The built-in furniture doesn't take much space in it. There is a writing table with a reading-lamp on it. I always keep there my notes,

textbooks, pens and pencils, booklets, posters, pads, newspapers, magazines and other necessary for me things. There is a built-in wardrobe in the right-hand corner of the room with coat hangers to hang clothes on. Opposite the wardrobe there is a bookcas
e
full of books, journals and newspapers. Near the writing-table there is a standard lamp with a pink silk shade. On the little table there is a stereo cassette recorder. You see, I am fond of music and often enjoy listening to the lovely melody. My divan-
b
ed stands near the standard lamp. There are two water-colors and my portrait on the wall above the divan-bed. The floor in my room is covered with a thick carpet. Besides, I grow a lot of flowers in my room. You can see them everywhere: on the windowsill,
on the bookcase, on the little table, on the walls. I take care of the flowers and water them regularly. To cut the long story short, I should admit that my room is very attractive and I like it very much.

My Best Friend

Speaking about my best friend I'd like to mention a famous proverb said by Robert Stevenson that «No man is useless while he has a friend»
. And I entirely agree with it. To be a real friend means to be able to share all happiness and hardships, be able to help and understand. But someti
mes it is hard to find the one who is modest, faithful, reliable, and sincere at the same time. As for me I have a few true friends and I'd like to tell about one of them. His name is Vasya, he is fifteen years old and he is my classmate. I like the way h
e
looks. The first thing you notice when you see him is his blue clever eyes. He has curly hair combed back. I think he is rather attractive both in his appearance and his character. In my opinion Vasya is a determined kind of person, who possesses an abil
i
ty for quick-decision making. Judging by his deeds I'm sure that he is resolute and firm, but sometimes too pedantic. He isn't an easygoing kind of person: it seems that he is in the habit of thinking of every word he says. His friends think that because
o
f his ambitions it seems that Vasya is too conceited. Nevertheless he is always in the mood of joking. Joking he never tries to insult people: his jokes are always pertinent. Vasya is just that kind of person to spend good time with: he is well-read, good

educated, his interests are wide and various. In my opinion we have much in common, so it's easy for us to find what to talk about. We both listen to the same music, read adventure books and are fond of football. We got acquainted nine years ago and knowi
ng features and drawbacks of all each other we still remain close friends.


My Girlfriend ( Моя
подруга )


IТ
m not a very sociable person. To my mind, it's not obliged for people to have a lot of friends in order to be happy. It's enough, as I think, to have one or two friends who are able to understand you and to support you in hard situations
. So, there are few people whom I can call friends. We have much in common and we enjoy communicating with each other. One of my friends is Natalie. She is eighteen. I can say that she is beautiful and smart girl. She left school 2 years ago and now she i
s
a second year student of the University. Natalie wants to be a journalist. She studies well because she is greatly interested in her future profession. Natalie is a hardworking girl too. I admire this feature of her character because I don't have it. Nat
a
lie does not have much free time but if she has, she likes to spend it in a good company, consisting of her school friends. When we gather together we like to listen to music, both classical and modem one, to watch new films and discuss them. I enjoy talk
i
ng to her a lot because she knows many interesting facts about famous people, history. Her favorite subjects at school were history and literature. She is fond of reading. Books have become part of her life. We have been being friends for a long time. We
t
rust each other so much that we have some personal secrets, which are not revealed to the others. I can tell her about my troubles and I am sure that Natalie would help me and give me a piece of good advice. Natalie is an intelligent person. She has a dee
p and genuine interest in people, open-mindedness and inquiring mind. It is necessary for her as a journalist. I'm happy to have such a good friend as Natalie.


