The Amur College
Hello! My name is Misha. My surname is Samarin. I am 16 years old. I am a student of the Amur College of Construction and Housing Communal Services.
I would like to tell you that our college is one of the oldest colleges in the Far East, because it was founded in 1917. Its Graduates work not only in Amur Region , but all over the Russia.
Today more than one thousand students study there. Our college occupies two buildings, near the college there are a big hostel and the workshops, where the students have practical training . College runs full-time and correspondence departments. It prepares specialists of different professions, such as builders, architects, technicians, managers, computer programmers, economists.
Our students have very nice conveniences for study and research work. Our college contains many lecture rooms, classrooms with modern equipment, computer centre , gymnasium with various facilities, beautiful assembly hall and our «winter» garden.
I must say that we like our library, which consists a lot of text-books and fiction and of course our reading-hall, where we often do our homework.
Of course we are fond of sport. Our students take part in different competitions and with the prices. By the way , I am a sportsman too, I go in for volleyball. We are students and we don’t like only to study , but to rest as well. There are a lot of different clubs in our college. We take part in social activities, we like to joke, laugh, sing and dance.
I must say that I am very proud of my college . Welcome to our college.
Sports and Olympic Games
A lot of people all over the world are interested in sport. Sport helps people to stay in good shape, keeps them fit, healthy and makes them more organized and better disciplined in there daily activities. We have always paid great attention to sport in our schools, colleges and universities. You can hardly find a school without a gym or a sport ground. Every city and town has a few stadiums or swimming pools where local competitions are usually held. It's been a tradition in Russia to divide sport into professional and amateur. There are different sporting societies and clubs in Russia. Many of them take part in different tournaments and are known all over the world. A great number of world records have been set by Russian sportsmen: gymnasts, weightlifters, tennis players, swimmers, figure skaters, runners, high jumpers. Our sportsmen also participate in the Olympic games and always win a lot of gold, silver and bronze medals. The Olympic Games have a very long history. They began in 777 BC in Greece and took place every four years for nearly twelve centuries at Olimpia. They included many different kinds of sports: running, boxing, wrestling, etc. All the cities in Greece sent their best athletes to Olimpia to compete in the Games. For the period of the Games all the wars stopped. So the Olympic Games became the symbol of peace and friendship. In 394 AD the Games were abolished and were not renewed until many centuries later. In 1894, a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, addressed all the sports governing bodies and pointed out the significance of sports and its educational value. Two years later the first modern Olympic Games took place. Of course, the competitions were held in Greece to symbolize the continuation of the centuries-old tradition. In 1896 the International Olympic Committee was set up. It is the central policymaking body of the Olympic movement. It is formed by the representatives of all countries which take part in the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee decides upon the programme of the games, the number of the participants and the city-host for the Games. Over one hundred and fifty countries are represented in the International Olympic Committee now. Besides, each country has its National Olympic Committee. Summer and Winter Games are held separately. There are always several cities wishing to host the Games. The most suitable is selected by the International Committee. After that the city of the Games starts preparations for the competitions, constructs new sports facilities, stadiums, hotels, press centers. Thousands of athletes, journalists and guests come to the Games, and it takes great efforts to arrange everything. There is always an interesting cultural programme of concerts, exhibitions, festivals, etc., for each Games. Russia joined the Olympic movement in 1952. Since then it has won a lot of gold, silver, and bronze medals. In 1980 Moscow hosted the Twenty-Second Olympic Games. The latest Olympic Games were held in Barcelona. Russia sportsmen got medals for their records in many sports events.
ACTIVITY
Playing computer games
Browsing the Internet
Doing sport (skiing, skating, swimming, jogging…)
Playing games (tennis, chess, ice hockey, football, volleyball)
Listening to music (rock, pop, classical)
Reading books (fantasy, historical novels)
Collecting something (stamps, coins, postcards)
Making something (models of planes and ships)
Taking care of a pet, plants
Dancing (modern, country, ballet)
Taking photos ( of pets, nature, people, places of interests)
Going to the theatre, cinema
Travelling (abroad, cross country)
Chatting on the phone, sending text messages (SMS)
Visiting grandparents or friends
Watching TV programmes
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