Topic 93 What are important qualities of a good roommate?

Each of us, when attending (посещать, присутсвовать) a university, might live with one or more roommates. During that period of campus yeas, we spend a lot of time with them. Thus (таким образом), the relationship with a roommate affects not only our life but also our study results. I would prefer to have a roommate who is friendly and helpful.

A roommate is a person who lives closest to us during university time. Every day we meet and talk to him. Therefore, it is very important that he is friendly. Imaging, after some stressful hours in your class or library, you come back to your dorm room where your roommate is in. He gives you nice smile and ask you how thing are going. I am sure that you will feel relieve all strains (~сбросить напряжение) and this circumstance (обстоятельство) brings you the feeling of being home.

Being helpful is also an essential characteristic of a good roommate. I would say that, most of the students who live in university hostel are far from their home. That means, if some accidents such as being ill or injured happen, you cannot rely (полагаться, надеяться) on your parents or close relatives. In this scenario, the roommate is very helpful. He could call an ambulance or drive you to the hospital.

Let me conclude by saying that, in our life, we may encounter (столкнуться) many difficulties or stress, but we should make our own lives more meaningful (содержательной, значимой) by being friendly and helpful to other people. In this sense (В этом смысле), being a good roommate is also being a good person.

Topic 94 Does dancing play an important role in a culture?

There are various elements in a country's culture, such as music, drama and dancing. These activities fulfill people's daily life and make the culture to become unique and colorful. Among these activities, dancing plays a very important role in a culture. I assert the statement due to three reasons as follows.

Firstly, dancing is one of the ways for people to communicate. Before human being can use language to communicate with each other, body language such as gesture ([dʒestʃə] - жест) is a good way to express what they want to say. Gradually (постепенно), dancing has become a very important way for people to show their feelings. For example, dancing in celebrations can express feelings such as happiness, love or grief (горе, печаль).

Secondly, dancing also reflects the diversity of a nation (разнообразие нации). There are different kinds of dances in different cultures. For instance, Flamenco is a famous dance in Span, and it reflects the culture of Span and the characteristics of the Spanish people. In many cultures, dancing has even become an integral part of their culture (неотъемлемой частью их культуры). Understanding the dancing of a country helps people to understand the culture of that country.

Thirdly, dancing can help create a lot of wonderful music. Dancing and music cannot be separated. When people dance, they usually need appropriate music to company. Tchaikovsky is one of the greatest composers in the world, and his famous work "Swan Lake" is created for the ballet. We almost can say that the ballet dancing gave Tchaikovsky inspirations to write the music.

Of course, other activities are all important for a culture. However, I especially mention dancing because the valid reasons I have present above.