My Future Career ( Моя
будущая професс
ия )

I'm sure that choosing a career isn't an easy matter. Nowadays there is a great variety of profes¬
sions such as a doctor, an economist, a lawyer and it is hard to choose a one which suits your interests and abilities. As for me I
have made up my mind to become a lawyer. I think that justice is the most important in the modern world, and besides I'm fond of arguing and discussing different topics. But I'm still hesitating whether it is good to choose a ca¬
reer while Pm at school. On
one hand it gives me an opportunity to find the necessary course of study and pay more attention to the subjects which will be of great value for me in future. More than that I can attend optional courses in order to get profound knowledge in sciences an
d
humanities. At school I have wonderful possibilities to develop the personal qualities such as understanding, the ability to listen to, to help people and persistence in achieving the aim. Pm sure such qualities will help me to succeed as a lawyer. On th
e
other hand choosing a career at school may force me to a career path before I realize my real interests and abilities. As for my interests they change every year but I hope my desire to become a lawyer will not change in future. As for me choosing a care
e
r isn't only a matter of future prestige and wealth. In my opinion job must be inte-resting and socially important. The profession of lawyer gives me plenty of opportunities to help people in trouble. When I have been choosing a career I consulted nobody,

but as for my parents they appreciate my wish to become a lawyer. I hope their support and encouragement will help me to make the final decision. I understand, my wish isn't enough to become a good lawyer. I must be well-educated and broad-minded. And Eng
l
ish language will be of great importance for me in it. With the help of English language I can get acquainted with the works of other foreign writers and their works on philosophy and logic. Besides it gives me a unique chance to communicate with my futur
e foreign colleagues and probably exchange experience. So I think that it is very important for me to think about the future I even now because according to a famous saying «If you don't think about your future you can't have one».


Introducing Yourself ( Моя
визитная карточ
ка )


Let me introduce myself. My name is Anne. My surname is Petrova. I am seventeen years old. My birthday is September 11. I 1ive in Saint Petersburg with my family. Our family is quite big: there are five of us Ч father, mother, bro
ther, sister and me. We are a very united family.

I am a pupil in the eleventh form of a secondary school. I finish school this year. I want to enter the university. That is why I have to study twice as hard as an ordinary pupil does. I do not only do m
y best at school; I also attend a preparatory course at the university.
As you can understand, I'm rather a busy person. But when I have some free time in the evening, I like to read a good book. My favourite Russian writer is Anton Chekhov. As I'm stu
dying English, I read a lot of books by English authors. I try to read them in English, but this is not always easy. When there is a good film on TV, I watch it with all my family. I also like music, classical as well as modern. I have a tape-recorder and
I like to listen to some tapes when I am doing my homework, but my parents think it is bad for my work.
I have more free time during weekends. I like to spend this time with my family. Sometimes we all go to the cinema, or to some concert. In winter we go skiing or just walk in the country.


As I've said before, I plan to enter the university next year. I am quite good at English, and I am interested in the culture of Great Britain, USA and other English-speaking countries, so I want to go on with Engl
ish at the University. I do not know exactly what I will do after graduating from the university, but I'm sure I'll find a good Job as an interpreter or a teacher or something like that, because the English language is very popular now and everybody needs
it.

Curriculum Vitae ( Резюме
)

NAME: Anna Petrova.
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 September 1979.

ADDRESS: Pushkinskaya street, 40/12. TELEPHONE NUMBER: 321-18-44.
MARITAL STATUS: single.

HEALTH: excellent.
EDUCATION: 1986-1996
Ч secondary school № 38 (specialization in ...); 1996 Ч secretarial courses (typing, computer literl асу
, business correspondence). Now I am a student at the Foreign Languages Department at the University.
WORKING EXPERIENCE: 1995-1996 Ч
private teacher (English); 1996-1997 Ч ABC company, secretary.
OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: communicative English; Word, Excel for Windows-95.

HOBBIES: knitting, skiing.

REFERENCES: the following people have offered to write references for me:
Natalia B. Ivanova, teacher of English, school №
38, tel. no. 333-12-14;
Sergey T. Govorov, principal, secretarial-courses, tel.
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