In the House

We have a nice house about fifteen miles from London. You can go into London by train or by bus. The house is not big but it is very comfortable. Downstairs there are three rooms, a kitchen, and a hall. When you open the front door you can see the hall. On the right of the hall there is a sitting-room, on the left of the hall there is a dining-room.

In the sitting-room we have two or three comfortable arm­chairs, some bookcases, a piano, and a wireless set. On the walls there are two good water-colours. There is a thick carpet on the floor.

The dining-room has a dining-table, six chairs, and a cupboard.

The study is a small room but it is very pleasant. There is a bright fire in the fireplace and my armchair is by the fire. All round the walls there are books. You can see that this is my favourite room.

Then there is a kitchen. This is where we make our me­als. There is a refrigerator here to keep food cool, and a gas stove to cook the meals, and boil the kettle. Here, too, there is a sink where we wash the dishes after meals. It has two taps, one for hot water and one for cold water.

The bedrooms and a bathroom are upstairs.

Days, Months, Seasons

There are seven days in a week. They are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

There are twelve months in a year. The names of the months are: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, .October, November, December.

There are 365 days in a year, or 366 in a leap year, which comes every four years.

There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter. Every season is beautiful and pleasant in its own way.

Spring is a wonderful season. The air is fresh and the sun shines brightly. The days are warm and everything is full of life and joy.

Then summer comes. The weather is usually fine in summer. It is much warmer than in spring. The trees are green with leaves and the gardens are gay with flowers. Everybody enjoys summer. A lot of people have a good rest then.

Autumn begins in September. The days become shorter and the nights become longer. It is still warm in September but the weather often changes and it gets colder and colder. The sky is often grey and cloudy. It frequently rains in October and November which makes autumn an unpleasant season, but autumn is harvesting time, the time when grain, fruit and vegetables become ripe.

In winter the sun sets early and rises late. Sometimes it is very cold. It often snows. Everything is covered with snow: the houses and streets, the fields and forests. Every­thing looks so beautiful in its white attire.

I like winter with its frosty sunny days. It is a pleasure to go for a walk then.

Winter is a good time for sport. Little children are fond of playing snowballs and making snowmen, older ones go in for skating and skiing, while grown-ups enjoy all these things even more.

Winter is my favourite season.