1. About myself Hello, my name is Dima. I' m 13. I am a student of school # 23. I have got many friends at school. I attend musical school. I play the accordion. I like to study differen subjects at school. It' s really interesting to me. I'm keen on playing basketball. I like travelling. I can ride a bike and rollerskate. I'm interested in reading books. It's exciting!

2. Hello, friends! Dear friends, How are you? I' m on holiday with my friends in the English Language and Information Technology Summer Camp at my school # 23. I' m having a great time! I' m keen on basketball. It is exciting. I usually have five or six lessons every day at school. I look forward to seeing to you soon. Have fun! Love, Dima

3. My neighbourhood I live in a beautiful neighbourhood. There's a chemist's behind my house. Opposite the chemist‘s there's a supermarket. There's a toy shop in front of the supermarket. I like my neighbourhood a lot!

4. My Diary On Monday I was happy, because I visited my sister. On Tuesday I was curious, because I was reading an interesting book. On Wednesday I was tired, because I was at school busy with my project. On Thursday I was bored, because I didn't meet my friends. Today is Friday and I'm happy today because I' m working on the computer.

5. House rules You mustn' t make noise. You mustn' t put posters on the walls. You can' t have parties in your room late at night. You can decorate the rooms but you mustn' t move the furniture. You mustn' t park your bike in the garden. You must keep the room clean.

6. My Favourite Dish. Recipe. Omelette. Ingredients. To make this dish you need. 4 eggs ½ cup milk ½ tsp. salt ½ cup sugar 1 tps butter Punch Dill First, stir eggs, salt, sugar and milk together. Second, add punch and dill. Third, preheat a frying-pen. After that, melt butter Then, pour the mixture into the frying-pen. Finally, add punch and dill. Preparation 10 min. Cooking 10 min. Portions 4

7. My special Day Hello! I' m Dima. Today, I' m going to tell to you about a merry festival in my country, Russia. In January, we celebrate New Year's Eve. Before the festival, the whole family makes some preparations. We make some decorations. On that day we make a special dish, make cakes and we exchange gifts. In the evening, we have a traditional meal and give gifts. Finally, there is an exciting fireworks disprlay. Everybody has a great time!

8. My holiday plans Dear friends, How are you? As for me, I' m looking forward to a fabulous family holiday. In July my family and I are going to fly to Germany. There I' m going to taste local food. We are going to visit museums and art galleries. In Germany I' m going to learn local dances. We want to go sighseeing. In August my family will have a picnic. I would like to live in a tent for several days. I will go waterskiing. My friends and I are going to play basketball.. I' m going to take lots of interesting pictures to show you how I' ve spent my holiday when I get back. Write back soon! Love, Dima