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Are our children becoming couch potato?
Throughout the last decades, the way how children enjoy their free time has widely changed. Whilst those who nowadays are in their forties or fifties spent almost all their leisure time outside, playing along the street with others fellow friends, in this time and age, most of the teenagers love to stay at home, watching television or playing with electronic devices. Despite the fact that some technical skills are needed at the present time, in my opinion, young people also need to develop social skills. In addition, a healthy life includes some physical activity.
On the one hand, from my point of view, it cannot be denied that children do not play outside as they do forty or fifty years ago, as a matter of fact, seldom can you see a group of peers running along any street, trying to catch one to another, or kicking a football ball. On the contrary, it is absolutely common find out friends focused on their mobile phones or video games and, what is more stunning, they do not speak among them. In my opinion, this behaviour is harmful to teenagers, on the grounds that a complete mental health requires interaction, opinion exchange and experiences sharing among similar age persons.
Another reason because I feel that technology should be used with caution is that while sitting in front of a TV or playing with a video game no one sport or physical activity is being developed, what could lead to physical or health issues, owing to the fact that our body needs to be exercised in order to keep in shape.
On the other hand, some argue that nowadays we are surrounded by technology and teenagers need to be used to it, otherwise, they could face great difficulties in this technological world. I can agree with this argument to a certain extent. Obviously, a certain degree of technical skills are needed. However, all your time is not required to acquire enough technical knowledge. In fact, modern electronic devices are user-friendly and outstanding skills are no needed to deal with them.
In conclusion, if you ask me, I would say that a balanced between health, hare time with others and technical abilities can be achieved.
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Diversity leads to freedom, culture and wealthy.
There is no doubt that over the last century steps have been done towards gender equality, integration of disabled people, acceptance of different cultures within the same society, protection of elderly people, etc.
However, could it be said that today´s world is a fair place where every human being is equally treated, no matter their race, believes, sexual orientation, etc.?
It seems to me that we still are far away from achieving the goal of eradicating prejudgements. Several examples of what I am saying can be found every day in the news, such as gender violence issues.
Because of that, both governments and private citizens should try to raise awareness of the all society about mutual respect, were attempts made to change some deep-rooted opinions, attitudes could change, and all minority groups could be accepted in any community.
So, join to those who believe that a fairest world is possible, let's do it for our offspring to live in a better place.
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Could someone tell me whether the following phrases are correct?
It's essential that he should come - It's essential that he come.
I think that it is vital that she go to a good school.
I wish I didn't have to go to work tomorrow.
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TV a bad influence among teenagers? Should we be reluctant to allow our children to watch TV?
Could you imagine a home where there is not, at least, a TV? Nowadays TV seems to part of our daily life, as a matter of fact in some way, it could be argued that we see our word through the TV, that is to say, any news or information broadcasted by any TV program immediately influenced us. What is more, from my point of view, the series main character's behaviour is imitated by teenagers. Taking this into account, the debate arises about whether the time our sons and daughters spend watching TV should be limited or not.
To begin with, to my mind parents should be aware of which kind of programs are being watched by our kids, owing to the fact that otherwise, our children could be influenced in the wrong way. Furthermore, as parents, we should decide if some TV channel must be blocked by unrestricted vision, in order to prevent teenagers' access to inappropriate TV content.
Secondly, modern society is suffering from sedentarism as a result of our way of life and daily routine. Because of that, it appears to me that children should spend more time practising some sport, instead of waste their free time sitting in front of a TV, owing to the fact that as far as I am concerned, no doubt that going outside or be part of a sport team is more healthy than stay at home alone.
On the other hand, some people point out that TV is an excellent mean of entertainment. However, I agree with that to a certain extent, due to the fact that imagination should be used so as to enjoying yourself, instead of being always a passive spectator.
All things considered, I would say that those who are raising teenagers should take care of both what are they watching and how much time they spend in front of a TV instead of sharing time with their peers.
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My home city
I would like to speak about the city where I was born 46 years ago. It is named Sevilla, and it is situated in the south of Spain. If you haven't been here, you should take advantage of any chance of visiting it, because it is worth the time and you will not regret spending some time walking around this beautiful city.
To start with, I would like to say that Seville is famous for both its Holy Week and April's fair.
The Holy Week is not only a religious event, but also a touristic attraction for a vast amount of visitors. During the week the city is traversed by several spectacular religious processions that represent various episodes of Crist passion.
Regarding April's fair, it can be argued that it is a colourful event where men and women wear traditional clothes. In addition, horse owners show performed the called horse's walk. They ride their horses through the fair, for the pleasure of those who are watching them.
Another feature of the city is the Santa Cruz neighbourhood. Situated in the historical centre of the town it is a place where you can walk around between old buildings, along narrow streets. One of the most noticeable peculiarities, while the springtime, is that you can smell the orange blossom while you enjoy the shadow provided by the narrow street.
By and large, in my opinion, anyone who decides to spend some time in this city will leave with an enduring and terrific impression.
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Could someone correct the following task? thanks a lot
Tim Waterstone, founder of UK bookstore chain Waterstones, said, «The eBook is a declining fad, and
traditional printed paper books are not only as strong as ever, but are here to stay.» Write an opinion
essay for a local magazine about Tim Waterstone’s statement (225-300 words).
