Homework

Usage of everyday expressions

1) How are things with job-hunting?
2) Due to my living in Australia it dawned on me that people everywhere are very similar…
3) It’s very important for family life to give the spouse the benefit of the doubt.
4) Sometimes when I am having an interesting chat with people from other country, I forget that I am speaking in English, not in Russian.
5) Most probably the sincere interest - it’s a good way to break the ice between unacquainted people.


Recount

How I spent my last Sunday

Yesterday I had extremely dangerous day for me.
I had a lot of housework, so I decided to stay at home.
In the morning I was roughly awoken up by my two – year - old daughter. She awake and played on my bed. I was quietly sleeping when she accidentally jumped on my head. I was strongly scared and got a heavy kick. But it was only beginning.
Afternoon I washed up kid’s sandpit at the backyard. Suddenly I felt something hard under my fingers. I though it was a small stone, but when I looked at it - I saw the red-back spider. I became panic-stricken. Fortunately, it didn’t bite me. Thank you my guardian angel.
The last “fanny” event happened in the evening. I wanted to drink a cup of tea, switched our electric kettle on. It was standing on the fridge. Suddenly, kettle started to jump and turned over... Boiled water began to flow on the fridge, on the wires, on the plug socket… I quickly switched electricity off, but the kettle unfortunately was broken.
It was noted, that troubles usually happen three times in one day. So I hope, that all my worries finished.
P.S. Today is Monday. Unfortunately, my elder daughter is ill today, although she was healthy yesterday. I hope, tomorrow everything will be better.

Recount

On Monday I viewed the new photo album of Marion, my English teacher. She was in Victoria (Australia) on her Christmas holidays. She traveled in company with her beautiful daughter and a friend. They visited the interesting places, Rocky Valley Dam, Falls Creek.
It's a place where nice-looking, peaceful scenery matched with majestic waterfalls and wild outcrops ..
Adventure started from viewing of not big Falls Creek village and beautiful surrounding valleys, then travelers explored several remarkable sight such as rocky outcrop and a small lake with waterfall. I saw in her travel journal also an attractive paht through the Alpine National Park and a photo Marion's companions.
In the end of the album are represented the amazing photos of oldest cattleman's hut among ancient trees.
I was really enjoyed with viewing perfect album and have to say: Thank you, Marion!

Hello Marion,
We hope you are doing very well.
We watched your photo album in your blog. It is very interesting.
We are interested in which part of Australia is that amazing marvellous valley.
How long have you been here?
How many populations in this village?
What kind of accommodation did you live there?
How is the height of these magnificent mountains?
We would like to ask you if you had use Photoshop for changing colours of these photos.
Your holiday seems grate!
Best regards,
Sincerely yours students
Natalie, Liudmila, Wayne.