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В топике Общество автор представляет свои взгляды на общество. Проблемы нашего общества – это преступления, торговля наркотиками, алкогольная зависимость. Эти проблемы напрямую связаны с безработицей и бездомными людьми. Но с другой стороны, кроме проблем, в нашем обществе есть люди, стремящиеся улучшить наш мир. Каким будет наше общество в будущем, зависит только от нас.

I’d like to tell you a couple of words about our modern society.
So I want to speak about pros and cons in our community. In my opinion the biggest problem we have it is crime. For example drug dealing. Nowadays many young people are under the influence of drugs and it is sad. Drugs can lead to serious problems such as poor schoolwork, loss of friends, problems at home, and lasting legal problems. Alcohol is not gone away from drugs. It is also a huge problem. Unfortunately there are a lot of different problems with crime like burglary, mugging or shoplifting. Most of these problems come about because the homeless. Despite the fact that we have many new and useful technologies we still can’t provide all people with jobs.

But on the other hand, people in modern society have done a lot of good things. I’m talking about Art. Today, art continues to play a major role in society like it did in the past. Until now, art still provokes awareness as contemporary artists use different media in order to share to everyone their view of the world. Artworks are open to different interpretations by its viewers, and although their message appears vague, they remain able to communicate something to the audience.

In our society there are both good and bad aspects. Fortunately there are people who want to make the world better. Such as Greenpeace, who protect our nature or different charitable companies which help people with their problems.

Summing up all the above, I would like to say that only we can change our life for the better.

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Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?

According to the Oxford Dictionary, a «social network» is a dedicated website or other application which enables users to communicate with each other by posting information, comments, messages, images, etc.
There are several types of social networks. Some of them are primarily for socializing with existing friends; others can help you to find specific information.
The most basic feature of these websites is a profile with a list of «friends» who are also users of the site. A profile is generated from answers to questions, such as age, location, interests, etc. Some sites allow users to upload pictures, add multimedia content or modify the look of the profile. User profiles often have a section dedicated to comments from friends and other users. To protect user privacy, social networks typically have controls that allow users to choose who can view their profile, contact them, add them to their list of contacts, and so on. Apart from chatting with your friends and meeting new people who share your interests, social networks allow you to follow pages of celebrities you are interested in or groups that post information you need.
Today social networking sites spread any information faster than any other media. Over 50% of people learn about breaking news on social media. At the same time, not all the information spread in the social media is trustworthy. There were several cases when rumors spread in a social network caused panic in Mexico City in 2012.
Many users complain about lack of privacy but, on the other hand, there are cases when posts in social networks helped police to catch criminals.
Whereas in general Internet helps students to do better at school and they often use social networks to discuss educational topics and school assignments, the researches show 20% decline in test results of students who used social networking sites while studying.
Social networks seem to have improved our communication a lot. They help not only to keep in touch with friends and relatives who live far away but also to improve relationship with old friends and make new ones. At the same time some adults and especially teenagers have experienced problems with face-to-face communication after spending too much time in online dialogues.
Although social networks help employers to find employees and job-seekers to find a job, overuse of them can harm job stability. Researches prove that 40% of 8 to 18 year olds spend 54 minutes a day on social media sites. When alerted to a new social networking site activity, users take 20 to 25 minutes on average to return to the original task.
To sum up, all these fact show us that we should be careful while using social networks. They are great source of information and give us new opportunities for communication, but we should be aware that some information may be false and misleading. And what is more, we should not waste or precious time and forget about face-to-face communication in real life.

Согласно Оксфордскому словарю, «социальная сеть» - это посвященный чему-либо веб-сайт или другое приложение, которое позволяет пользователям общаться друг с другом путем размещения информации, комментариев, сообщений, изображений и т.д.
Существует несколько типов соцсетей. Некоторые из них главным образом для общения с вашими друзьями, другие могут помочь вам найти конкретную информацию.
Основная черта всех этих сайтов - наличие профиля со списком «друзей», которые также являются пользователями данного сайта. Профиль создается из ответов на вопросы о возрасте, месте жительства, интересах и пр. Некоторые сайты позволяют пользователям загружать изображения, добавлять мультимедийное содержание или изменять внешний вид профиля. В пользовательских профилях часто есть раздел, посвященный комментариям друзей и других пользователей. Обычно, чтобы защитить конфиденциальную информацию пользователей соц.сети устанавливают средства управления, которые позволяют пользователям выбирать, кто может просматривать их профиль, общаться с ними, добавлять их в свой список контактов и т.д. Помимо общения с друзьями и знакомства с людьми, разделяющими ваши интересы, соцсети позволяют следить за страницами интересных вам знаменитостей или группами, где размещают необходимую вам информацию.
Сегодня соц.сети распространяют любую информацию быстрее, чем любые другие СМИ. Более 50% человек узнает об основных новостях из соцсетей. В то же время, не вся информация, распространяемая социальными СМИ, является достоверной. Было несколько случаев, когда слухи из соц.сетей приводили к панике в Мехико в 2012 году.
Многие пользователи жалуются на несоблюдение секретности, но с другой стороны, есть случаи, когда публикации в соц.сетях помогали полиции поймать преступников.
Тогда как в целом Интернет помогает учащимся лучше учиться в школе, и они часто используют соцсети для обсуждения проблем образования или домашних заданий, исследования показывают, что результаты учащихся, которые пользовались соцсетями во время учебы ниже на 20%.
Похоже, что соц.сети значительно улучшили общение. Они помогают не только поддерживать связь с друзьями и родственниками, которые живут далеко, но и улучшают отношения между старыми друзьями, помогают завести новых. В то же время некоторые взрослые, а особенно подростки испытали проблемы в живом общении после того, как провели много времени в диалогах в интернете.
Хотя соцсети помогают работодателям найти работников, а тем, кто ищет работу, найти ее, чрезмерное их использование может нанести вред стабильности работы. Исследования доказывают, что 40% людей в возрасте от 8 до 18 лет проводят в среднем 54 минуты на сайтах соцсетей. А после получения сигнала о новом действии на сайте социальной сети, у пользователей уходит в среднем 20-25 минут, чтобы вернуться к изначальному заданию.
В целом, все эти факты показывают, что мы должны быть осторожными, когда пользуемся соцсетями. Они являются отличным источником информации и приносят новые возможности для общения, но мы должны понимать, что некоторая информация может быть ложной и ввести в заблуждение. Более того, мы не должны терять впустую драгоценное время и забывать о живом общении в реальной жизни.

