One of the Oldest Schools in RussiaHi, Jenny!How are you? Sorry for not writing to you for so long.I have a busy life now. Every week we have a lot of different activities: organizing concerts for children, making school newspapers, getting ready for the School Autumn Festival and, of course, much homework to do. I study in one of the oldest schools in Russia and I`m very proud of it! My school is Gymnasium 1 named after V. Belinsky. It was opened in 1786 by the order of Catherine 2 , the great Russian empress.My school is a historical monument, we study in the building where famous Russian writers Belinsky and Lazhechnikov studied.We have a lot of subjects: Russian, Literature, History, Geography, Maths, Science, Art, Music and PE. We study different foreign languages - English, French and German. Every summer students go to international language camps. There is a big library in our school and we can find everything for our lessons there. Some of the subjects are compulsory and some we can choose. There are a lot of clubs in my school: a Sports Club, a Dance Club, a Drawing Club, a Music Club and a Computer Club. As you know, my hobby is drawing and I go ot the Drawing Club.Look at the photo. The students are wearing school uniform. It`s compulsory in our school. You asked me about the school system in Russia, so we have elementary school ( age 7-10), middle school (age 11-15) and senior classes (age 16-17). The school year begins on the 1st of September and ends on the 31st of May. There are four terms in a year and we have holidays after each term. Write to me about your school. Do you like studying?Good luck,Vanya1. Why is Vanya`s life so busy?2. Why is Gymnasium 1 a historicsl monument?3. What famous people studied at Gymnasium 1?4. What are compulsory subjects in Vanya`s school?5. What clubs are there in Vanya`s school?6. What schools are there in Russia?