3.Fill in the blank spaces in the letter with these useful phrases.

a) secondly
b) firstly
c) unfortunately
d) to sum up
e) however
f) is not what i expected from g) an alternative
h) we can solve this problem
i) to make matters worse
j) thank you for your time
k) I have a few ideas to solve this problem and make our school more environmentally friendly
l) I must express my own, and other students
m) I am writing to draw your attention to

1)___ the large amount of food that is wasted every day in your school. This habit is uneconomical and bad for the environment.
Each day in the lunchroom, students are throwing away too much food. This behavior is 2) a great school like ours. 3)___ frustration as we see students wasting so much food.4), this wastes students' money and the school’s money because the school needs to buy bin bags. 5) this is very bad for the environment because all of the wasted food goes to landfills. 6).
7), I know that we can’t expect students to always finish all of their food. 8), we can give them 9) to throwing their food away. Leftover food can be used to make compost (mixture of unused food that can be made into compost). If we had a compost bin in the lunchroom, students could put not only unwanted food in it, but also banana skins, apple cores, etc. This could then be made into compost which we could use in a garden!
10), students need to be educated about food waste and composting. Without education, students will not know what to do. Teachers should make lessons about the environment and composting so students know how important it is.
11), food waste is a big economical and environmental problem at our school. By putting a compost bin in the lunchroom and educating students about the environment, 12) .
13 .​

My school was very different from most schools. It was in a beautiful old house in the forest. There were only sixty students. There were not enough faculties, but there was a good library library so that you could find information or supplement your work if you wanted. You will not believe, but we did not have to go to school! And there was no homework or tests, or anything like that, we could do what we wanted. If we wanted to learn, we just went to the teachers and asked them to help us. At first I was bored! Then I became interested in science and computers, and I studied natural science with a teacher with whom I got along well. I liked it so much that I now study as an engineer at the university, and I want to continue my research. There were other classes at school that you could use if you wanted to - it's sports, painting and acting. The best thing was that we were free, and the school was democratic. Everything was decided at school meetings, and everyone could vote - each student had the same voice as a teacher. We solved all kinds of questions - we even chose a teacher! Many people do not believe me, but it worked very well.

New Year is the best of holydays. At New Year’s Eve always appears this strange expectation of something big, new and great. Joyful atmosphere is all around. Everybody is busy picking nice Christmas trees, presents and feasts for holyday table. It seems like fairytale since childhood.

Preparations for this celebration are starting early. Everything begins with general cleaning. Than rooms are decorating with beautiful toys, garlands, holiday lights and candles. But most beautiful decorations are New Year and Christmas wreaths with conifer branches, bright ribbons and figures of angels.

Dishes on holyday table are always special. And the most important moment of celebration is coming of New Year with chiming clock. Last toll marks beginning of grand firework which may last for whole hour. Than all guests, relatives and friends, begin celebrations with dances and contests which last for the whole night. And first thing to do at next is to check all presents.

Перевод:

Новый Год – лучший из праздников. В канун нового года возникает странное ожидание чего-то большого, нового и замечательного. Вокруг царит атмосфера праздника. Все заняты выбором ёлок, подарков и угощений для праздничного стола. С самого детства это время похоже на сказку.

Подготовка к празднованию начинается рано. Первый этап – генеральная уборка, а затем все комнаты украшаются красивыми игрушками, гирляндами и свечами. Но самые красивые новогодние украшения – венки с хвойными ветками, яркими лентами и ангелами.

Блюда на праздничном столе всегда особенные. А самый важный момент празднования – наступление нового года под бой курантов. Последний удар колокола служит сигналом для начала впечатляющего фейерверка, который может продолжаться целый час. Потом все гости, родственники и друзья, начинают веселиться, танцевать и устраивать конкурсы. Праздник продолжается всю ночь, а утром первым делом надо проверить подарки под ёлкой.