Ticket 3: letter and essay (Сочинения ЕГЭ английский язык)

«Next week I am going to visit my grandparents. I am so happy! Where do your grandparents live? How often do you see them? Why do elderly people in your country sometimes live with their children and grandchildren?

Yesterday I took part in a national dance festival»

Dear Sandra,

I was glad to get your letter. I should have written earlier but I have been busy at school.

I’m happy for you! Hope you had a great time with your grandparents. Unfortunately, I cannot see my ones very often. I visit them only twice a year because they live so far away from me. I know that a lot of people in my country live together with all members of their family, so everyone can help and support each other.

I think it’s great!

How long did the dance festival last? Have you got any prize? What nationality did you precent? I have to go now.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Take care,

Olga (118)

«Creative hobbies help to coop with stress»

Nowadays, people are too exposed to a stress. But there exists a lot of methods to cope with it. One of these are creative hobbies.

In my opinion it is one of the best ways to overcome stress. Firstly, doing any hobby takes a person away from his/her problems and worries. Additionally, it is a break from a busy routine. You can forget for a moment about your concerns and do whatever you like with pleasure and benefits. Finally, a lot of hobbies connect you with other people who can help you. You will be united in doing something creative together, so you will not have time to be depressed.

However, some people think that creative hobbies can increase stress. They suppose that if something is going wrong or you ran out of ideas it will only bring you down. Moreover, hobbies are taking a lot of time that one could spend on solving his/her problems.

I cannot agree with the opinion above. I believe that if you really like your hobby it is not a waste of time for you and will not receive stress from it.

In conclusion, I would like to say that creative hobbies are essential to cope with stress, they are needed for it. Every person should have some activity that will give only a positive emotions.