Letter and essay: «Creative hobbies help to cope with stress» Вербицкая 2020 6 вариант (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»

Moscow

Russia

04/04/20

Dear Sandra,

Thanks for your letter. It was great to hear from you. Sorry I haven't answered you earlier, but I was really busy with my school. It's so nice to get news about you and your family.

In your letter you asked me about where my grandparents live. They live in the street next to us. But to tell you the truth, we don't see them quite often. I think elderly people live with their children and grandchildren because big family is a cradle of love and support.

By the way, where was the national dance festival located? How much was the entrance fee? What dance styles were introduced there?

Well, I'd better go now as I have to do my homework.

Write back soon!

Love,

Sasha

Creative hobbies help to cope with stress

Nowadays, the problem of whether creative hobbies help us handle stress causes great argument and controversy. Some people are convinced that people can cope with stress by finding imaginative hobby, while others have a different point of view. Let us speculate what makes them think so.

In my opinion, a creative hobby is one of the best ways to manage stress. Firstly, it helps us to avoid destructive thoughts. During imaginative work, we are trying not to let themselves get distracted. Secondly, a creative hobby connects different people who can help each other.

However, not all people share my opinion. They suggest that creative hobby can increase stress, because people have busy lives and they do not have much spare time.

Despite my respect for this point of view, I cannot agree with this statement, because if we find a truly favorite hobby, we will not be stressful. Many hobbies do not take much time, for example, doodling.

All in all, doing a creative hobby we will get rid of stress. Despite the arguments of different skeptics I am convinced that everyone should have their own hobby to stay mentally stable.