(英会話リスニングスクリプト)
A friend of mine left his teaching job in
England to work in a university in a small town not far
from Moscow in Russia.
I got a letter from him last week.
This is what he said:
Dear Alan,
I've been here in Russia for six months
now.
Although I enjoy a lot of things, it isn't
always easy to live here.
My salary of about $40 (4,000 yen) a week
is a lot more than the average Russian earns.
The people are very friendly and the students
are intelligent and hardworking.
They all want to learn English so they can
get jobs in foreign companies - they pay a lot more money
than Russian companies or the government.
Russians don't go out to restaurants or
pubs very much.
They like inviting their friends to their
very small apartments and sitting around the kitchen table,
drinking vodka.
Shopping takes a long time because you have
to queue in a lot of different shops to buy things.
They eat a lot of sausages and macaroni
here. I'm going to stay here for another year so I hope
you will be able to visit me.
With best wishes,
Adrian
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