Номер 2, страница 260 - гдз по английскому языку 10 класс учебник Юхнель, Наумова

Unit nine. Lesson two. Exercise two.

My name is Bikash Nahar. I came to Minsk from the Indian town of Calcutta more than thirty years ago. At the age of thirteen, I finished school with flying colors and I was eighteen when I got my first degree in chemistry. As a student, I was quite good at chess and very often I took part in various competitions, where I met a lot of nice young people from the USSR. We made friends and thus I got interested in Russian language and culture. And later I decided to continue my education there. I came to Minsk in the late nineteen eighties. My first impressions of the city were unbelievable. I had never expected it to be so bitterly cold, about thirty degrees below zero. Since I wasn't used to such weather, of course, very soon, I had a bad cold and was running a high temperature. Before coming here, I didn't know much about Belarus. It turned out to be extremely cozy and welcoming. I was impressed by people's friendliness and responsiveness. Despite my poor command of the language at the time, I always felt comfortable here. In fact, the Belarusians and the Indians are very similar. Both nations take pride in their history, deeply respect their parents and their motherland. I believe that a person who worships his parents and his country will achieve inner harmony. I like Belarusian people and enjoy Belarusian nature. My wife is Belarusian and my children were born here. I am still on good terms with men and women I studied with. But we don't meet very often, because we're all busy. In the morning, I work at Komarovsky Market or Komarovka, as they say, where I sell Indian goods, and in the evening, I teach yoga. If necessary, I translate, because I know six languages: English, Russian, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and Farsi. All this is not just a business. I take a lot of pleasure in it. Yoga is a great hobby for me. I'm proud to have sixty five year old ladies in my yoga club. From time to time, I run workshops in non-conventional medicine. I live in Minsk and I love it. It is a wonderful and very clean city. I also enjoyed my visits to Grodno, Slonim, Mozyr, Mogilev and Vitebsk. Every summer I go to Slavyanskiy Bazar. Belarusian culture appeals to me very much. When I was younger, I used to go to the circus with my kids. My daughters loved the circus. But now we are more into ballet. The ballet here is great. We all love it. I also believe that dance enriches a person's inner world. Belarusian sport impresses me all the time. Although Belarus is a dozen times smaller than India, sport here is developed far and way better. I believe that the Belarusian president does a great job in the sphere of sport. If I had a chance, I would shake his hand and thank him for giving young people such an amazing opportunity. Maksim Mirny and Viktoria Azarenka are my favorite sportsmen. If I have time, I always watch sport on TV. I like Belarusian cuisine very much, even though I am a true vegetarian and I eat neither meat nor fish. That is why Belarusian draniki is my favorite dish. My wife and I often cook national Belarusian and Indian dishes. I feel that Belarus is my second native country. I live and work here, my family are here with me. I'm a Belarusian citizen and I am proud to be so. I'm happy that my lucky stars brought me here one day.