39 и 40. Sell what you have and buy what is really good (Сочинения ЕГЭ английский язык)

39.

Moscow

Russia

August 8th, 2017

Dear Frank,

Thanks for your letter! Sorry for not being in touch for so long- I was very busy this month.

In your letter you asked me if I know someone who can be your flatmate. Yes, I have a friend called Tommy who has just decided to move from his parents. He is very intelligent person and likes to collect antiquarian books. I think you will get along rather well so you’d better to write him and tell a little about yourself, your name, sex and age, your hobbies and character traits.

By the way, what is the address of your flat? What are living conditions? How much the rent is?

But I’ve got to go now! It’s time to clean my room.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Love,

Ekaterina.

40.

Nowadays people have a tendency to buy everything they notice in the shop and clutter up their houses with unnecessary things. It makes me wonder, what should we do: to know the time to take and give or to clung to the material goods? In this essay I will try to look upon this issue.

In my opinion, it is important to know the measure in shopping and amount of one’s property. Firstly, it is economically beneficial to buy few expensive but qualitative products because they will serve longer and that will save money for other spendings in the future. Secondly, it is better for one’s mental health when a person sells things he doesn’t need anymore and doesn’t stash them around his home because human mood and attitude to life depends on the state of his house.

Other people claim that one should not limit himself in shopping because a person relieves stress and gains positive emotions when he makes purchases and so as much he will buy as much he will be happy.

I cannot agree with this opinion because the excitement from buyings will soon disappear but an empty wallet will stay. So people are better to choose other methods of relaxation.

To sum up, despite the fact there are two different positions on the matter of material property I am convinced that a person should be open to both buying and selling things in a measured way as it is helps both mentally and physically.