My family and I

ABOUT MYSELF

Let me tell you some words about myself. My name is Alexander. My surname is Bolshov. But my friends and relatives call me Sasha for short. I am 20 years old. I am not married yet. I was born in a small Russian town Vladimir in 1986. I finished secondary school number 23 with honours. At school I was good at maths and English. Besides I was fond of reading and sports. I still go to the gym several times a week. It helps me keep fit and cheerful. Besides I go swimming every Saturday.

Now I live and study in Moscow. I am a third year student of the Moscow State University. Three years ago I entered the Faculty of Economy and Management. I study by correspondence. I must say it is no easy matter to study and work at the same time. I work as an accountant in a small firm. I like my job because it is interesting and well-paid. But it takes me a lot of time. Sorry to say I live quite far from the centre. I rent a small flat. If I have some spare time I try to spend it with my friends or I go to my native town to see my relatives. Sometimes I miss them very much.
Soon I will graduate from the University and I am going to look for a job in a bank or some big firm.


MY FAMILY AND I

Let me introduce myself. My name is John. My full name is John Riddle. I am 30 years old. I am a journalist by profession, a foreign correspondent to be exact. The life and work of a foreign correspondent are quite interesting but not so easy at the same time. I have often to go on business. I must speak at least 2 languages. I speak German and French fluently. You see my job takes me a lot of time, but I am fond of it.

If I have a spare minute, I try to spend it with my family. I am married. My wife’s name is Jackie. She is 28 years old. Jackie is a housewife. My wife is a pretty woman with dark hair and blue eyes. Jackie runs our house and looks after the children.
We have nice twins, Eric and David. They are 3 years old. My wife and I do our best to bring up our boys. They are the image of me: both have fair hair and grey eyes. Eric and David are as like as two peas.
I must say, I am very busy during the week, so I try to relax at the weekend. We usually go to the country where we have a cosy house with a garden.
Besides we have a lot of relatives: aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. We get on very well, love and respect all of them. So we are a happy and friendly family.
MY DAILY ROUND

On weekdays the alarm-clock wakes me up at 6.30 and my working day begins. I am not an early riser so it is rather difficult for me to get out of bed especially in winter. Then I go to the bath-room, take a warm shower, clean my teeth and get dressed. I make my breakfast myself. While having breakfast I listen to the radio or look through newspapers.

I leave the house at 7.30. It takes me half an hour to get to the office. I work as a staff correspondent in the local daily. It is a very interesting job and it takes me a lot of time. Every day I speak with different new people, listen to them, take interviews and write articles. At 1 o’clock in the afternoon we have lunch in a small café just round the corner. Usually I work till 5. I come home at about 7 o’clock. I have supper. Then I sit in the living-room, drink tea, watch TV, call my friends or read foreign newspapers. It is always interesting for me to know what my foreign colleagues write.
Sometimes I have to stay at work till 6 or even 7 o’clock in the evening. When we have a lot of things to do we go to work on Saturdays. So by the end of the week I get very tired. All I can do on Sundays is to sleep till 11, watch TV, listen to music and read something in English.
And still I always look forward to my next working day because I like my job. I think it is very interesting and important.