Эссе (сочинение) по английскому языку на тему: Some people think that extreme sports help to build character
ЭССЕ (СОЧИНЕНИЕ)
Nowadays more and more people go in for extreme sports like skateboarding, base jumping, parachute jumping, mountaineering and others. They believe that extreme sports help to build character.
In my opinion, extreme sport is a good way for a person to develop him or her physically and psychologically. As to the character, it is really the fact that extreme sport helps to increase willpower, persistence, and patience. Firstly, if you do any of extreme sport, you are often exposed to danger. You have to compel yourself to overcome fear and to move forward. Secondly, extreme sport is often a team activity. For example, mountaineering is usually done by a group of people who are dependent on each other. So they have to trust and help each other, otherwise they cannot achieve their goals. However, there some people who think that people do not necessarily need to do extreme sports to build character. Their reason is that there are a lot of other means of personal development, which are safer and more comfortable. For example, reading books or watching films about heroes and their valorous actions can help you cultivate your mind and character. As for me, I cannot adopt this point of view because of its deficiency. I strongly believe that you need action to improve yourself.
To sum it up, building character is a serious work, which demands a lot of strain. I am convinced that extreme sport is a sure way to this goal.
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Comment on the following statement: |
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What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement? |
Some people think that extreme sports help build character whereas others think it’s a bad idea.
I think that extreme sports definitely help build character. First of all, extreme sports help develop qualities such as discipline, persistence and focus. Second, they teach a person to overcome fear, build confidence and mental strength. The reason why extreme sports are better at it than other sports is because the price of an error in extreme sports is very high. One has to stay focused and be athletic in order to make as few mistakes as possible, and that requires discipline in training and all those other qualities.
At the same time there’re people who believe that extreme sports are above all dangerous. One can start doing boxing and get a concussion, or fall off a cliff while climbing a rock. Also such sports can be addictive. One may become an adrenaline junkie who would do anything just to get that rush, and sometimes that can lead to serious injuries.
In my opinion these people have a point. Extreme sports are definitely dangerous and they can be addictive. However, I believe that if one is smart about doing them, in most cases he can avoid serious injuries. The risk still remains, of course, and it’s up to anyone whether they want to do extreme sports or not. But there’s one thing that’s certain – they do help build character.
In conclusion, I’d like to say that extreme sports are surely dangerous. At the same time, they’re one of the best ways I know that can help one develop a very strong character.
Read by Neil Geitz
Задания Д40 C2 № 607 
Comment on the following statement: Some people think that extreme sports help to build character. 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
Спрятать пояснение
Пояснение.
Чтобы успешно написать высказывание с элементами рассуждения следует:
— строить высказывания в соответствии с предложенным планом;
— начинать введение с общего представления темы и предложения, отображающего ее проблемный характер;
— во введении необходимо перефразировать тему/проблему, используя синонимичные выражения;
— в основной части сначала высказать свое мнение и аргументировать его, затем представить точки зрения других людей и дать аргументацию, почему с ними не согласны;
— приводя контраргументы, отстаивая свою точку зрения, желательно использовать перифраз, синонимию;
— в заключительном абзаце еще раз указать на проблемный характер темы, показать, что вы способны видеть и другие точки зрения, тем не менее ваша кажется вам более убедительной;
— делить текст на абзацы, которые отражают содержательную и логическую структуру текста;
— сделать введение и заключение приблизительно одинаковыми по объему;
— разбить основную часть как минимум на два абзаца, приблизительно одинаковых по размеру;
-следить за тем, чтобы общий объем основной части был не меньше общего объема введения и заключения;
— особое внимание уделять средствам логической связи текста, как внутри предложения, так и между предложениями.
После выполнения задания уделите внимание проверке и подсчету количества слов (должно быть 200—250 слов).
Пример сочинения:
Nowadays many people are convinced that extreme sports help to build character. However, there are others who are against these risky activities.
To my way of thinking, doing extreme sport is rather meaningless activity. To start with, it is very dangerous. Many people seriously injure themselves or even die while doing extreme sports. What is more, many psychologists claim that dangerous activities can be the reason of a serious mental illness. People, who like doing extremal things, feel lack of adrenalin in their blood. They do extreme sports because they need to compensate this shortage. Many experts say that passion on extreme sports can become the real addiction.
However, there are people who believe that extreme sports are important for the society. They are convinced that risky kinds of activities help us build a strong character.
Personally, I cannot agree with this opinion. I think that there are many other activities to do, which are not dangerous and help us build character as well as extreme sports. For example, science or politics.
Taking everything into account, I want to say that if you want to build a strong character, you do not need to do exactly extreme sports. There are many other interesting activities to do, which do not put your life in danger.
