WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. People living in large cities have to face many problems in everyday life. What are those problems? Should the government encourage people to move to regional towns? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. You should write at least 250 words

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for houses built per year in two various cities, Derby and Nottingham, over a decade, namely from 2000 to 2009. Overall, both countries surged, albeit Nottingham witnessed fluctuation the span examined.

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, in 2009 both countries ranked

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. Looking at the details, in 2000 Derby were responsible for 40 houses;

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, in 2001, it decreased minimally, which was nearly 2 times as much as in 2002. In 2003 the

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of houses reached 100 in Derby, while it remained stable over half a decade, accounting for approximately 120 houses. In 2008

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roughly increased twice, with

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reaching 250 houses, as opposed to it climbed around by 80 houses in Derby. Adding more data, in 2000 the

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for houses started 50 houses, whereas

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growth around to 60 in Nottingham. Having

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gradually declined in 2002;

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, it reached 50 houses in 2003.

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peaked during the

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2 years, whilst it dramatically dipped in 2006. The

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of houses climbed nearly to 180, which dived around at 25 houses in 2008,

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increase 10 times during the

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year, reaching 250 houses.