In a small town in the East there once was a man who had a parrot. The parrot was taught to say the words: "There is no doubt about it." It used to repeat these words all day long. Every time it was asked a question, it gave the same answer. "There is no doubt about it." One day the man decided to sell the bird; so he put the parrot into the cage and went to the market with it. "Twenty pounds for a very clever parrot!" he cried. A man who was passing by heard this and turned to the parrot. "Are you worth twenty pounds?" he asked. "There is no doubt about it!" answered the parrot. "What a clever parrot!" said the man and bought the bird. He took the parrot home and invited his friends to look at the clever bird. The friends came and looked at the parrot and talked to it. Now you must know that the man was not rich. In fact, he was often short of money. So a week or two later, sitting in an armchair and looking at the parrot, he said: "What a fool I was to throw away such a lot of money!" "There is no doubt about it!" cried the parrot» And this time the bird was right.
My favourite lesson is Physical Training.
Usually we have our physical training lessons either in the gymnasium or on the sports ground. Our sports ground is situated behind the school. On the sports ground there are a football field, a volleyball ground and a basketball ground.
Before the PT lessons we put on our sports uniform. After we have changed our clothes, we go to the gymnasium and line up. At the beginning of the lesson we usually do gymnastic exercises. Then we pull up, jump, climb the rope.
On the sports ground we run. Sometimes we throw balls. We often play sports games at the PT lesson. All the boys in our form like to play football. But our girls prefer to play volleyball or basketball.
In winter at the PT lessons we ski. We ski on the sports ground or in the park. Sometimes, if the weather is cold, we go to skate at the skating rink. The boys play hockey on the sports ground too.
Many boys and girls of our form attend various sports sections. I also attend a sports section in swimming. Three times a week I go to the swimming-pool. Some of my friends go in for tennis, track-and-field athletics, boxing and other sports.
Перевод:
Мой любимый урок - урок физической культуры.
Обычно у нас проходят уроки физкультуры или в спортзале или на стадионе. Наша спортивная площадка находится позади школы. На стадионе есть футбольное поле, волейбольная площадка и баскетбольная площадка.
Перед уроком физкультуры, мы надеваем спортивную форму. После того как мы сменили нашу одежду, мы идем в спортзал и строимся. В начале урока мы, как правило, делаем гимнастические упражнения. Затем подтягиваемся, прыгаем, лазим по канату.
На спортивной площадке мы бегаем. Иногда мы бросаем мячи. Мы часто играем в спортивные игры на уроке физкультуры. Все ребята в нашем классе, любят играть в футбол. Но наши девушки предпочитают играть в волейбол или баскетбол.
Зимой на уроках физкультуры мы катаемся на лыжах. Мы катаемся на спортивной площадке или в парке. Иногда, если погода холодная, мы идем кататься на коньках на катке. Мальчики также играют в хоккей на стадионе.
Многие мальчики и девочки нашего класса посещают различные спортивные секции. Я также посещаю спортивную секцию по плаванию. Три раза в неделю я хожу в бассейн. Некоторые мои друзья занимаются теннисом, легкой атлетикой, боксом и другими видами спорта.
