My family

Before I start talking about my family let me introduce myself, I am Lena Kuznetsova. I am 17. I have finished school this year. I have lived all my life in the small town of Novogrudok.

And now I am going to tell you a few words about my family. There are five of us in the family. It may sound a bit strange but we think we are a large family. We are happy to be living together. We are getting on all right and we are a united family.

Certainly I am going to talk first of my dad. His name is Ivan Petrovich. He works at the local dairy factory as a mechanic. He is not a young man, but he is not old. He is 44. He is a good-looking man, tall, handsome, rather thin with dark brown hair just beginning to go grey. He is a quiet person though not very sociable. What I dont like about my dad is that he is always busy. Very often he works overtime. On weekends he always goes to the country. He enjoys working in the garden.

My mother's name is Anna Nickolayevna. She is five years younger than my father. She is a teacher at a nursery school. My mum is pretty and looks young for her age. She is always smart and elegant. She always has a lot of work to do both at school and about the house. You can imagine it, she is fond of her work and speak a lot of time there and of course she has to cook the food for all of us at home. Shopping and cooking is nearly half a day's work for her. And she has the habit of cooking more food than we really need. And it's useless to talk her out of it.

Victor is my younger brother. He is a twelve-year old boy and naturally he goes to school. He likes school but he is very fond of sports. He wanted to be a professional footballer. He plays football always and everywhere. But he is so messy at home. He never keeps things in their right places.

And finally my granny. My grandmother Vera Fyodordvna is a real darling. She is my best friend, must tell you. She is always ready to listen to my endless stories about school and about my friends. She is a very understanding person. She is 69. She worked - hard on the farm in her youth and in her older age. I am so sorry her health is in a bad state.

That is my story about my family. If you have any questions to me you are most welcome.