many hundreds of years ago, a native american chief named shenandoah lived with his people in what is now the state of virginia. very little is known about shenandoah, but the soft sound of his name was given to a river. the shenandoah river still flows in a deep valley between the mountains in west virginia, just as it did when chief shenandoah lived. there is an old native american story which tells how the river got its name.
a long time ago, many centuries before europeans settled in america, there was a great lake of sparkling blue water hidden in the mountains of virginia. for hundreds of years native american people lived near this lake, feeding on the fish they caught in its clean waters. the native americans often climbed up the mountains and camped there during their long hunts for food. in the evenings they would sit near their camp and look down at the beautiful lake. on a clear, starry night you could see thousands of stars shining and dancing on the water below. the native americans loved this lake, and because they could see the stars in it they called the lake, “clear daughter of the stars.” in their language, the word for this was “shenandoah.”
when allan got to the airport, the airport official said: “i’m sorry, sir, but your plane has taken off. you will have to take the next flight. you will arrive in new york at about midnight.” allan was very upset: “i must be in new york at 6pm. i have a job interview there. i can't miss it. it’s the best job in the world. thousands of men and women dream of such a job.” the airport lady said nothing and turned to another passenger. allan wanted to ask her about other possible options, but she looked very busy so he stepped aside. allan didn't know what to do. he realized that he had to call the company manager and tell him that he would not come. for the first time in his life allan felt really disappointed. there probably wouldn't be a second chance for him. he pulled out his notebook. the time of the interview was written there: 6pm, tuesday. allan looked at his digital watch and read: 2pm, monday.
i live in a little village and feel very happy about it. although some people may think that life in the country is boring i have many reasons to disagree. first, we enjoy beautiful nature here. there’s a large clear lake near the village and fishermen from the nearby city come every weekend. my friend from the city was really surprised to find out how much fish we have here. he said that most lakes are poisoned nowadays and there's no fish there. it is true that scientific progress does people lots of good but it ruins nature too. if not controlled, it can be dangerous for all of us.
philip didn’t like autumn. when the teacher told the class about the trip to the country to see the house of a famous writer, he didn’t feel happy at all. fortunately, it didn’t rain on the day of the trip. when they arrived, they saw a nice wooden house in a large park. in fact, the park was the main attraction of the place. it was very beautiful in autumn with its trees in different colours.
on week days i get my alarm-clock for a quarter past seven but i get up at half-past seven. it takes me about ten minutes to wash and get dressed and then i go downstairs and have breakfast. usually for breakfast i drink a cup of tea and have some marmalade and a toast. then quickly i sort out my books for the day and meet my friend at the corner of my street at ten past eight.
by twenty past eight we are at school and we are able to talk to out friends for twenty minutes before we have to go to our separate classes for registration at twenty minutes to nine. at nine o’clock our lessons start. they last for forty-five minutes but then at eleven o’clock we have mid-morning breakfast for twenty minutes and then have one more lesson before lunch-time.
at twenty past twelve we have a lunch break and usually we all sit in the dining-hall and eat our sandwiches with our friends, or a few of us have school dinner. if the weather is i nice we sit in the playground and eat our lunch there. we have two lessons from half-past one to half-past three and then it is home-time.
after a tiring day at school i relax by sitting down and talking to my mother about my day until dinner is ready at five o’clock. after dinner i start my homework. i always have something to do, either to read a book, or to do some exercises or write an essay or learn for a test. by nine o’clock i always try to finish doing my homework so then i can relax by talking to my family and watching television. then i go to bed at half-past ten in order to be up bright and early the following day.
по будням я завожу будильник на четверть восьмого, но встаю я в половину восьмого. мне требуется около десяти минут, чтобы умыться и одеться, а затем я иду вниз позавтракать. обычно на завтрак я пью чашку чая и ем тост с джемом. затем я быстро собираю учебники и встречаюсь с другом на углу улицы в восемь часов десять минут.
в двадцать минут девятого мы уже в школе, и мы можем поболтать с друзьями в течение двадцати минут, прежде чем должны будем разойтись по классам без двадцати минут девять. в девять часов — начало уроков. они длятся в течение сорока пяти минут, но в одиннадцать часов мы завтракаем в течение двадцати минут, а затем у нас еще один урок перед ланчем.
в 12 20 у нас перерыв на полдник, и обычно мы сидим в столовой с друзьями и едим сэндвичи, которые взяли из дома, несколько из нас берут полдник здесь – в столовой. если погода хорошая -мы сидим на детской площадке и едим там. затем у нас еще два урока до половины четвертого, а затем пришло время отправляться по домам.
после утомительного дня в школе я расслабляюсь, болтая с мамой о том, как прошел день, пока готовиться обед. после обеда я начинаю делать работу. мне всегда нужно что-то сделать: прочесть книгу, сделать , написать эссе или подготовиться к тесту. к девяти часам я всегда пытаюсь закончить работу, чтобы расслабиться и поболтать с членами моей семьи и посмотреть телевизор. затем я ложусь спать в половину одиннадцатого, чтобы проснуться полным сил утром следующего дня.
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