A few decades ago a new way to read a book showed up in our lives. I am talking about the eBook. However, is the eBook just a fashion or is it something which is going to blow away the traditional printed book? To my mind, eBooks allow you to have available a huge amount of books in a single device, because of that I am not convinced that they are just a temporary fad.
To begin with, many people loving books are short of free time to devote to read a book, so, by and large, they take advantage of the time they expend commuting on public transport to read. It appears to me that it easier read an eBook than a traditional printed book while you are travelling by train or underground.
Secondly, eBooks are cheaper than traditional printed books. Obviously, you will need to invest some money to get an electronic device where to download your eBooks. However, if you intend to have a vast amount of books, in a few months, you will start saving money.
Thirdly, books collectors need an enormous room to store their books, while those who own an electronic device only need it to save any books they have. Furthermore, you could pick up with you your complete book collection easily.
In contrast, there some people who claim that they love the touch of traditional printed books. Nevertheless, new devices are more and more accurate, and it strikes me that in not many years you will not find a difference between booth kind of books.
Taking these points into consideration, I would say that eBooks are going to keep a principal role in our society. Needless to say, some people will always be inclined to read traditional books. However, it appears to me that the advantages of eBooks such as the chance to store several volumes in a portable device will lead to the success of eBooks.
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Eco friendly travel, is it possible?
Nowadays, some holidaymakers believe that tourism is a fulfilling way to spend their free time. The question arises when we ask ourselves whether it worth to travel for pleasure, even though when traveling we are contaminating, or entertainment travels should be avoided so as to protect our environment from the contamination produced by planes, cars or other means of transport.
To begin with, one of the main arguments in favour of the tourism is that those travelling abroad, boost the economy of the destination country because, by and large, they waste a tremendous amount of money there, for instance having lunch in various local restaurants, buying presents for their relatives an friends, and obviously paying for accommodation. According to that, reducing travellers would have a negative impact on the global economy.
On the other hand, critics of tourists believe that the above argument is incorrect, and they argued that a vast amount of visitors look for bargain holidays and they are not willing to waste money. Furthermore, some assert that the drawbacks of tourism overweight the advantages on the grounds that not only visitors harm the environment by travelling, but also spoil the places they are visiting.
Taking everything into consideration, tourism is a source of incoming for several tourists destinations. However, researches should be carried out to find out an eco-friendly way to travel which were able to reduce the carbon footprint.
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My holidays, day two.
The second day of my holidays I got up early in the morning. I was excited about my next stop because it was a city that I already knew and where I had spent two years as a student when I was younger. So, at nine in the morning, I started my road trip from Avila to Zaragoza, enjoying the sights from my car while I drove through a curvy high way.
A few hours later I got to this city in the north-east of Spain famous for its basilica, situated in the north part of the town along the edge Ebro river, and small and graceful virgin how is the Spanish's patron saint.
Once I performed my check-in at the hotel, Even though it was a hot day, I decided to walk towards the centre city in order to get lost among its historic streets. I could not help but be struck by the impressive religious building called basilica del Pilar, home of the Pilar's virgin. The exterior of the building is built in the brownstone, as they are the most of the ancient churches. However, the interior is so light up, with white, clean and riched decorated walls, impressive tall roofs that make an enduring impression on all who visit it.
If you love historical sites, I strongly recommend visiting this place; you will become delighted by its ornaments.
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My holidays. First day.
Hi everybody, I am back from my holidays after a couple of weeks travelling around Spain. It has been an astonishing fourteen. However, how it is time to come back to my daily routine.
I have travelled by car this time. My trip started in Seville, my hometown, where I am now again.
The first day I drove from Seville to Avila, which is a five hundred and fifty kilometres travel. Nevertheless, the trip is a comfortable one, because of it only late for four hours and a half. The reason for that is that you drive through a well-designated route, which allows you keeping a good speed all the time.
When you get the city of Avila, the most outstanding feature of the place is its well-conservated city-wall. One cannot help but be struck by its beauty. Once you walk across any of the wall doors, you will be surrounded by several well-preserved medieval buildings. Those narrow streets and ancient churches confirmed my initial impression that I was in an old Spanish city.
In my next entry, I am going to keep speaking about different places I have visited this summer. I hope you find it interesting.
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I would appreciate any correction for the next entry. Thanks a lot.
Travelling by plane is something usual nowadays. However, debates arise about whether a most eco-friendly mean of transport should be used, such as electric cars or trains.
To begin with, I would like to point that, in my opinion, travelling allows the businessman to extend their business all around the world, getting profits from trading with other countries. Another advantage of traveling by plane is that tourists are able to go abroad and, as a consequence, they boost the economy of those countries being a tourist destination.
Secondly, regarding long distance trips, travelling by plane seems to be the most suitable way, on the grounds that when using any other transport travellers waste too much time to reach their destination. As a consequence, planes are necessary to get to those destinations which are far away from our hometown.
On the other hand, opponents of air travelling argued that planes are a source of pollution which should be avoided. I agree with that to a certain extent, on the grounds that, as far as I know, a greater amount of pollution comes from diesel cars. However, researches should be carried out in order to get more efficient aircraft engines, that is to say, more sustainable engines.
On the whole, although there is room to improve the way we travel by planes, it is worthy to keep our aircraft flying, because the advantages outweigh the drawbacks.
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