Vocabulary

1. coping with – справляться с

2. reason – причина

3. sleeplessness – бессонница

4. sudden – внезапный

5. since – поскольку, так как

6. deep breathing – глубокое дыхание

7. it works – это срабатывает

8. take up – заинтересоваться

9. letting the air out - выпустить воздух

10. put things off – откладывать дела

11. Eating out1

Nowadays some people like to eat and prepare all food at home, but others choose to eat in restaurants. Who is right? In my opinion, it is better to eat at cafeterias, tea-rooms or somewhere else. Atmosphere there is more comfortable and pleasant; food is more delicious² and different from homemade. Of course, it is a good possibility to spend very nice evening with friends.

Moreover³, for some people who don't know how to cook, for those who are very busy, eating out is a good way to eat tasty meal and without tiring hours of cooking⁴.

Nevertheless⁵, there are those who claim⁶ that we need to cook food at home, because we can watch the process of cooking and enjoy it. Furthermore⁷, they think that you can make food with your children or relatives and so it is a good way to drift together with⁸ them. Also they regard⁹ that it is more economic to eat at home. But they fail to consider¹⁰ that if you come to the restaurant you can delight live music and atmosphere there. The main thing is that you don't need to worry about washing the dishes.

In conclusion¹¹, I would say that eating at home has some advantages, for example it saves your incomes¹², allowing you buy new things. But I prefer eating in different restaurants, because it is more convenient.

Vocabulary

1. eating out – приём пищи вне дома

2. delicious – вкусный

3. moreover – более того

4. tiring hours of cooking – утомительные часы приготовления пищи

5. nevertheless – тем не менее

6. claim – заявлять

7. furthermore - более того

8. to drift together with – собираться вместе с

9. regard – считать

10. fail to consider – не учитывать

11. in conclusion – в заключение

12. incomes – доходы

12. Working part-time1 or concentrating on studying at school

The question of part-time work is very actual today. In fact, a lot of young people in high school prefer working to studying². I suggest paying special attention to this serious question.

My opinion is that working during studying is not a problem at all³. It can help you to gain⁴ some experience for your future career. Thanks to possibility⁵ of working in your early period of life you can learn better how to communicate⁶ with different people. You get new contacts through⁷, some extra⁸ money and also information. Besides⁹, it is a great opportunity to start your own independent life.

But on the other hand, young people should concentrate on studying. And a lot of people, mostly adults, support this idea. School is the place where children receive knowledge and become informed about world around. And it means that work can draw pupils’ attention away from¹⁰ studying. As for me, I disagree with this opinion. Undoubtedly¹¹, a person has to receive appropriate education, but it does not mean that he/she has to spend all spare time on it. Student is quite capable¹² to distribute his forces between studying, working and sleeping. Besides, if properly and intelligently approach this question¹³ it is possible to find time to meet with friends. Usually additional work does not require much time and efforts.

Every person including pupils in high school has a right to make his own choice. It means that he can choose the variant that will be the most appropriate and suitable for him. But if there is an opportunity to consult with elders, it is better for a young person to use it and ask their opinion on the subject, because “а wise man¹⁴ learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own”.