I study in 7I study in 7thth class in a Zhas daryn class in a Zhas daryn school. On January, 15school. On January, 15thth I will have a I will have a

birthday. I will be 14. I have a birthday. I will be 14. I have a brother. His name a Makhambet. brother. His name a Makhambet.

2000 2000 yearyear

Hello! I’m Hello! I’m Nargiz. Nargiz.

I live in Pavlodar I live in Pavlodar

in Kazakhstan. in Kazakhstan.

I live in a simple I live in a simple

Kazakh family. Kazakh family.

My hobbies:My hobbies:I like riding on a I like riding on a bicycle, walking, bicycle, walking, reading interesting reading interesting books, listening to books, listening to music. music. I like to go I like to go to KVN shows to to KVN shows to cinema and cinema and different shows. different shows.

KVN stands for club of the KVN stands for club of the cheerful and resourceful. cheerful and resourceful. Students make jokes, sing songs Students make jokes, sing songs and have fun at these shows.and have fun at these shows.

I sometimes go I sometimes go to dombra classes. to dombra classes. Dombra is a long-Dombra is a long-

necked Kazakh necked Kazakh national lute national lute

instrumentinstrument. . TheThe instrumentinstrument shares shares

somesome ofof its its characteristics with characteristics with

thethe CentralCentral AsianAsian  kobuzkobuz  and and

dutardutar..

I can play cards,I can play cards,

chess,chess, togyzkumalaktogyzkumalak, , draughts. draughts.

Togyzkumalak is Togyzkumalak is a a national Kazakh game.national Kazakh game.

This is the view This is the view

from my roomfrom my roomIt is school It is school

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It is a kindergarten It is a kindergarten №120№120

It is underground It is underground garagegarage

During the During the week, the week, the day starts day starts at about at about 6.30. In the 6.30. In the morning I morning I always have always have cereal and cereal and tea. tea. Sometimes I and my parents eat Sometimes I and my parents eat

together. together. Dad and me leave the Dad and me leave the flat at about seven thirty. We go by flat at about seven thirty. We go by

car to school. car to school.

Then he goes to his Then he goes to his work. My mum goes work. My mum goes to her work at about to her work at about 8.30. We usually have 8.30. We usually have dinner together, but dinner together, but we often come at we often come at different time. different time. We eat at about half We eat at about half past 7. After that, dad past 7. After that, dad and mum watch TV, I and mum watch TV, I do my homework.do my homework.

We go to bed at about We go to bed at about 10 or 11 p.m.10 or 11 p.m.

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At the weekend, my At the weekend, my brother comes from brother comes from school (He studies at school (He studies at cadet school) and he cadet school) and he plays computer plays computer games. games. I have a rest or go for a drive on I have a rest or go for a drive on a bicycle. My parents go to the a bicycle. My parents go to the supermarket and buy food. supermarket and buy food. Sometimes my family go to the Sometimes my family go to the park or cinema.park or cinema.

At schoolAt school

I have 6-7 lessons every day. I study I have 6-7 lessons every day. I study in a mathematical class, therefore we in a mathematical class, therefore we have maths more than other lessons. have maths more than other lessons. After the 4After the 4thth lesson at 11:35 we go to lesson at 11:35 we go to have lunch. And in 20 minutes the have lunch. And in 20 minutes the dinner comes to an end. At about 2 dinner comes to an end. At about 2 p.m. I am at home already. p.m. I am at home already.

After lessons I go After lessons I go home, have dinner, home, have dinner, watch TV a little and watch TV a little and then I start to do my then I start to do my homework. When I homework. When I have dombra have dombra classes, I leave classes, I leave home at 4 p.m. and home at 4 p.m. and come at about 6 come at about 6 p.m. p.m.

Here are some days from Here are some days from my schedulemy schedule

№ Monday

1 Russian

2 Geography

3 Mathematics

4 History

5 Chemistry

6 Biology

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№ Tuesday

1 Physical training

2 English language

3 Kazakh literature

4 Russian literature

5 Mathematics

6 Geography

7 Self-knowledge

№ Wednesday

1 Kazakh language

2 Art lesson

3 Computer science

4 Mathematics

5 History

6 Mathematics

7 Russian literature

№ Thursday

1 Kazakh language

2 Physical training

3 Biology

4 Physics

5 English language

6 Mathematics

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№ Friday

1 Mathematics

2 History

3 Russian

4 Physical training

5 Physics

6 Mathematics

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№ Saturday

1 Economy

2 Kazakh literature

3 Mathematics

4 Chemistry

5 History

6 Computer science

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