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Критерии проверки:
| Критерий | Критерии оценивания ответа на задание С2 | Баллы |
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| K1 | Решение коммуникативной задачи | |
| Задание выполнено полностью: содержание отражает полно и точно все аспекты, указанные в задании; стилевое оформление речи выбрано правильно (допускается 1 нарушение нейтрального стиля) |
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| Задание выполнено в основном: но 1—2 аспекта содержания, указанные в задании, раскрыты не полностью или неточно; стилевое оформление речи в основном правильно (допускается 2—3 нарушения нейтрального стиля) |
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| Задание выполнено не полностью: в содержании не раскрыты 1–2 аспекта, ИЛИ 3–4 аспекта содержания раскрыты неполно или неточно, ИЛИ 1 аспект не раскрыт, и 1–2 аспекта содержания раскрыты неполно или неточно; имеются ошибки в стилевом оформлении речи (допускается 4 нарушения нейтрального стиля) |
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| Задание не выполнено: все случаи, не указанные в оценивании на 1, 2 и 3 балла, ИЛИ ответ не соответствует требуемому объёму, ИЛИ более 30% ответа имеет непродуктивный характер (т.е. текстуально совпадает с опубликованным источником) |
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| K2 | Организация текста | |
| Высказывание логично; средства логической связи использованы правильно; структура текста соответствует предложенному плану; текст правильно разделён на абзацы | 3 | |
| Высказывание в основном логично (имеются 1—2 логические ошибки), И/ИЛИ имеются 1—2 недостатка при использовании средств логической связи, И/ИЛИ имеются 1—2 отклонения от плана в структуре высказывания, И/ИЛИ имеются 1—2 недостатка при делении текста на абзацы |
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| В высказывании имеются 3—4 логические ошибки, И/ИЛИ имеются 3—4 ошибки в использовании средств логической связи, И/ИЛИ имеются 3—4 отклонения от предложенного плана; имеются 3—4 недостатка в делении текста на абзацы | 1 | |
| В высказывании имеются 5 и более логических ошибок, И/ИЛИ имеются 5 и более ошибок в использовании средств логической связи, И/ИЛИ предложенный план ответа полностью не соблюдается, И/ИЛИ деление текста на абзацы отсутствует | 0 | |
| K3 | Лексика | |
| Используемый словарный запас соответствует высокому уровню сложности задания; практически нет нарушений в использовании лексики (допускается 1 лексическая ошибка) | 3 | |
| Используемый словарный запас соответствует высокому уровню сложности задания, однако встречаются 2—3 лексические ошибки, ИЛИ словарный запас ограничен, но лексика использована правильно | 2 | |
| Используемый словарный запас не вполне соответствует высокому уровню сложности задания, в тексте имеются 4 лексические ошибки | 1 | |
| Используемый словарный запас не соответствует высокому уровню сложности задания, в тексте имеются 5 и более лексических ошибок | 0 | |
| K4 | Грамматика | |
| Используемые грамматические средства соответствуют высокому уровню сложности задания, нарушений практически нет (допускаются 1—2 не повторяющиеся грамматические ошибки) | 3 | |
| Используемые грамматические средства соответствуют высокому уровню сложности задания, однако в тексте имеются 3—4 грамматические ошибки | 2 | |
| Используемые грамматические средства не вполне соответствуют высокому уровню сложности задания, в тексте имеются 5—7 грамматических ошибок | 1 | |
| Используемые грамматические средства не соответствуют высокому уровню сложности задания, имеются 8 и более грамматических ошибок | 0 | |
| K5 | Орфография и пунктуация | |
| Орфографические ошибки практически отсутствуют. Текст разделён на предложения с правильным пунктуационным оформлением (допускаются 1 орфографическая И/ИЛИ 1 пунктуационная ошибка) | 2 | |
| В тексте имеются 2—4 орфографические И/ИЛИ пунктуационные ошибки | 1 | |
| В тексте имеются 5 и более орфографических И/ИЛИ пунктуационных ошибок | 0 | |
| Максимальное количество баллов | 14 |
Источник: Демонстрационная версия ЕГЭ—2012 по английскому языку
Some people think that extreme sports help to build up character
Nowadays it has become very fashionable to go in for extreme sports. Lots of people practise diving, parachuting, extreme biking, white water rafting, rock climbing and so on. These people believe such sports make your character stronger.
I cannot agree with this point of view. First of all, as I have already said, extreme sports are in fashion now. Not everybody who practises them does it for pleasure or for building up character. For example, sometimes people do it to look cool to their friends. Secondly, I believe those who do extreme sports just lack strong emotions and they get them in this or that sport. Practising extreme sports people get lots of adrenaline and it makes them happy.
However, fans of extreme sports argue that these activities make them stronger not only physically, but also emotionally and mentally. They believe by doing extreme sports you can fight your fear.
The argument seems to be logical, but are extreme sports really so important for our character? I think volunteering, for instance, you can achieve the aim of building up your character and fighting your fears quicker.
All in all, I must say that extreme sports are certainly not the best way to build up your character. There are ways more useful not only for the person but for the whole society.
Some people think that learning foreign languages is a waste of time and money
Nowadays learning foreign languages has become very popular. People learn them at school, at different language courses, with the help of tutors. Meanwhile, some people argue that learning foreign languages is useless and wastes money and time.
