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things vs. stuff vs. property vs. possessions vs. junk vs. belongings vs. goods vs. valuables
glad vs. happy vs. pleased vs. delighted vs. proud vs. relieved vs. thrilled
to get/become free vs. to be free/released vs. to escape vs. освободиться
price vs. cost vs. value vs. worth vs. цена/стоимость/ценность
admit vs. acknowledge vs. recognize vs. concede vs. confess vs. признать/согласиться
учебник английского языка для II курса педагогических институтов и факультетов иностранных языков под ред. проф. И.Р. Гальперина
IS. Essay's topics
Here is the list of essay topics that you can choose in any order.
You should write at least 250 words. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Your Opinion Essays
Companies should encourage employees who work in a high position to leave at the age of 55 in order to give opportunities to the new generation.
Families who do not send their children to government-financed schools should not be required to pay taxes that support universal education.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Traffic and housing problems in major cities could be solved by moving large companies and factories and their employees to the countryside.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? As the world becomes technologically advanced, computers are replacing more and more jobs. Describe some job positions that may be lost because of computers, and discuss at least one problem that may result.
Is freedom of speech necessary in a free society?
Causes (reasons) & solutions / Causes (reasons) & effects Essays
Motorways help people travel quickly and cover long distances but they also cause problems. What are the problems of motorways and what solutions are there?
--------------------------- Discuss two opinions Essays
Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activities that improve the mind, such as reading and doing word puzzles. Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure time.
Some people think women should be allowed to join the army, the navy and the air force just like men. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Some people think that there are things individuals can do to help prevent global climate change. Others believe that action by individuals is useless and irrelevant and that it is only governments and large businesses which can make a difference.
Some people think that professional athletes make good role models for young people, while others believe they don’t.
The Apprentice
Tit for Tat
Sizzle or steak?
I like the way .. (a contestant) acts.
Excuses don't explain and explanations do not excuse.
We were not brought here to "kumbayah" in this fabulous loft
There is a little correlation between IQ and success in lemonade sales
Can vs. could vs. to be able to (ability, possibility) (modal verbs p.1)
Модальность и Детерминативность (A Gift for My Daughter by Harry Browne)
Hardly had she sat down when ... (эмфатическая инверсия) (Speech patterns)
Речевые модели на физические состояния/ощущения (It was dark/cold/and etc.)
can't help + Gerund/(but) Infinitive (Speech patterns)
cleft sentences
Рамочные конструкции с предлогом
It's been a long time
away
Cтоять-Сидеть-Лежать русские предлоги