School Uniform: Pros and Cons (Школьная форма: "за" "против")
Pros (Аргументы "за")
1. School uniforms keep schoolchildren focused on their education, not their clothes. (Дети более сосредоточены на учебе, а не на одежде.)
2. School uniforms make getting ready for school easier and faster. (Форма облегчает и ускоряет сборы в школу.)
3. School uniforms can save parents money. (Форма экономит родителям деньги.)
4. Schoolchildren feel that they are a part of a team by wearing a uniform. (Школьники в одинаковой форме ощущают себя частью коллектива.)
5. When pupils are dressed alike, it means more safety. If strangers come into a school building, they can be recognized easily. (Одинаково одетые дети в большей безопасности. Если в школу войдут посторонние, их легко сразу заметить.)
Cons (Аргументы "против")
1. The same uniform doesn't suit everybody. This can be a big problem for girls-teenagers. (Одна и та же форма не всем идёт. Это может стать серьезной проблемой для девочек-подростков.)
2. For some pupils choosing clothes to wear is a means of identification. School uniforms prevent them from expressing who they are. (Для некоторых учеников выбор одежды проявить свою индивидуальность. Форма мешает им самовыражаться.)
3. School uniforms can be very expensive or uncomfortable to wear. (Школьная форма может стоить очень дорого или может быть неудобной.)
4. School uniforms can be difficult to buy and it can take parents a lot of time to find the required style and colour. (Форму бывает трудно купить, и родители могут потратить много времени на поиски нужного стиля и цвета.)
5. Because uniforms single out pupils as being from one school, this might lead to trouble with children from other schools. (Поскольку форма выделяет учеников одной школы, это может привести в проблемам в отношениях с детьми из других школ.)
My best friend’s name is Maria. I have known her for only 4 years. But it seems that I have known her for ages. We often talk to each other and share our plans and dreams. I know that when I ask her she will always give me a piece of advice. I like that we often have same ideas. We have a lot in common. I like when Masha comes to visit me. This is the time when we don’t stop talking. We also have a lot of mutual friends. Sometimes we spend time in a big company. She is my only friend whose support is important to me. I am so glad that I have chanced to experience real friendship.
Friendship is a complicated concept. We all understand it in our own way. However, I think that there is no friendship without trust and common interests. Some people become good friends with others quite easily. Others are more reserved and it takes them a bit longer to become acquainted with someone.
Friendship does not last forever. Sometimes the course of life changes and we lose our friends. Sometimes people are betrayed by their friends. It is a shame that some people use friendship to achieve their selfish goals.
I believe that most of us have confronted with different sides of human relations. Life gives us all sorts of lessons. But these negative moments help us realize what real friendship is and how important it is to value our best friends.
