Getting around Almaty Metro
If you want to get around a city, fast underground trains are great In Almaty, this
is a new forun of transport. The first metro line under the city only opened in 2011
and so far, is about 11 km long with nine stops Alinaty is only the second city 11
central Asia to have a metro system. It runs from Rarymbek Batyr in the north, to
Moskva, in the south-west of the city In future, there will be three lines, covering
45 km The system is popular and busy - 45.000 people use it every weekday.
Buses
Buses are the most popular form of public transport in Almaty There are 160 bus
routes and if you want to go to a village outside the city, they are very useful
Buses are often a source of pollution, but 800 of Almaty's buses now use gas for
fuel The city also introduced real-time information on where buses are, so it is
now easier to plan journeys The city is looking at buying electric buses in the
future to reduce pollution and CO2 emissions
Trolley buses
There are eight trolley bus routes in Almaty with 195 new buses Recently, the
city bought new trolley buses. These are comfortable and an environmentally
friendly way to travel in the city, as they use electncity not petrol or diesel
Bikes
Like many big cities around the world, Almaty has got bikes you can rent There
are around 50 bike stations and over 250 bikes, but this is just the start of a bigger
project. The bike stations are near metro stations and on main streets You can hire
the bikes for 30 minutes or up to a year If you return the bike before 30 minutes,
you don't have to pay anythmg
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Our ClassНаш классMy name is Marianna. I am 13 years old. I study in a secondary school at the 7th grade. We have a friendly and united class. There are 26 pupils in our class and I am in good relations with almost all of them. I can say that I’m quite a sociable person and I have lots of friends both among my classmates and within my neighborhood. My class is rather important for me because I spend the majority of my time at school. We don’t only have lessons together, but we also attend additional school activities. Some of our pupils go in for sport trainings, some attend arts and crafts classes and some participate in school theatre. Surprisingly, there are a lot of talented and interesting pupils in our class. Personally I take part in school theatre. We often rehearse new plays and when the school celebrates something we present these plays on stage. The principle of our school appreciates it and he says that we have a good group of actors. My best friend’s name is Lena. She is my classmate and we share the same desk at the lessons. Lena attends arts and crafts classes. She is quite good at it and they sometimes organize school exhibitions. In my opinion, this positive atmosphere in our class is the result of our class teacher’s hard work. She is a great teacher and she often gathers us together for different occasions, which unite us as a class. For example, last week we had a small tea party after lessons, to celebrate a birthday of one of our classmates. Sometimes we even meet up in the city at weekends simply to chat or to have a walk.Меня зовут Марианна. Мне 13 лет. Я учусь в средней школе в 7 классе. У нас дружный и сплоченный класс. В нашем классе есть 26 ученика, и я в хороших отношениях почти со всеми из них. Могу сказать, что я очень общительный человек и у меня много друзей, как среди моих одноклассников, так и среди соседей. Мой класс весьма важен для меня, потому, что я провожу большую часть своего времени в школе. Мы бываем вместе не только на уроках, но мы также посещаем дополнительные виды занятий в школе. Некоторые из наших учеников занимаются спортивными тренировками, некоторые посещают занятия декоративного искусства, а некоторые участвуют в школьном театре. Удивительно, но в нашем классе есть много талантливых и интересных учеников. Лично я принимаю участие в школьном театре. Мы часто репетируем новые пьесы, и когда в школе что-либо празднуется, мы представляем эти пьесы на сцене. Директор нашей школы ценит это, и он говорит, что у нас хорошая группа актеров. Мою лучшую подругу зовут Лена. Она моя одноклассница, и мы сидим за одним столом на уроках. Лена принимает участие в уроках декоративно-прикладного искусства. У неё это довольно хорошо получается, и они иногда организовывают школьные выставки. На мой взгляд, положительная атмосфера в нашем классе является результатом кропотливой работы нашего классного руководителя. Она замечательный педагог, и она часто собирает нас вместе по разным случаям, объединяющим нас как класс. Например, на неделе у нас было небольшое чаепитие после уроков, чтобы отпраздновать день рождения одного из наших одноклассников. Иногда мы даже встречаемся в городе в выходные дни просто поболтать или прогуляться.