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Pre Writing
Humanitarian Linguistic School #23, Vladimir, Russia
Teacher: Marina Trubitsina
Hello Stacy,
I am glad to say that finally we arranged some of our current problems and made a trip. As
you know probably, we have chosen a red brick cathedral in the very centre of our town for
decription.
It was a nice autumn day. The shy sun was shining through rare clouds and we had a chance to see this building in its complete beauty. We were a bit disturbed by the cars and trolleys passing by but it was nothing in comparison with what we saw. This cathedral is actually a small one, so many people in town call it just "a red church". This is a nickname for it. It is very famous and popular in our town because a museum of crystal glass is situated in it. We stood at the top of a staircase near a wooden door which leads into the museum and observed the building of Drama theatre to the left and school #1 to the right. Both buildings are remarkable for their quite different architectural styles. Then we went into the museum and saw a large hall with an exhibition of crystal glass masterpieces made by our masters. They are all of different age. The first works were made somewhat in the beginning of the 19th century. The exhibition is being completed every year by new works. Then we decided to go upstairs and found another exhibition devoted to fine sewing works. There is also a place where you can buy some wooden souveniers which Russia is so famous for all over the world. You can find here matryoska dolls of different sizes and colours. You are also offered some brochures. But the most interesting for us was to see the city square downstairs. It was very unusual looking from the top. Frankly speaking, everything was very amusing but our boys were most interested in a toy shop which is under the cathedral. There is another souvenier shop there. We compared the prices up and down and decided that the second one had the greater choice and the lower prices.
The pupils who pass the cathedral every day on their way to and from
school got a task to think of more words for its detailed descriptions, others are to put
their impressions into words. I hope next step will be also demanding but this time it
will be easier for kids to write about it.
I must apologize for our long silence.
Best wishes,
Marina Trubitsina
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