Comprehension

Decide whether the following statements are true or false:

1. There are some essential things and places we always want to come back.

2. This educational establishment is a new one and best known in our country.

3. It was founded after the revolution.

4. In 1928 it was reorganized into mechanical classes.

5. The technical school provides fine teaching facilities in mechanics, cooking and design.

6. There is one building with classrooms and laboratories.

7. Non – residential students live in a hostel.

8. We leave our clothes in the gymnasium.

9. Our school – leavers are well prepared for their future profession.

10. It is very easy to study at the technical school.

Writing

Fill in the gaps with the words given in the box, read the text and compare the author’s thoughts about his school and class with yours.

My Technical School

As you know I am ______(1) of Smila technical school of _____(2). It is quite old about 120 years old and quite big. It takes ____ (3) only ten minutes ______ (4) there. I go to school _____ (4) a week. Our classes _____(5) at 8.20 and_____(6) till 2.30. So we have 3 or 4 ______(7) a day. We_____ (8) many different_____ (9): Ukrainian, English, World Literature, History, Physics, Chemistry, Programming, and Computer sciences. I make a good_____(10) in these subjects. The school year is_____(11) into 2_____(12). It begins on the 1-st of September known as a Day of______(13).