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These days, more and more people are going to other countries for significant periods of time, either to find a job or to study. There are clearly many benefits to doing this, but people who live abroad can also face some difficulties. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living and working in a foreign country

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It has been observed recently that many people choose to travel overseas to improve their standard of living. There are undoubtedly many advantages to
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 option but
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 disadvantages. I am going to elucidate more on the advantages and disadvantages of working and living abroad. It is conceived that living abroad brings about increase in a standard of living.
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 can lives his
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 of origin and get an immigration status in another
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 because he wishes to improve on his way of life, find
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 to get
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more
 money.
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 to
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 idea
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 decides to live abroad because of the facilities that the foreign
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 may offer.
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,
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 may want to study in a particular field of
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study, but
 the facilities in his
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 are limited.
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 he decides to travel abroad for a wider knowledge
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However, there
 are disadvantages related with
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 living abroad.
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, the welcoming
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 may not be at
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 thought early it will be. The language barrier may be a
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 challenge
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 may face and not everybody interact as people do back home.
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, the problem of exchange rate when you are still new in a foreign
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.
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, you may leave your
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 of origin with your currency and once you reached abroad the value of it reduces making it difficult for you to meet up with your immediate needs. In conclusion, despite the fact that living abroad present more advantages the disadvantages should not be undermined. And I believed that living abroad has more advantages than
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 can imagine

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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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