SAMPLE PARAGRAPHS 14
TRUONG VAN ANH
SAIGON UNIVERSITY
MY FAVOURITE GAME
My most favorite game is football. It is a world famous game. Football is much a popular game that it is played even in the most remote corner of my country. People walk long distances to watch a football-match. Even old people enjoy watching this game. To play this most interesting game, I go to the field near my house where my friends wait for me every evening. My friends also love this game very much. We play until dark. But it is a very hard game. It requires a lot of running. Those who love the game, however, run about with tireless energy. Even I can run round







the field continuously for at least two hours. Football players should also have a lot of strength to kick the ball. They must also be skillful in controlling the ball. All this makes this game a difficult game indeed; yet it also makes it interesting. I shall always love this game.









LIVING IN A CITY
A city is very noisy; yet most people like to live in it. There are indeed many things to see and enjoy a city. The streets in a city are full of people and vehicles. Cars, buses and other vehicles can be seen running up and down the streets throughout the day. All these make a city very noisy and busy. In a city, there are also many schools and hospitals. So, the people here find it very easy to send their children to school and visit the hospital quickly when necessary. At night a city is full of colorful lights. They make the city beautiful. Some parts of the city are very crowded at this time,





especially where the eating stalls or the cinemas are. Many people also attend school at night to improve themselves. Today there are night schools in almost every city. For all these reasons, living in a city could be very exciting indeed.










MY VILLAGE
The village I live in is known as Hon Ga. It is about ten miles from a large town. There are many people in my village. Most of them are farmers. They grow paddy in the large fields around my village. These paddy fields look very beautiful when the paddy plants are growing. The mountains in the distance and the palm trees all round, add to the beauty of these fields. The shops in my village are very old. There are few brick buildings. Most of the shops are along the main road in the village. As the people in my village live a simple life, their needs are not









many. So, many of the things found in the shops in the towns are not found in the shops in my village. The people in my village are good. They do not like to quarrel or fight with others. Every evening they meet one another and talk about many things. If they need any help or advice, they go to the village chief. The chief is a wise man. He gives good advice and keeps the people happy. Indeed, I like my village very much.








THE PLEASURES OF LIVING IN A VILLAGE
A village is a quite place where the influence of the city is not felt much. It is indeed a very good place for rest and relaxation. In a village people do not live very close to one another. Their house are far apart. Each house therefor has a lot of space around it. So, almost every house is surrounded by flower and fruit plants and vegetables. All these make the village look green and fresh. There are also tall trees every where which provide shade from the sun and keep the village cool. Some villages are surrounded by paddy-field or mountains. There are also many streams and









rivers in most villages. All these add great beauty and variety to the village scene. The people of village are simple in thought and behavior. They are therefor very friendly and helpful. So, the crimes of the city and almost unknown in a village. The people here work together and live in peace. Whenever they celebrate a festival, they dance and sing together and the whole village is in a gay mood. Living among such friendly and simple people, in such a quiet place, is indeed a real pleasure.














Good luck!