Thursday, 27 January 2011

WRITING TOEFL / BACCALAUREATE ESSAYS

WRITING TOEFL / BACCALAUREATE ESSAYS

Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.

If I were asked where I would I prefer to live, in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building, I think, I would hesitate to answer. This question, from my point of view, is a controversial one.

From one side, living in a modern apartment building brings many benefits. First of all, it is cheaper than living in a traditional house and paying different kinds of fees I am not familiar with. For instance, my friend, who recently bought a new house for his family, said me that it is much easier to live in an apartment and I tend to believe him when I see his bills. So, living in an apartment will definitely help me to save some money. Second of all, since I live alone I do not need a big house with many rooms. I just need a bedroom and a living room where I can take my guests and have my work place. Another important benefit of living in an apartment is that I will not have to buy much cumbersome furniture in order to furnish all rooms.

However, living in a modern apartment building can have a few disadvantages too. Firstly, it can be noisy and, secondly, I will not have any privacy outside my apartment, for example, in a pool or gym.

From the other side, living in a traditional house have some advantages too. For example, I can have my own pool, gym and a garden where I can relax and be alone. However, living in a house is usually more expensive and requires more time to maintain a house. For instance, I will most likely have to hire someone to mow my lawn and clean my pool not to mention all household tasks inside the house.

In conclusion, I think at this moment I would prefer to live in an apartment. It can help me save some money and allows me to spend more time studying because I will not have to do many household tasks.


WRITING TOEFL / BACCALAUREATE ESSAYS

WRITING TOEFL / BACCALAUREATE ESSAYS

The 21st century has begun. What changes do you think this new century will bring? Use examples and details in your answer.

Man, through the ages, has undergone many changes from the time when he depicted a herd of mammoths on the walls of his cave to these days when he can create beautiful pictures and even make coffee by using computer technologies without leaving his favourite chair. The 20th century made huge steps in developing computer technologies and reached many goals that made our life much easier. What should we expect in the 21st century?

First of all, I think that the pace of our life will speed up: we will move faster from one place to another, from one continent to another using high speed jet airplanes. Second , I believe that we will be able to do many things that take much time now without leaving our house. Computers will be everywhere including out clothes. Many people will have chips and mini computers inserted in their heads to hold huge amount of information and have a quick access to it.

But what will be the most amazing thing in the 21st century is the flight to the outer space and Mars that will be available to all people. Scientists say that Mars has many things similar to Earth. Moreover, they say that with the help of modern technology people can artificially create conditions that will allow people to live there.

To sum up, I am sure that many amazing changes will be brought by the 21st century. Furthermore, I think that with the help of the contemporary technologies, people can do many things that were even difficult to imagine decades ago. So, nowadays it is rather difficult and even impossible to imagine all the changes that will happen in the next decades.