A reflective note

Hello everyone!
     Today I'd like to comment on some activities that we did this year. The thing I liked the most is writing a guide book for  future students of our uneversity. It was fun and I enjoyed it. As for useful activities, watching conference session was pretty exciting because I learned a lot of things about teaching children.
 This class lets me improve my writing skills by regular practice, discussing vital global problems and putting that information in our essays.However, there was a thing that I didn't quiet like is that we always had to discuss some urgent or extremely important and serious issues. I wish we had more topics which were connected with culture, art, movie and music stuff.
       All in all, I want to say that  it was good practice for all of us. And I hope we wiil keep going this way.

An opinion essay

                  Which secondary languages are worth studying today?
    I think this question ocurred everyone in my group when we were going enter the university. However, not only linguists should know many languages because with multiculturalism and the opportunity for travel being bigger and better than at other time in history, it is now more important than ever for people to have at least some knowledge and understanding of languages other than own native one.
      In my opinion there will always be  dominating languages in the world. First one, of course, is the English language.The greatest benefit of learning English is that it increases cultural understanding, not only of native English-speaking cultures, but of any other country whose second language is English. The film and music industries are largely English-driven. The art, traditions and culture of any country, especially those of native English-speaking countries, can be better understood if you have some knowledge of the English language. Being centuries-old and having been the native language of empirical powers and world leaders, English remains a great source of influence in human history.
      The second language that you learn is Chinese.One fifth of the planet speaks Chinese. It is the mother tongue of over 873 million people, making it the most widely spoken and fastest growing language in the world. So, if you’re going to learn another language, why not make it the one that almost ¼ of the world already speaks! Also it’s fair to say that more and more foreigners are arriving in China looking to find work as a teacher or to start their own businesses. And I think that's a really good reason for learning chinese.
      To sum up, I want to say that learning languages is really important. Because it will always serve to enhance your quality of life, and even if you never use that language in practical circumstances, you almost certainly will enjoy the time spent educating yourself.

A summary on an article

Hello everyone!
        Today I read an article and the information which is presented there shocked me. Could you imagine that 414m pieces of plastic, weighing 238 tonnes were found on remote island group in Indian Ocean?
      Plastic, the material that we use for everything and which pollutes our environment, is perhaps the most harmful of trash dumped by mariners and sea-goers in sea because it does not readily break down in nature. In-fact, the plastic that goes over the side today may still be around in hundreds of years to foul up the fishing gear, boat propellers, and beaches of future generations. 
    Careless usage of plastic not only pollutes the environment but also hurts animals. A plastic bag looks like a tasty jellyfish to a feeder like the sea turtle, but plastic is indigestible. It can choke, block the intestines or cause infection in animals that eat it.
        Every day, more and more plastic is accumulating in our oceans.Plastics enter the marine environment from sewage outfalls, merchant shipping, commercial fishing operations, and beachgoers. 
       This article made me think about environment and future of our planet. Not everyone knows where are things  that we are throwing away, not everyone knows that plastic is really dangerous for the nature and animals.And this article shows us consequences of our ignorance.