In some countries, owning a home rather than renting one is very important for people. Why might this be the case? Do you think this is a positive or negative situation?

Nowadays,
people
have their own preferences to decide whether to rent or buy a landed
house
. In some countries, owning a
house
is more necessary than leasing one. In
this
essay, I will discuss why
this
happens and share my point of view that the phenomenon of owning a
house
indicates a negative trend. There are many reasons why owning a
house
is very important. Having a
house
means owning an asset which brings high flexibility for the owner to manage their own assets.
For instance
,
people
who live alone are free to design and decorate their rooms, while a family group will have the flexibility to redevelop their
house
as their family members grow.
Moreover
, it is
also
possible for managing a property by selling the
house
or mortgage it when
people
need a loan. In my opinion, a massive development for a detached
house
in order to fulfil human basic needs will bring negative situation for the environment. It is duly noted that land exploitation for housing construction might be resulting in several catastrophes
such
as floods because the buildings reduce the proportion of green open space and the drainage system is not good enough in serving settlement areas.
Additionally
, extensification for housing development will trigger a land subsidence phenomenon as happened in Northern Jakarta which is renowned as a sinking city. To sum up,
although
it has become very beneficial for
people
to own a
house
, it will bring serious problems from an environmental perspective specifically in triggering several disasters by massive housing development.

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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • ownership
  • renting
  • importance
  • sense of security
  • stability
  • financial investment
  • asset
  • customize
  • decorate
  • belonging
  • community
  • potential
  • future generations
  • long-term
  • cost advantage
  • control
  • living space
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