30 urgently give 30 points Choose a topic below and then choose two items to compare. (You can think of your own items to compare or choose one of the examples, but make sure you choose items that are different from each other, not similar.) You will write a short paragraph comparing the two items you pick. Use at least 5 comparative adjectives and 2 superlative adjectives. You can use other adjectives too. Topic 1: Sports examples: Kobe Bryant vs. Steph Curry (NBA) / WWF vs. UFC / women's soccer vs. men's soccer Topic 2: Movies examples: drama vs. comedy / Batman vs. Superman / watching in a theater vs. watching at home Topic 3: Shopping examples: Louis Vuitton vs. Gucci / Honda vs. Toyota / online shopping vs. shopping malls Sample Assignment: Watching movies at home on TV is so much better than watching movies in a theater. One reason is that at home, it's more convenient to take breaks while watching if you want to get something to eat or use the restroom. At the theater, it's more stressful to go get a soda because you might miss the most important part of the movie. Another reason that home is better than theaters is that my home is quieter than the theater. At theaters, people always talk during the film, and it's noisy. The biggest reason that I like watching movies at home is that I can fall asleep while watching and I don't have to wake up and drive home. This makes watching movies at home easier than watching at a theater. ​

I usually have two or three meals a day on weekdays and four meals on my day off. Because I don’t often have an opportunity to have a dinner when I’m at school. My meals are: breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper or tea. Some of my friends have a snack rather than a meal in the morning. But my breakfast is a full meal and I have it at 7 o’clock. It is usually bacon and eggs. Afterwards come sandwiches with butter and cheese or sausages, or sometimes jam.Then I drink tea or coffee. I have lunch at about 12 o’clock. It starts with fruit juice. Then I have a vegetable salad and sandwiches again or pies with tea. Dinner is at three or four o’clock. For dinner I have soup or borsch for starter, and meat or fish with a lot of vegetables for main course. For dessert I often have stewed fruit or jelly. And at last supper. It is at seven or eight. My mother usually cooks fried fish and mashed potatoes, beefsteak and omelette. And salads, of course. Then I prefer a glass of warm milk with biscuits. Sometimes before going to bed I drink orange juice or eat an apple.

Learning Foreign Languages Many people learn foreign languages, as they know how important it is in the modern world. Some learn English, other French and German. There are people who like learning rare or extinct languages, such as Latin, Sanskrit, Anglo-Saxon, Hebrew. The question is why they are doing it. One great German writer has once said: “He who knows no foreign language doesn’t know his own”. Those, who study languages, they understand that it makes them smarter, broadens their mind and gives basic knowledge of linguistic structure. Moreover, psychological studies have shown that people who study foreign languages on regular basis have a better memory, don’t suffer Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. They become more observant and decisive. And, it goes without saying that these people have better communicational skills. From the practical point of view, people learn foreign languages to get a better job, to emigrate, to communicate with foreign friends and relatives, to travel and to study abroad, to conduct a certain research, to learn more about different cultures. In my opinion, if you know at least one foreign language, you can learn more about the customs and traditions of one new country. Most people learn English nowadays, as it is the international language of commerce, travelling, medicine, modern technology and science. However, other European or Asian languages are also worth exploring. The more languages you know, the more friends around the globe you have.

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Многие люди изучают иностранные языки, так как они знают, как это важно в современном мире. Некоторые изучают английский язык, другие - французский и немецкий. Есть люди, которым нравится изучать редкие или мертвые языки, такие как латынь, санскрит, англо-саксонский, иврит. Вопрос в том, почему они это делают. Один великий немецкий писатель однажды сказал: «Тот, кто не знает иностранного языка, не знает и свой собственный». Те, кто изучают языки, понимают, что это делает их умнее, расширяет кругозор и дает базовые знания языковой структуры. Более того, психологические исследования показали, что люди, которые изучают иностранные языки на регулярной основе, имеют хорошую память, не страдают болезнью Альцгеймера или слабоумием. Они становятся более наблюдательными и решительными. И, само собой разумеется, что у этих людей лучше развиты коммуникативные навыки. С практической точки зрения, люди изучают иностранные языки, чтобы получить лучшую работу, эмигрировать, общаться с иностранными друзьями и родственниками, путешествовать и учиться за рубежом, заниматься определенным исследованием, узнавать больше о различных культурах. На мой взгляд, если вы знаете, по крайней мере, хоть один иностранный язык, вы можете узнать больше об обычаях и традициях одной новой страны. Большинство людей в настоящее время изучают английский язык, так как это международный язык коммерции, путешествий, медицины, современных технологий и науки. Тем не менее, другие европейские или азиатские языки тоже достойны рассмотрения. Чем больше языков вы знаете, тем больше друзей по всему миру имеете