Vocabulary:

assignment - задание
controls - средства управления
breaking news - срочная \главная новость
decline - снижение
dedicate - посвящать
face-to-face communication - живое общение
improve - улучшать
media - средства массовой информации, сми
research - исследование
social network - социальная сеть, соцсеть
trustworthy - достоверный
to be in touch with - находиться в контакте\на связи с...

Answer the questions
1. What is the definition of «social network»?
2. What types of social networks do you know? What is the difference between them?
3. What are the main features of most social networks?
4. Translate the underlined expressions. Use them in your own sentences about social networks.
5. Explain what these numbers from the text mean: 20, 50,20-25, 54, 2012

Так как мы живем в современном обществе, активно использующем дары природы и технологий, неудивительно, что мы так часто замечаем проблемы, возникающие среди людей, которые потеряли чувство ответственности и человечности. Это касается и взрослых и детей.

Дети в школах перестали играть на площадках, больше не имеют нормального общения друг с другом, не помогают друг другу, не ожидая чего-то взамен. Они играют в виртуальные игры, проводят часы напролет за сообщениями в сети, смотрят фильмы и соревнуются друг с другом, у кого лучше одежда или мобильный телефон. Более того, дети стали более независимыми и самоуверенными. Это хорошо, что они знают теперь свои права, но это более чем плохо, что они обижают своих родителей, не уважают их и грубо с ними разговаривают.

У взрослых есть свои проблемы, несмотря на то, что они более опытные и умные. Алкоголь, наркотики, азартные игры – это их способы убежать от ответственности, повседневной жизни, решения проблем. Большинство преступлений происходят из-за алкоголя и наркотиков. Так много детей страдает от насилия их родителями, опьяненными алкоголем или наркотиками. Так много болезней существует только от употребления наркотиков и алкоголя. Так много смертей случается из-за этого, и никто не может снизить этот показатель на протяжении многих лет.

Я думаю, что мы, как современное общество должны прилагать больше усилий, чтобы удержать наших детей от этого пути, ведущим в никуда, только к смерти и боли. Никто не знает своей судьбы или будущего, но в наших силах бороться с распространением и употреблением наркотиков и алкоголя в обществе, особенно среди молодых людей. Нам нужны правильные власти, которые будут осознавать ответственность за народ и тяжесть этого бремени. Только вместе мы сможем открыть настоящее будущее для наших детей.

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Society and its problems

As we live in a very modern society fully using the gifts of nature and technology it is not surprising, that we often observe different problems of people, who have lost the feeling of responsibility and humaneness. It concerns everybody, children and adults.

Children at schools no more play on the playgrounds, communicating with each other normally, help each other without waiting for something in response. They are playing virtual games, spending hours writing messages, watching movies and competing with each other on who has better clothes or cell phones. Moreover children had become more independent and self confident. It is good, that they know now their rights, but it is more than bad that they offend their parents, do not respect them and talk rudely to them.

Adults have their own problems, in spite of being more experienced and smart. Alcohol, drugs, gambling are their ways of escaping from responsibility, everyday life, resolving home problems. Most of crimes happen because of alcohol and drugs. So many children suffer from violence by their parents being drunk or drugged. So many illnesses exist just due to the usage of drugs and alcohol. There are so many deaths caused by this, and no one can reduce its rate for so many decades.

I think that we as modern humanity should take more pains to prevent our children from going this wrong way leading to nowhere, just death and pain. No one knows his destiny and future, but it is in our power to fight the distribution and usage of drugs and alcohol in the society, and especially among young people. We need the right authorities which will realize the responsibility for the people, and heaviness of this burden. Only together we can open the real future for our children.

On the TV, on the radio, in the newspapers, every day we can hear and read that old, traditional values have devaluated, that they are able to bring nothing good to modern world. But is it really so? In my opinion the nowadays, modern society cannot afford to reject the traditional values. Any society at any time will need some universal and never changing values and rules to provide basement for functioning and development.
First of all there are some values which will never devaluate. The set of them is called natural law - some believe they had been given to human by God, the others that they come from the "inside" of the man; the feeling, that one cannot do to somebody else what would be bad for himself. This law is a basic ground for all codes of "formal" law produced ever since by any human civilisation in any part of the world. And it"s surprising how much they all agree about these natural laws.
Furthermore every society will need the values which must not change throughout the centuries to support its own functioning and development. The values which will bring order and safety enabling the society to develop and rise. In all known civilisations these values are: family, rejecting killing, murder and theft, honesty, modesty, freedom and religion. The set of these values is present in every religion and belief, every law code and it has been taught to youngsters at all times.
In the army there is a saying that the code of regulations had been written with the blood of these who did not comply with it. It can quite as well be said about the traditional values in the modern society (they are actually some kind of "code of regulations" for life) - they contain the knowledge and experiences of the past generations which are priceless.
There are of course the opponents of this view. In their opinion the modern society has to develop new values and new rules, since the old ones are no more useful.

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