I cannot agree with this point of view. First of all, if you learn foreign languages you invest in your career. Now, when most companies work internationally, it is very important to know foreign languages to be able to communicate with anybody. If you can do it you will have a good position in any company. Secondly, foreign languages are necessary for travelling to other countries. When in another country, if you can talk to local people, you will enjoy your holiday more.
However, opponents of this point of view say that foreign languages demand lots of time and money. It is sometimes true. When you learn a foreign language, you spend much time and effort. In some cases you have to pay for the courses or to a tutor.
Nevertheless, I believe that the benefits of learning foreign languages are superior and can improve a person`s life greatly. Therefore, one shouldn`t be sorry for the time and money spent.
All in all, I must say that learning foreign languages gives you many advantages that overweight your time and money expenses.
Some people think that you can have only one true friend
Discussions about friends and friendship have always existed. Some people think that true friendship is just for two, whereas others consider that it is possible to have a ot of true friends.
I strongly believe that you can have not more than one real friend. First of all, a true friend is a person you can trust, with whom you can share all your secrets. Therefore, you should know this person very well, and there are not many people in this world, whom we know as ourselves. Secondly, friends should share the same basic values and have the same view on life in general. Sometimes it is difficult to find such persons, and you are lucky if you find more than one of them.
However, opponents of this point of view say that it is boring to spend all of your free time with the same person. They believe two people can become tired of each other this way.
I can`t but disagree. True friends are never bored of each other and they always enjoy each other`s company. Besides, you can spend time with your colleagues and family as well.
All in all, I must say that true friendship is a precious thing and can exist only between two people. As Aristotle once said, “A friend is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.”
Virtual Internet communication results in losing real-life social skills
Nowadays the Internet has entered almost every home and family. Some of us cannot imagine our life without it. There is an opinion that it affects us so much, that we are becoming unable to comminicate with people in real life. Other people do not tnink so.
I strongly believe that due to the Internet we are becoming anti-social. First of all, many of us are completely hooked on social networks. People usually “wear masks” communicating in social networks. You can say and do what you want there. Consequently, we lose real-life communication skills.Secondly, spending too much time in the Net we forget about our social roles- we are all parents or children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. There is a lack of communication in modern families.
However, some people believe Internet communication is a good thing. They say you get to know lots of new and interesting people in the Net.
I can`t but disagree. In the Net you do not know the people you communicate with. They can pretend to be anybody they want. Unfortunately, all these friendships can have a very sad end. There are many cases of crimes because of such “new friends”.
All in all, I must say that the trick with virtual Internet communication is to use it sensibly.
A person who is fluent in a foreign language can easily teach it
Nowadays more and more people learn at least one foreign language. Some people are sure that when they master it,they are able to teach it as well. Others disagree with such an opinion.
I strongly believe that being fluent in a foreign language is not enough to be able to teach it. First of all, teaching is not as simple as it may seem. A teacher should know how to teach. He or she should use different methods of teaching. If you do not know them, the people you teach will get bored and will understand nothing.Secondly, a real teacher is an inborn quality. One should have a great patience and love for people to teach them. A teacher never gives up.
However, some people think that they do not need any teaching methods, any special traits of character to teach.
I can`t but disagree. Such “teaching” will not last long and will not be effective. I think it will be just a waste of time and effort.
All in all, I believe teaching is a profession, not a hobby. If you are fluent in a language, it is fine that you can use it, but that does not mean you can teach it.
Public libraries are becoming less popular and they will soon disappear
Nowadays with the development of technologies many people spend their free time in a way different from that they did before. People read less, and if they do, they prefer E-books, I-Pads or I-phones.
I believe that real books will soon become rare and very expensive and public libraries will not exist any more. First of all, public libraries do not have all the books and the information you can find in the Internet.
Secondly, libraries are not convenient. It is much easier to take your I-phone, for example, and download any book you want. You do not even have to leave home for that. It is much better to stay in your cosy armchair and read a new book or work with the information you have found in the Net.
However, some people believe that public libraries are sure to stay. I can`t but disagree. Nowadays very few people use the libraries, and they are mostly students. Libraries are not in fashion any more.
All in all, I strongly believe that libraries will not be much needed soon and we will find all the information and books in the Internet. Therefore, I think, libraries will soon be gone.
Some people claim that extreme sports make us stronger, braver and hardier. However, others argue that extreme sports are dangerous and are not worth it. In this essay I would like to express my point of view on this issue.
Personally, I think that extreme sports help to build a person’s character. To begin with, this kind of sport always gives people new feelings such as fear, joy, inspiration and many others that can vary. In addition, doing extreme sports can help to fight fears, to experience something that a person has never done before. There is another side to the issue.
My opponents claim that doing extreme sports does not build character. Conversely, extreme sports are addictive. They make people forget about dangerous consequences and crave for an adrenaline rush. I would not hesitate but say that I do not agree with this opinion.
Extreme sports are still a leisure activity like other kinds of sport. That is why they affect one’s body and character positively. To sum up, I strongly believe that extreme sports are beneficial for a person. They help sportsmen to build character.