there are many interesting and useful professions but most of all I like the profession of an interpreter. Why? Because I like English language. It is necessary to learn foreign languages. That is why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. Everybody knows his own language but it is useful to know foreign languages too. I want to read in original literature.
I like to travel, but it is difficult to visit countries, when you do not know the language spoken there. If I know the language of the country which I am going to visit it will be easy to travel there. If I want to ask something, I can do it in English. There are international friendship camps in the world. If you can speak foreign languages, it will be easy for you to visit such camps and speak with people there. I think that English will be my future career because I am good at this language.
I think that not only in Moscow, where I live but in our country one of the most famous streets is Arbat Street. I'd like to say a few words about Old Arbat Street. This street is not long. In fact, it’s 1,2 km. (one kilometre and two hundred metres long), but it’s a must to see even if you are going to spend in the Russian capital just a few days. It is situated in the historical central district of Moscow. The beginning of the street is in square Arbat Gates and it ends in Smolenskaya square. (Metro stations Arbatskaya or Smolenskaya square) There is no traffic in this street. Arbat is a pedestrian street. It is a very old street. The first houses were built in it in the 15th century.
In this street, there are monuments and museums to many famous people, who lived here. There is Pushkin’s house-museum and opposite the museum, you can see a sculpture of him and his wife Natalia. There are Lermontov’s, Skryabin’s and Okudjava’s houses. Suvorov was born in one of the houses in this street.
There is a monument to Bulat Okudjava, Gogol. There you’ll find one of the cult places: a Wall, devoted to Viktor Tsoy, the leader of the musical group “Cinema”. If the weather is warm you can see a lot of street musicians and painters in Arbat. You are offered a wide choice of Russian souvenirs in the street. There are a lot of shops for tourists on both sides of the street and cosy cafes and restaurants where you can enjoy Russian cuisine: tasty pies and pancakes with caviar.
Я думаю, что не только в Москве, где я живу, но и в нашей стране одной из самых известных улиц является улица Арбат. Я хотел бы сказать несколько слов о старом Арбате. Эта улица не длинная. Фактически она 1,2 км. (один километр и двести метров в длину), но её нужно видеть, даже если вы намерены провести в российской столице всего несколько дней. Она расположена в историческом центре Москвы. Начало улицы находится на площади Арбатские ворота и заканчивается улица на Смоленской площади. (ехать до Станции метро Арбатская или Смоленская площадь) Движение по этой улице отсутствует. Арбат - пешеходная улица. Это очень старая улица. Первые дома были построены в 15 веке.
На этой улице находятся памятники и музеи многим известным людям, которые жили здесь. Есть дом-музей Пушкина, а напротив музея можно увидеть скульптуру его и его жены Натальи Гончаровой. Есть дома Лермонтова, Скрябина, Окуджавы. Великий полководец Алекандр Суворов родился в одном из домов на этой улице.
Есть памятник Булату Окуджаве, Гоголю. Там вы найдете одно из культовых мест: стену, посвященную Виктору Цою, лидеру музыкальной группы "Кино". В теплую погоду на Арбате можно увидеть множество уличных музыкантов и художников. На улице вам предложат большой выбор русских сувениров. По обе стороны улицы расположено множество магазинов для туристов и уютных кафе и ресторанов, где можно отведать блюда русской кухни: вкусные пироги и блины с икрой.
