Отправлено: 24.12.09 12:37. Заголовок: ESSAYS: CHOOSE a topic and write an ESSAY!

If you are a pre-intermediate learner of English, this task is for you!
Choose a topic out of this list and write your essay!

1. What has been the biggest challenge in your life? Have you achieved this goal?

2. Describe how you have changed as a person during the different stages of your life from being a small child to being an adult.

3. Write about an interesting travel experience which you have had. If you have never been abroad, you can write about a visit to a different part of your country.

Please write an essay and get it checked on-line!
Good luck!

 Отправлено: 25.12.09 12:10. Заголовок: How have I changed as a person during the different stages of my life.

During all our life we change our opinions about something. Every year brings us new situations, new conditions when we have changed. Sometimes we ask ourselves "What will I do if....?".And in different stages of our life the answer will be different.
As about my life, I can say that I have changed too. When I was a child I was very smiling, cheerful girl. My parents told me that I didn't cry and wasn't naughty. When I was an adult and started to study at unviversity, something of my child's temper remained, but ofcourse I became more responsible. At that time I had built my own world around myself with certain rules and aims. It was my own sight of the world. But during my graduation my stereotypes were damaged. Alot of people have influenced on my opinions. They are: my parents, my lecturer at university, my friends, my managers and others. All of them created different peculiar situations in which I had to be very flexible. And I think the most difficult time was the time when I studied at university and had to work at the same time. Besides my university and work were in Nizhniy Novgorod but I lived in the other town. I din't have enought time to finish all imortant tasks or works. Nevertheless I have learned to make a choice and solve my problems. I became more self-confident, responsible and I think reliable enough.
Every year befor the New Year I like analysing outgoing problems. I do it to take in next year new experience that will help me in my development.

 Отправлено: 26.12.09 23:32. Заголовок: What has been the biggest challenge in your life? Have you achieved this goal?

The descending from chute in aqua park has been the biggest challenge in my life. That's slide was very steep and straight. It had about 40 meters at length and 30 meters at height.
The aqua park which we visited is situated on the seashore and the day when we visited that place was autumnal. That is why it was breezy there . When I came upstairs the strong wind rocked a construction under my feet. It was very frightful for me but I was going on climbing.
Further to strong wind and shaking construction there was not water under whole chute. Swimming pool was only “in the end of the road”.

When people ask me why I climbed down although I was afraid I answer that it was essentially for me to prove myself that I can overcome my fears. My husband's approval was very important too. He looked at me and I didn't want him to think that his wife is craven.

When I finished my lowering I was very happy and excited. Adrenalin was in my blood and I felt that I can overcome everything. It was crucially important experience, but I hope I won't repeat it.

 Отправлено: 27.12.09 17:01. Заголовок: svetilnik, thank you..

svetilnik, thank you for your essay!
That was a very nice, thoroughly-done piece of writing!

Here is your essay slightly altered.

svetilnik пишет:

цитата:

During all our life we change our opinions about something. Every year brings us new situations, new conditions [when we have changed]. Sometimes we ask ourselves, ‘What will I do if....?’ And at different stages of our life the answer will be different. As for my life, I can say that I have changed, too. When I was a child I was a very smiling, cheerful girl. My parents told me that I didn't cry and wasn't naughty. When I became an adult and started to study at university, some features of my temper remained, but of course I became more responsible. By that time I had built my own world around myself with certain rules and aims. It was my own view of the world. But at the time of my graduation my stereotypes were damaged. A lot of people have influenced my opinions. They are my parents, my lecturer at university, my friends, my managers and others. All of them created different peculiar situations in which I had to be very flexible. And I think the most difficult time was the time when I studied at university and had to work at the same time. Besides, my university and work were in Nizhniy Novgorod but I lived in another town*. I didn't have enough time to finish all important tasks or jobs. Nevertheless, I have learned to make a choice and solve my problems. I became more self-confident, responsible and I think reliable enough. Every year before the New Year’s Eve** I like analysing ongoing problems. I do it [in order] to take to the next year the new experience that will help me in my development.

*another town – другой город (существует много городов)
the other town – второй (существует/рассматривается только два города)
**
New Year’s Eve – канун Нового Года, непосредственно праздничная ночь

Good luck at the final exam!

I wish you to remain as extraordinary in the New Year as you are now!

 Отправлено: 27.12.09 17:44. Заголовок: Nina, thank you for ..

Nina, thank you for the essay! Good job, I should say!
I have one question, though:). Did it all happen in reality?

Here is the 'checked version'.

nina_tarasova пишет:

цитата:

Descending from a chute in an aqua park has been the biggest challenge in my life. That slide was very steep and straight. It was* about 40 meters long and 30 meters high. The aqua park which we visited is situated on the seashore and the day when we visited that place was autumnal. That is why it was breezy there. When I was going up(?),a blast of wind rocked the construction under my feet. It frightened me greatly but I was going on climbing. In addition to the strong wind and shaking construction, there was no water under the whole chute. The swimming pool was only “at the end** of the road”. When people ask me why I climbed down although I was afraid I answer that it was essential*** for me to prove myself that I could overcome my fear. My husband's approval was very important, too. He looked at me and I didn't want him to think that his wife was craven. When I climbed down, I was very happy and excited. Adrenalin was in my blood and I felt that I could overcome everything. It was a crucially important experience, but I hope I won't repeat it.

*‘Оно 100 м. в длину’ – ‘it is 100 m long’
**
at the end of… - в конце чего-л.
in the end – в конечном счете, в заключение
***
to be + adjectives (‘ly'): ‘it is good’, ‘she is beautiful’, ‘it was essential’

Good luck and keep shining!

 Отправлено: 24.10.10 15:48. Заголовок: Nowadays religion ha..

Nowadays religion has become popular among young people and teenagers and rely helps many of them but some people think that it can make them harm.
Please write an essay and get it checked on-line!
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 Отправлено: 26.10.10 09:21. Заголовок: Артур, здравствуйте!..

Артур, здравствуйте! Немножко неожиданно, что вы предлагаете проверку эссе:) Вы могли бы немного рассказать о себе, чтобы наши слушатели знали, кто будет осуществлять проверку?