Hey! I'm continuing to study English on my own. I have no problem doing Reading, Vocabulary or Grammar on my own. But, I have no one to check my writing tasks. I'll appreciate a lot if you stop for a moment to read 170 I've written today. I'll be happy to get some comments on the mistakes I've probably made. Perhaps, there's a more concise and appropriate way to express some of the thoughts. Does it sound like a formal report? ______ Report on the declining popularity of linguistics in PFUR. The purpose of this report is to examine the possible reasons why the students do not take any interest in a great number of disciplines they are taught in PFUR. It has been suggested by many students that the content of courses is unsatisfactory. A considerable proportion have expressed some criticism of existing course books, commenting that the most do not reflect the latest developments. The way the materials is presented is dull and off-putting. It requires vast knowledge and deep understanding of some particular fields which are unlikely to be found in the minds of students of the 1 Year. Overall, it was felt that linguists could be made more appealing by updating the course content and improving the manner of presenting it. The use of televisual and online media could make the subject seem more relevant. Furthermore, some project work would enhance the appeal, and a greater number of students might be encouraged to participate more actively during classes.

Is the proverb "There is no bad weather there are only bad clothes meaning" popular? A question to natives. Do you really use this proverb? I met it for the first time in my life yesterday and when I googled I found mostly Russian websites.

Is there any diffrence between talk to and talk with? Some sources say that "talk to" means to talk TO people whether one or more. Whereas "talk with" is a defination of talk. Eg. talk with a loud voice, talk with gratitude. Others claims that there’s essentially NO difference when two people are having a conversation, and both of them are speaking. And some people say that talk to should be used when it’s only one person speaking, and talk with should be used when it’s more of a two-sided discussion. Can you help me to find a right option? Thank you!

Is pupil an oldfashioned word? I faced with using words schoolboy/schoolgirl instead of pupil. It was said that pupil isn't a modern word and nobody uses it anymore. Is it true? Thank you in advance for your answers~

Essay: Education polishes good natures and corrects bad ones Nowadays, education is really important. It is said that education make good people better and correct bad ones. In my opinion, this statement makes sense, however, education does not always work like that. On the one hand, education socialize people. At school we learn respectfully communicate with each other. We study rules of morality there as well. Furthermore, education always involves a competition because we try to be better than our classmates. Plus, teachers train us to cope with different problems and as everyone knows what does not kill us it makes us stronger. On the other hand, some people are convinced that education cannot make a human responsible or hard-working so it has nothing to do with developing person's character. I disagree with that. Even though a lot of things depend only on a person, sometimes education can greatly help, for example, aids realize what a person is interested in. It is great when a person knows his place in life. To sum up, I would like to say that even if an education cannot completely change someone, at least it benefits.

Essay: It’s reported that billions of dollars are spent on space exploration projects every... We live in a century of high technologies. It is known that the billions of dollars are spent on space exploration. But there are too many problems on Earth so some people think that these challenges have to be solved in the first place. In my opinion, it is true that governments waste too much money on space exploration projects while there is a huge amount of global problems as hunger, a high level of pollution, wars. Let's consider some facts. Firstly, global problems on Earth are not going to solve themselves. If the humanity do not act quickly, there would not be any people who would do any researches. Secondly, one of the main purposes is a governments' desire to be a superpower. It is all about a war so it is not a good aim. However, space explorations are really useful. Such projects are always accompanied with inventions which bring benifits to humanity: GPS, forecasts of natural disasters, etc. I agree that there are really many pros of domesticating space but the humanity should not pay less attention to problems on Earth. To sum up, I want to say that both opinions have pros and cons. But we should remember that human's life is the highest value and politicians' ambitions have not to be on the first place.

Essay: Some people think that you can have only one true friend. It is often believed that a person can have an only one true friend. But is is true? Let us start from considering some facts. I feel strongly that amount of true friends depends mostly in a person and fortune. On the one hand, it is clear that having more than 10 close friends is impossible. No way you are will be able to pay attention to all of them. But it is natural to have several close friends. In addition, sharing a same hobby makes people closer so if you have several hobbies, you usually find a few mates and become good friends with them. On the other hand, some people believe that friendship does not exist at all. They are self-contained and convinced that they should not trust their thoughts and feelings to anyone. I do not agree with this point of view. A human definetly needs friends and can have more than one true friend. I know this from my own experience. My best friends know each other and they are good friends too. To sum up, I would like to say that there is nothing strange in having relations with two, three or more people.

Essay^ Some people think that to get a good education one should go abroad. Nowadays, education abroad is getting more and more popular. What are reasons for that? Many people are convinced that education which has been got abroad is better. Let's speculate, however, what stands behind it. I believe that everyone could get a good education, for examle, through the Internet. Nevertheless, employers require diplomas. First of all, it is known that if you want to move to another country and get a work there, you have to prove your knowledge as Russian diplomas are not admitted. Secondly, there are not a lot of good universities in Russia and most of them are really expensive. So there is no sense in being graduated in Russia if you have an opportunity to go study abroad, However, some people believe that truly clever people would study for free as government offer free education at some universities. But the truth is that there are too many smart pupils and not enough free places at universities. To sum up, I would like to say that a quality of their educations mostly depends on students but it is often more important where you have been educated.

Essay: Some parents think that if there is a computer at home... Some parents think that if there is a computer at home their children will waste much of their time on videogames and social networking. What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement? Write 200–250 words. Use the following plan: - make an introduction (state the problem) - express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion - express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion - explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion - make a conclusion restating your position Nowadays, people spend a lot of time in front of a computer so this statement is true, especially for children. I agree that children waste much of their time on videogames and social networking, but even if there is not a computer at home, they would find another way to connect the Internet. Firstly, all of us have mobile phones and the Internet is usually available. Moreover, I am сonvinced that the existence of the Internet in smartphones makes people waste even more time. Secondly, as everyone knows, forbidden things are attractive. A child could go to an Internet cafe or use computers at school and get access to inappropirate web-pages. However, playing games is more comfortable on the computer. Some people cannot stop playing. If a child pay more attention to videogames than to school stuff, parents can easily solve this problem - give access to a computer only after checking child's homework. To sum up, I would like to say that it would be better if a child used computer at home, because in this case you are able to controle child's actions in world wide web.