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School is a place I have to go to five days a week, except on Saturdays and Sundays and the holidays. I spend a lot of time in school. Thus I cannot help liking some aspects and disliking other aspects of it. I like recess most of all. This is especially so after a few hours of torture trying to figure out some tough sums and listening to the history teacher drone on about some halfforgotten war. The relief of consuming the food and drinks at the tuck-shop is really satisfying. What more, my friends are always there to provide great company. We yack on and on about nothing in particular. It is great to be among those you know well. The bell that signals the end of recess is not what I like. Judging from the audible moans from those around me the bell is not very popular with the others as well. So we trudge reluctantly back to class to undergo another few hours of lessons. The lessons are not totally torturous. Much depend on the teachers. Some teachers have a knack of making their lessons interesting, so it is pleasant to learn something. These teachers really do take the trouble to teach us and we appreciate them very much. Unfortunately there are some very obnoxious teachers who purposely pick on us. These are usually the older ones who have lost their zest for teaching. Who could blame them after having to repeat the same things year after year? I have been picked on several times for very trivial things. These occasions are what I dislike. Nobody likes to be sent out of the class for forgetting to bring a book. Also nobody likes to stand on the chair for one whole period for talking in class. I have undergone these punishments and they are not pleasant. P.E. (Physical Education) is one lesson I like. Here we can play around with each other. Our P.E. teacher is a young man who knows many types of games and sports. So we have a wonderful time learning from him. Unfortunately we only see him twice a week. This is really insufficient for each session only lasts about 40 minutes minus the time needed to reach the field. I like the bell when it signals the end of the day. Immediately flagging spirits give way to laughter as we head home. The atmosphere is a happy one when we go home. The week before the Annual School Sports Day is what I like too. Usually a week before the sports the school will be very busy preparing for it. Lessons are disrupted and we have a great time talking in class. Sometimes we are asked to help a bit. I like that too. It beats working out sums. When the examinations approaches it is the time of woe, I for one dislike examinations. It is not that I am afraid that I might fail. I usually pass anyway. It is the tension and the stress of waiting for the examinations that are so unpleasant. During the time prior to an examination, no one has time for a chat anymore. Everyone is so engrossed in his or her work. This is a time of gloom. However gloom disappears like magic the moment the examinations are over. This is the best time of school. The tension is gone and lessons are virtually non-existent. Normally it is also the end of the term and the holidays are around the corner. What joy feel as we wait gleefully for the holidays so that we may get to do the things we want to do. Holidays are great but they never seem to last. Soon it is time once again to go back to school, back to the things I like and dislike.

What subject you like best in school What subject you like best in school The subject I like best in school is geography and the subject I hate is arithmetic. Even from my younger day, I have been longing to know more about other countries and the people who live there. Geography teaches me not only about my own country but also the neighouring countries and the world in general. From what I have studied, I have a longing to see London, Paris, New-York and Tokyo. I have heard much about Mount Fujiyama, the snow-capped mountain of Japan. I also want to see Japan during the cherryblossom season. I want to see New-York and its sky-scrapers. Geography interests me because without visiting these places I learn about them in books. For pupils like me who are poor and cannot afford to visit these places, the knowledge of geography is all the most useful. It is perhaps the second best means of knowing more about other countries. Talk about your favorite teacher Talk about your favorite teacher Everyone sat up expectantly. It was a maths period and all of us waited eagerly for our maths teacher, Mrs Huang, to come into the class. She is very popular among us. In fact, she is my favorite teacher. Mrs Huang has short curly hair and wears thick glasses, which makes her look stern. However, she is actually very approachable and is always ready to lend an ear to our problems. She is motherly and cares very much for us. I remember once when I fell and hurt my knee. Mrs Huang helped me to stop the bleeding and took me to the clinic. I was very grateful to her. I used to dislike maths when I was younger because I found it far too complicated. Mrs Huang always makes maths lessons interesting and easy to understand. She is very patient in explaining maths problems to us and always makes sure everyone understands. Under her guidance, my maths has improved by leaps and bounds. I have grown to love maths and I always score high marks in my maths tests now. It is all because of my favorite teacher. Talk about yourself Talk about yourself I am an eleven year old Indian girl. I come from a family of three. I have two elder

brothers. Both my parents are teachers. I am a primary six student at Fairfield Primary School. My complexion is light brown and I have dark, short hair. I am very hard-working and always try to get the best grades in class. I must get a good education to fulfill my ambition. My ambition is to be a nurse. I like to take care of the sick and old. I dislike outdoor activities and rarely participate in games. I enjoy doing things with my hands, like painting, gardening and sometimes I try simple cooking. I spend my free time in our small garden. I grow all kinds of plants in my garden. There are rose plants, hibiscus and morning glory. Sometimes I help my mother with the windows. I dust the furniture, iron the clothes and clean the windows. My best friend is John. He lives in our neighborhood. We go to the same school. On Sundays John comes to my house to play with me. My parents love me very much and give me the best of everything. I am a very happy little girl. Talk about your classmates Thirty-five unique individuals make up our interesting class. Of course, there are some of us who are more popular than the others. First, there is fat Steven. He is the joker of the class. He cracks all kinds of jokes, even practical jokes. Once, he left an artificial lizard in the chalk box to scare our stern science teacher, Miss Xiano. Her horrified expressions amused us so much that we split our sides with laughter. However, the whole class was punished for that joke. In spite of this, we still like Steven because he is always brave enough to own up to playing tricks. We also have a bookworm in the class. Xiaoming is a small boy with thick glasses. Wherever he goes, he will have a book with him. He brings glory to the class by winning the various language quizzes organized by the school. The most respected person in our class is our monitor, Evelyn. She is helpful, friendly and responsible. Without her, our class would be in chaos. The teachers who teach us always say that we are a mischievous but hardworking bunch. I am proud to belong to my class.

Describe your school sports day.

Describe your school sports day.

This year our school sports day was held on Friday. There were seven booths at the sports

ground. Our class planned in advance how to decorate our booth. We wanted to win the first prize for the best decorated booth so I helped my classmates to decorate our booth in a spectacular manner. Around 1:30 pm, the sports days was declared open by the Guest-of-Honour our local Member of Parliament. All the students taking part in the sportsday lined up for the march past. We marched past the stand where the Guest-of-Honour and our headmaster stood to attention. As we marched past, he took the salute. The day started with track events. There were 50, 100 and 200 meters races. There was tremendous applause from the spectators which included teachers and parents. Then the field events tug of war, long jump, high jump, shot put and discus were held. Every event drew cheers and applause from the spectators. The sports day turned out to be the grandest day of the year for the school. The day went by very fast. I came in first in the long jump event, and second in the 100 metres race and shot put. At about five oclock, our Guest-of-Honour gave away the trophies to the winners. My class was overall runners-up. We were also awarded with the first prize for the best decorated booth. After that, to mark the end of the sports meet, there was another march past. The national anthem was played to close the sports day. We went home tired but happy.