YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

1. “What should I choose as my future profession?” – this is a question that every young person asks himself entering the adult world.
2. Of course, it’s not an easy thing to choose a profession out of more than 2,000 existing in the world.
3. It’s especially difficult if you like doing different things, if you have different hobbies and interests.
4. Almost half of a person’s life passes at work.
5. So it’s extremely important to make the right choice of a profession.
6. Psychologists believe that the choice of a future profession must be in accordance with the individual’s talents and abilities.
7. In order to make the right choice you have to analyze your interests and abilities and try to understand what you’d like to achieve in your life.
8. For example, I like biology.
9. I adore animals, plants, insects, and all forms of life.
10. I spend many hours reading books about wild nature, characters and habits of animals, underwater life etc.
11. I believe that nature is so mysterious and powerful, that it’s natural to admire it and to devote all your life to its exploration.
12. But it’s not my only hobby.
13. Most of all I like painting and I want to be an artist.
14. As a child, I began to draw everything I saw around myself.
15. I drew my parents, my friends, my kitten, flowers and other things.
16. Then I entered art school and began to study painting.
17. My parents doubt this is the right decision.
18. They say this profession demands on you to give it all your energy and passion and one must be fully dedicated to it in order to achieve perfection.
19. At the same time nowadays it’s difficult to earn your living with painting.
20. But I don’t agree with them.
21. I think that modern life open new horizons for artists and they can work in many fields today.
22. Many artists work as designers for advertising agencies or for web design studios. Yes, there are many designers who draw with computer programs like Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator, but the skill of drawing by hand is highly appreciated in many design studios.
23. Besides, such job demands not only computer knowledge, but also creative thinking of an artist.
24. So I look in my future with optimism and hope to become an artist.

TRAVELLING

1. Modern life is impossible without travelling.
2. Thousands of people travel every day either on business or for pleasure.
3. They can travel by air, by rail, by sea or by road.
4. Of course, travelling by air is the fastest and the most convenient way, but it is the most expensive too.
5. Travelling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages.
6. You can see much more interesting places of the country you are travelling through.
7. Modern trains have very comfortable seats.
8. There are also sleeping cars and dining cars which make even the longest journey enjoyable.
9. Speed, comfort and safety are the main advantages of trains and planes.
10. That is why many people prefer them to all other means.
11. Travelling by sea is popular mostly for pleasure trips.
12. On board large ships and small river boats people can visit foreign countries and different places of interest within their own country.
13. It is very pleasant to see the rise and fall of the waves, to feel the fresh sea wind blowing and hear the cry of the seagulls.
14. Trips on the Volga, the Don, the Yenisei, the Black Sea are very popular today.
15. Many people like to travel by car.
16. It is interesting too, because you can stop when and where you like, you do not have to buy tickets or carry your suitcases.
17. A very popular method of travelling is hiking.
18. It is travelling on foot. Walking tours are very interesting.
19. Hitch-hiking is a very popular method of travelling among young people.
20. But it is not so popular in our country as abroad.
21. The Black Sea is one of the most wonderful places which attracts holiday-makers all over the world.
22. There are many rest-homes, sanatoriums and tourist camps there.
23. But it is also possible to rent a room or a furnished house for a couple of weeks there.
24. Sometimes we place ourselves in a tent on the sea shore enjoying fresh air and the sun all day long.
    
    

KEEPING FIT

1. There is a truthful Latin proverb: «А sound mind — in a sound body».
2. Involvement in fitness and recreational activities reflects the concern of many people with health and life-span.
3. The modern stress on appearances, so called «good looks», is a sufficient motivation for many to keep up their level of exercise.
4. For this reason fitness training forms a noticeable part of today’s life.
5. Sport cannot always be professional.
6. The worldwide «health and fitness» boom has in part been driven by the importance of acquiring the «right» body shape.
7. Some of the most popular sports and games related to physical culture are swimming, tennis, aerobics, shaping, bowling, skateboarding, hiking, hunting, fishing, bicycling, etc.
8. Individual recreational participants may attend fitness clubs and enjoy every possible form of exercise and fitness training.
9. It is necessary for everybody to switch to something entirely different from work.
10. People who love sports appear to be equally adept at both modifying traditional forms of sport and inventing new ones to suit their purposes.
11. For those who like the freedom of floating in air there are such kinds of hobby as gliding and sport parachuting.
12. Sailing and yachting continue to be extremely popular ways of spending spare time for well-to-do individuals.
13. Some people pursue such activities as jogging, skiing and skating.
14. No description of recreational sport would be complete without bowling.
15. This game hag millions of fans throughout the world.
16. The main thing about the hobbies related to sport is that they remove tension from the mind, rest the soul, and help people to feel refreshed.
17. It’s very useful to have something to switch to, and manage to combine both hobby and career.
18. Sport is very popular in our family.
19. Together with my father, we do our usual morning exercises at home and twice a week we have our basketball training in the sports club and in summer we like to swim most of all because swimming makes one healthy and strong.
20. My favourite kind of sport is figure-skating.
21. I am an ardent fan of our figure-skaters but, unfortunately, I cannot skate.
22. I only watch the competitions.
23. But I am sure I will be able to skate a little after several trainings.
24. I consider everybody should try to follow healthy lifestyle, which is impossible without regular sport activities and healthy food: no fast food, but plenty of fruit, vegetables, vitamins, and an individual diet.

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