City life or Country life

In my essay I want to explain the advantages and the disadvantages of city life and country life, because it’s a widely discussed topic. In the end I’m going to add my own attitude.

First I’d like to start with the positive aspects of city life.
In a city you have many possibilities to pass your free time. City life is very exciting, multicultural and never boring.
Secondly you are more flexible due the fact that there is better public transport. For example there are more buses, trains, trams and subways.
Finally in a city you have more chances to fix of an interesting and well-paid job than in the country, because usually in a city there are more and bigger companies and thus it is easier to have a good career and to get ahead.
However, there are also negative aspects of city life.
For a start city life is very hasty, noisy and expensive. The traffic noise is a big problem.
Next in a city the air is very bad, because of pollution and exhaust fumes of cars. So the people have to go to a park to enjoy nature but there is no peace and quiet, because there are thousands of people there too. Furthermore it’s not easy to do sport and most people prefer to do sports outside, in nature.

In contrast country life has positive aspects.
First of all there is beautiful nature and therefore good air and less pollution. Besides there is wonderful landcapes and a calm atmosphere and you can enjoy the silence. Thus you have a more healthy life and generally less stress.
At last in the country there are more possibilities to do sport in nature.
Nevertheless there are negative aspects of country life too.
Public transport for example is very badly organized. Trains air less frequent and it takes a lot of time to get anywhere, because of the large distances. So many people drive to work by car and that’s also very expensive.
Another problem, which concerns mostly young people, is that in the country there is no entertainment and fewer possibilities and activities or you have to go a long way and need a car. So life in the country is mostly very boring.

To conclude neither life in the city nor life in the country has only positive aspects.
I, for my part, think that the best way of life is if you have both city and country life. Surely you say:”It’s impossible.” But I can prove that it is possible: You live at edge of a city and a subway station is very close, so you can get to the centre of the city very quickly. But around you there is only nature, peaceful atmosphere and so on. So you live in the country however the city and advantages are very close.

Ca. 480 words

Application

Dammweg 39
6833 Klaus
Mr. Seth Smith
SS Company
39 Delaware Road
Hatfield, CA 08065
(909) 555-5555
12th February 2009


Dear Mr. Seth Smith,


Application for the architect position

I’m writing to apply for the architect position advertised in the New York Times. I’m particularly interested in this job, because I have studied architecture at Vienna University for three years and subsequently interior decoration for tow years. So I feel well prepared for the advertised position. Furthermore I have practical experience teaching architecture at Zürich University where I worked as an assistant teacher for four terms. However, I want to be an architect and not a teacher. Therefore I’m looking for a challenging architecture job.
The following points illustrate that I have the substantial skills and experience for success in this position:

• From 2006 to 2008 I was the manager of an architecture club.
• Before that I worked for a little architecture office.
• Since December I have had my own apartment, whose interior I have designed myself. And an architect critic has praised me.

I’m especially interested in this vacancy and I’m convinced that I have the education and skills it requires.

I can be reached anytime via my mobile phone, 222-222-2222.
I look forward to discussing my application with you personally.

Sincerely,
Angela Duelli


Ca. 215 words

My own style

I want to tell something about me and my own style. My own style means my clothes, my shoes, my outlook on life, my hairstyle and my favourite music.
I like clothes, which are close-fitting, so that you can see my female figure. I love trendy and fashionable clothes, in which I feel sexy. I dislike shabby, scruffy, old-fashioned or baggy clothes.
In winter I wear a tight coat, jeans and turtleneck, pullover with a T-shirt under it because I hate undershirts. But I’m crazy about underwear, I mean bra and slips. I love nightdresses too but mostly I wear pyjamas. At night and the whole winter I wear a scarf otherwise I get a sore throat.
In summer I like to put on tank tops with a simple pattern and shorts or jeans. Sometimes if I dress up for special occasions I wear a dress or a top to go with a skirt and I usually wear a belt, but I never wear tights, because I hate them. I like belts with buckles I think that they are the best and most the suitable accessories. By the way I like all that glitters and shines so silver rings, bracelets, jewels … My motto is: “It’s shiny, it’s useless, I want it!”
Now I want to tell a little bit of my shoes. I hate most of them, not my shoes but shoes in general. I only like sneakers and high heels. Most adults think I cannot walk with high heels but that’s not true, I can even dance with them but not for very long =). The real problem is that in high heels I’m higher than most boys and I don’t like that.
My hair is long and brown with lots of fine blonde dyed streaks. As a child I had straight, long hair but then I wanted short hair. Since that time I have had wavy hair. I really like variations in my hairstyle and my appearance.
My favourite music is predominates disco music like techno, hip-hop, the charts, pop-music and also salsa regatone respectively salsa. I often listen to music, which suits my mood and my emotions like “Kuschel Rock” or love songs and so on.
I don’t care about what the other people think about me. Either they love me the way I am or they don’t!

Ca. 390 words