Final Opinion Essay (1)

     Today more and more young people consider education at   university level to be useless, whereas the older generation claims that the degree really matters. Who is right? This is the problem that Mariella Frostrup arises in her article ‘ I’ve got a top degree, but I'm stuck washing dishes ’ ( https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/dec/16/i-have-a-top-degree-but-im-stuck-washing-dishes ) 

     First of all, I do share the young people’s viewpoint, because I often come across the real examples of people, who notwithstanding their high grades at University, can’t manage to find a proper job. To stretch this idea out, I’d like to refer to Mariella’s experience. She was graduated from quite a prestigious University but was unfortunate to get employed as well as hundreds of other educated people. I’m sorry to say, but according to the statistics, one-third of graduated people get drown into unemployment. The employers say that ‘rejected high-educated candidates’ lack practice that is much more precious than theoretical knowledge. But how can a certain student get experience if he studies hard from nine to five trying to stick to all the deadlines, to do piles of homework, to be ready for all the tests? Is it really possible? I guess the answer is obvious. 

      Nevertheless, the older generation is sure that the degree is relevant evidence of one’s education. They say that the degree shows that a graduate has general knowledge of his profession. Moreover, I know some parents who push their children to study, because of their fear of government instability. They are convinced that one day there might appear a law about obligatory high education. That means their children will have to get education anyway, that is why they agitate them to start studying process in time. 

     Anyway, I do not agree with the above-mentioned idea, because children are the future adults, so they are responsible for choosing what they really want. As for the general knowledge reflected in the degree, well, objective opinion of the teachers, who put the marks, does not mean anything connected with real knowledge 

    All in all, both opinions can be shared to a certain extent, but I am convinced that the degree of a top university is not a reflection of real knowledge .Mariella Frostrup as well as the whole young generation hope that universities will be substituted for something more efficient and time -saving ; in order to spend time on experience gaining .

Final Opinion Essay (2)

Marriage is an outdated institution

    The world changes, so do people, that’s why year by year we are acquiring new problems, and issues that are to be urgently discussed. It’s a well- known fact that today people do not tend to get married. But are they making a terrible mistake?
    Understandably, it’s not convenient to stick to another man’s habits, tastes, world perception and so on. Sometimes it happens so that a man shows his nature only after the wedding. The negative experience of unlucky couples is so frequent that those who even had never been married believe that marriage is just a ball and chain. That’s why they choose something simple and modern – they constantly change the partner in order to avoid the process of attachment. So, you actually have a good time with a nice man, until he is nice, but as soon as he is no longer smiling and laughing together with you, you just break up with him. No children (even if they are, they are not acknowledged), no hustle, no bustle. It’s easy, isn’t it? It is love at all? If it is, why not to stick with him through thick and thin and get married?
     According to the current statistics introduced by the famous web- site Debate.org, 58 percent of people say that nowadays marriage is an old-time tradition, whereas 42 still believe that marriage isn't outdated, it’s just people who are not able to live up to their vows. When you love someone, you take responsibility for his wellbeing, you want to help and stay close wherever Life leads you to.
   Anyway, I do not agree with the above-mentioned idea. Most people say that marriage is no more than a stamp in one’s passport, but this is the stamp that shows that you are really responsible for your partner. If you truly love someone why not to get married and show the surrounding that you are responsible for someone’s life?
    Even though most people consider marriage to be a useless act of one’s relationships, I strongly believe that marriage institution is currently for those who can love truly …

Reflection Note

Hello folks!

 Summer session is coming, which means that the fifth Uni semester is forthcoming. I think it is important to recapitulate the work done. During the fourth semester we’ve learned three types of essay, revised some structure rule and so on. I must say that online resources on essay-writing rules that were received helped me to stay afloat in the English-essay-writing world.

 I also think that IATEFL conference activity was pretty useful as we practiced our listening skills as well as writing ones. I picked up some new phrases on how to introduce the topic, how to make a transition from one topic to another. Now, when giving a formal speech, I usually use the following phrases from the conference session: “I’d now like to move on to the next part…; I am delighted to be here today to tell you about…; This leads me to my next point, which is…”-and many more other phrases that cannot be listed in my reflection note because they occupy too much space for it.

 To tell the truth, I didn’t quite like the Guidance Book activity, because I made small research, spent my time, but it wasn’t published, so that I made vain efforts, which disappointed me a little bit.

In the next semester, I ‘d love to focus on writing formal letters such as application for a job, business correspondence. I also consider rules of punctuation, orthography to be worth discussing because these are the rules that should be often brushed up. I hope we will have a special class of formal lexis, because, as far as I am concerned, formal style is different to informal one, and we are as linguists must be able to differentiate them.

All in all, I look forward to sharing my opinion on different topics, hope you will find my blog a somewhat wonderful.

My action story:)

 The registy office was as usual stuffed with people, who were eager to either get married or divorce from each other. There was a huge queue to the office, and suddenly a quarrel between a strange couple took place. It was a strange couple because a forty-year-old man was going to marry to a seventy-year-old woman, which was certainly extraordinary. The man said: If you, old cow, hadn't decided to remarriage me for the eighth time, we wouldn't stay right here, sweating because of the room stuffiness, losing my precious time!". " Be a man, Robert!,- she said. Ladies are supposed to change their mind and"..She broke off in a half of a sentence because about ten men with their face covered with a black mask crashed into the piece registry office. They were all pointing a gun at the woman's husband, except one man who was handcuffing him. "What's going on,- squeaked the man. "You are aressted for raping a tweenty-one-year-old woman! You have a right to remain silent, and  anything  you say will be used against that you in court;  you have the right to consult with an attorney and to have that attorney present during questioning, and if you are indigent, an attorney will be provided at no cost to represent you",- said one of mask-covered man. ' It can't be true, I .... I know he would never be unfaithful to me and..The woman broke into tears and couldn't help whimpering. ' Oh, poor Mrs. Burn, I am extremely sorry for informing you that your faithful man raped young women each time you decided to divorce from him. Here we have seven divorces and seven female victims! We cannot let him rape one more woman, after you, Mrs. Burn, once more decide to get a divorce from him. The woman kept silent even though her husband was betting her not to trust a single word of that man's story. Armed wing left the registy office with her husband handcuffed. 

A man in his early forties, who is very rude.

A woman in her seventies, who can be quite spontaneous.

The story begins in a registry office.

Someone is arrested.

It's a story about a countdown to disaster.

Your character discovers some unpleasant truths