My days off (1)

People spend their days off in different ways. Some of them prefer to stay in town and to visit an art exhibition, a museum or a sport event. In the evening as a rule they visit a cinema, a theatre or go to see their friends. Other people spend their days off out of town. As for me I also prefer to spend them in the country. Sometimes I take part in sport events, which usually take place during the week-ends. Two weeks ago I took part in the skiing competition of our University.

Last week-end I got a letter from my sister inviting me to spend the week-end at her place in the country. I accepted her invitation with pleasure. My sister and her husband live in the country, not far from our town. They have a nice little house with a garden arount it. There is a forest near their house.

Last Friday as soon as the classes at the University were over, I hurried to the station to catch the four o’clock train. My sister lives about 50 kilometers from the town. It took me a little more than an hour to get there. My sister met me at the station. We were very glad to ee each other. When we came home we spent the rest of the evening talking, listening to music and watching TV. We had a very good time.

On Saturday we got up later than usual. After breakfast we started on a skiing trip. We went skiing in the forest for some hours enjoying the fresh air and the beautiful scenery around us. When we came back we were hungry and a little tired.

I was home in the evening. After supper I listened to the news on the radio and went to bed at 11.30.

My days off (2) ( for advanced students)

I go to the University five days a week, so I have two days off — Saturday and Sunday (I'm lucky, because some other students have the only one day off). During the week I am very busy, so I like to have a rest on weekend. I am not an early riser and it is a rare Saturday or Sunday when I get up before 9 o'clock. I enjoy staying in bed, when 1 don't have to hurry anywhere. I do my bed, wash my face and hands, clean my teeth and go to the kitchen. In the kitchen the table has already been laid and we have late breakfast at 10 and watch TV. Usually we have something tasty: meat salad, fried potatoes, chicken, cake or pie. If the weather is fine, I usually do not stay indoors, I and my dog go outside. Often we go to the park and play there. But sometimes when the day happens to be rainy and gloomy. I preferr to be in watching TV, listening to music, reading books, speaking over the phone or just lying on the sofa idling away the time. Some of my groupmates can watch all TV-programmes from morning till night, but I think it's rather boring, and I always feel sorry for these TV-addicts. It's much more interesting to play a game of chess with your grandfather, or help your mother about the house, or argue with your father about the latest events at home and abroad.

After dinner we go to visit our grandparents or relatives, or just simply take a nap. Sometimes when my friends call me we go roller — blading near the theatre I like roller- blading very much, I think it is a lot of fun. In the evenings I like to watch video and music programs. There is a big armchair in my room right beside the lamp with blue shade. If it is cold I like to sit there with cup of coffee and read. Sometimes I do something special on weekends: go to an art exhibition, to the theatre, to the consert. I always go to bed late on Sundays, and Monday morning is the nastiest thing through all the week. I like weekends very much, because I can rest and gain some energy for the next week.

In the evening, when all the family are together, we have some tea with a cake or biscuits, we listen to my younger sister playing the piano, sometimes we sing folk songs. Every Sunday, when go to bed, I thinki that the day has flashed past and the next week will bring new problems and their solution.