Writing about an awkward situation. Write 150-200 words. One of the awkward situations happened with me on my girlfriend’s birthday. At the moment we were dating more than six months and I didn’t knew her family in person. Therefore, it was a «perfect moment» to meet them. I was really nervous and anxious about this meeting because I have never done that before. We decided that the best option would be to have dinner with them. In the evening we came to her parents apartment and my nightmare has begun. At first everything went well. We all sat at the table and conversation was flowing, everybody was nice to me. I just began to feel comfortable and relaxed, but in the middle of the evening my girlfriend’s brother started to make veiled jokes about my nationality and other things. It was really awkward for me and I felt offended at the moment. Situation has got worse when I heard my girlfriend’s laughter after another joke. She probably shouldn’t has laugh with the rest of her family. I have not sad anything in order not to spoil relations with all of them, but the resentment was in me for a long period of time.

Writing about English in your life. Write 150-200 words. The English language plays a big role in my life. I started to learn it in the middle school, but I didn’t succeeded back then. My teachers didn’t pay attention to the basics of grammar and rules, hereupon I wasn’t as good as I could have been in the end of the educational process. Things stayed the same in university. Basically, it was my fault, because I skipped most of the lessons. The situation changed when I started to watch some American and British series with Russian subtitles. My vocabulary skyrocketed and I began to understand most of the dialogs without additional help. t was a beginning of a path that led me to study English on a daily basis. In the beginning of my graduation year I enrolled on EF courses and continue to visit them to this day. Mastering English allowed me to access an entirely different world. Nowadays, I receive information about things that I interested in from English sources, reed all news in English, watch educational videos provided by leading American and British universities. Overall, the English language helped me to be better and more efficient.

Leadership Task: Write about how to develop leadership qualities. You can write about personal experiences or what you have seen happen in others. What qualities do you think are most important? Do you think everyone has the potential to be a leader? What makes a successful leader? Ideally, leaders become leaders because they have credibility, and because people want to follow them. Leadership is not only about professional life. It can be applied to any situation where you are required to take the lead, and depends on circumstances of particular case every leader has to demonstrate particular set of skills and abilities. I believe that every man and woman can be a good leader, but only few of them can be great. History of the world and modern industry shows to us that people skills, vision of the future, strategical thinking, charisma, drive and belief in a greater cause are the most important qualities required for leaders. Not many people have the essence of leadership, but a lot of us have basic skills that should be developed. Also we should remember that not every leader is the same. You need to choose your own path and follow it no matter what!

Task: Write a short text proposing effective management strategies. I would like to focus on a few basic techniques to build an effective team or a company. First of all, you need to establish a main goal of your firm or a project. It’s important because every employee should know the core concept of company’s activity and be willing to commit to the plan. Without understanding and agreement people who work with you or for you wouldn’t be able to be on the same page. This brings us to the second technique. Managers and employees must be focus on the mutual goals and tasks. They should work as a team, because a teamwork creates better results. Mutual trust I a key element of a great organization. Third technique is communication between team members and employees in general. Without communication you can’t achieve the objectives. Even if you give a specific task to each worker, you will not get the proper results in the end. To summarize everything that was written above, I want to say, that you should make the goals clear for everyone, work as a team and learn how to communicate. It’s the stone pillars of an effective team or a company!

Task: Write about manners and etiquette for a dinner party or other social occasion in your country. Write about manners and etiquette for a dinner party or other social occasion in your country. If you like, you can imagine that you are giving advice to a foreign visitor. What is expected of people? What is polite and impolite? Type in the input box. Write 150-200 words. *************************************************** Good manners are one of the pillars of a civilized society. Different people within one country have different ideas about the etiquette, as well as various cultures have their own list of rules and regulations about people’s behavior in different situations. Russia is famous for its hospitality and love of people to various social events. That is the reason why I want to write about parties and setouts. In particularly, about rules of etiquette and nuances which foreigners should know. First of all, in my country, we don’t ever wear shoes inside the house, but you can ask for slippers if you are not comfortable without any footwear. It’s totally fine. Second thing you need to remember is obligation to bring some gift for the hosts, like bottle of wine, whisky, brandy or some flowers and a box of chocolate. Important to know that if the hosts have children, you need to buy some toy for them as well. If you have received an invitation to a birthday party and you are not sure about the present, you may consider to bring money as the gift. That is the few aspects of our etiquette and Russian mentality.

Task: Write about mass media and how it changed your life Basically, I grew up surrounded by technology and media. In the early 2000s, my dad brought a laptop into our house. I guess, it was the first time when I was involved in modern communication media. Of course, there was a TV at home, but it’s different. I was being fascinated with all on-demand information; a couple of clicks, little bit of typing and all the data that I needed was in front of me. At the beginning, I didn’t know what to do. Maybe it was too much for a six years old boy, but I’m a quick learner. After a couple days I started to search for different sort of information, flash-games and stuff. I even registered on ICQ. Nowadays, technology and mass media is everywhere; information is everywhere. It changed during the years, but a core concept remains the same. I can’t imagine my life and daily routine without my laptop and all the information, services and features that it gives me. All our lives are connected to the mass-media, and it allows us to use the opportunities and chances to the maximum.

Task: Write about a law in your country Couple of years ago a new law was being created in my country. The title of this law is the “Smoke-Free Environments Act». According to this lex people not allowed to smoke in public places such as restaurants, coffee, bus stations, night clubs, etc. From a social point of view, I think it’s the great law and good opportunity for smokers to quit. Other people not obligated to exist in a big cloud of smoke and reek. Personally, I support this act with my both hands, because I don’t want to smell like an ash-pot any time I visit some bar or restaurant. Not to mention the danger to my health. A lot of my friends are smokers. Right after the law was being made some of them spoke harshly about our government and all its activities, but in present time they are accustomed to the status quo. Also, I noticed that our town has become cleaner and most of the people observe the law. I believe that it’s a good thing and the first step to a healthier nation.

Writing about a unique performing art I would like to tell you about a ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky which premiered in Moscow in 1877. It is a story about despair, pride, revenge and above all - love. We can be witnesses of a terrific performance that gives you a great deal of emotions and touches every string of your soul. The story of the ballet is based on a German fairy tale. Swan Lake is about a prince named Siegfried. He falls in love with the Swan princess, Odette. She is a swan by day, but a young woman at night. She is under a magic spell that can only be broken by a man who will make a promise to love her for all time. When it came out in 1877 it was a total flop but nowadays it's a very popular performance, that includes amazing choreography, exquisite costumes and fascinating characters. I sow it once and I found the story inspiring. It's an absolute masterpiece. Of course, this performance is not for everybody but I believe that many people can appreciate the act and get a lot of positive emotions from it!