Dress up - наряжаться
have street parades - проводить парады
light bonfires - разжигать костры ( или свет костров)
set off fireworks - запускать салюты(фейерверки)
decorate the house - украшать дом
exchange gifts - обмениваться подарками
have a family dinner - проводить семейный ужин
cook special food - готовить особенные блюда(еду)
<span>Dear Alex,
I was very glad to hear from you again. Sorry, I haven't written for ages
because of my school activities.</span><span>I'm very glad to hear something new from you. You ask me about my
school. My school is
large and light. There are three floors in it. There is a gym, a library, a
canteen and a few classrooms on the ground floor. There are many classrooms and
a teachers’ room от<span> the first and on the second floors. </span></span>
Our
classrooms are very large and light. There are twelve desks, a teacher’s table,
a blackboard and many flowers in our classrooms.
<span>My school
life is wonderful. There are lots of concerts, performances and sport competitions
in our school. My classmates and I often take part in different school events. I
have a lot of friends in my class. Our
teachers are kind and intelligent and my classmates are smart and friendly.</span>
Tell me a few words about you and your new school and
friend. Have you joined any sport club? Do you like your new teachers?
<span><span>That's for me today. I have to go to the shop for some
food.
Best regards to your family.
</span><span>Write soon.
Andrey</span></span>
I want to talk about my family.
My family is big. I have a mom, dad, brother, a younger and elder sister. My mother is Olga. She works as an administrator in the polyclinic. I always help her with home affairs. My father is Andrew. He works in guard. He sometimes helps me with my lessons. My My brother is called Maxim. He is studying in the third grade. I help him with his lessons. My eldest sister is Svetlana. She is working as a nurse in the hospital. She helps me get home, we love to cook at home. We are a friendly family and we try to get along with each other, we discuss our problems and try to solve them together.