I was ill and missed a few classes. I didn’t bother to ask my classmates what topic they were studying without me. I thought it was modal verbs. Naturally, I read the paragraph in the textbook on modal verbs. When I went to school (university) the teacher gave us a test on articles! I hadn’t expected it at all and got a bad mark. I was disappointed but I said to myself: the worse luck now, the better another time. And I was right! When we were given a test on modal verbs, I was the only one to get an excellent mark because I had been revising the topic longer than anyone in my group.
I am one of 260 million Russian speakers. Russian is my native tongue. I have been speaking it all my life but I still have a lot to discover. The more I learn Russian, the more I admire it.
It is interesting that we cannot choose our first language, just like we cannot choose parents, or a place of birth. As we gradually master our mother tongue with the help of our relatives, friends, and teachers, we seldom think about it as a treasure, but in fact it is the most beautiful treasure in our lives because it defines who we are and it shapes our mentality. Russian is the language we use to think, dream and feel emotions, it is our means of communication with people around us. Unfortunately, not all people understand how important it is to preserve this treasure and pass it on to our descendants. Some schoolchildren do not like their Russian lessons and say that they do not need to know all the rules because modern gadgets and computer programs automatically correct errors. But the problem is that there are a lot of Russians unable to speak proper Russian. Instead they speak a mixture of vulgarisms and interjections with inclusion of slang words and unacceptable speech phrases.
I love my native language. I am proud of Russian because it is not just the language of my parents and their parents but the language of hundreds of outstanding writers and scientists .
I was ill and missed a few classes. I didn’t bother to ask my classmates what topic they were studying without me. I thought it was modal verbs. Naturally, I read the paragraph in the textbook on modal verbs. When I went to school (university) the teacher gave us a test on articles! I hadn’t expected it at all and got a bad mark. I was disappointed but I said to myself: the worse luck now, the better another time. And I was right! When we were given a test on modal verbs, I was the only one to get an excellent mark because I had been revising the topic longer than anyone in my group.
My Language Is My Pride
I am one of 260 million Russian speakers. Russian is my native tongue. I have been speaking it all my life but I still have a lot to discover. The more I learn Russian, the more I admire it.
It is interesting that we cannot choose our first language, just like we cannot choose parents, or a place of birth. As we gradually master our mother tongue with the help of our relatives, friends, and teachers, we seldom think about it as a treasure, but in fact it is the most beautiful treasure in our lives because it defines who we are and it shapes our mentality. Russian is the language we use to think, dream and feel emotions, it is our means of communication with people around us. Unfortunately, not all people understand how important it is to preserve this treasure and pass it on to our descendants. Some schoolchildren do not like their Russian lessons and say that they do not need to know all the rules because modern gadgets and computer programs automatically correct errors. But the problem is that there are a lot of Russians unable to speak proper Russian. Instead they speak a mixture of vulgarisms and interjections with inclusion of slang words and unacceptable speech phrases.
I love my native language. I am proud of Russian because it is not just the language of my parents and their parents but the language of hundreds of outstanding writers and scientists .