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Getting Started
Hello and welcome! I am glad
you will join me today to visit my school. I am almost ready
to go. I just have to find my scarf. It is really chilly outside.
My name is Sasha. I am 11 years old. This is my mother, Zhanna,
who takes me to school each morning on her way to work. We ride
the public buses every day since there are no yellow school
buses, like you have in America.
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Here
we are at School Number Fifteen. Come inside and
meet my friends. They have names like: Yuri, Igor,
Vladimir. We have a little bit of time before class
to play together in the hallways. Our teachers allow
us to run and be loud out here, but once we’re
in the class, things change. We have to sit up straight,
and some teachers make you sit with your arms crossed
on your desk. When we want to ask a question we
aren’t supposed to raise our arm, just lift
our hand keeping our elbow on the desk.
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You
may have noticed the lace curtains at the windows and the plants
along the wall. Since we do spend so much time here, we like
to make it our second home. What does your classroom look like?
What kinds of things do you have on your walls? People in Russia
are creative and will take time to decorate the halls of our
schools with beautiful paintings and murals. It makes school
a nicer place to be. Have you ever thought about improving your
school’s appearance?
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I
must be quiet now because Mrs. Surikov is coming. She is a friend
of mother's and she will tell on me if I misbehave. In Russia,
teachers and parents have a close relationship. Mother tells
me that my education is very important and I should appreciate
my teachers because they prepare me for the future. My mother
and father even send gifts to my teacher for most holidays.
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