The population of most cities is growing as people move to cities to find work and new opportunities. What problems does overpopulation in cities cause? How can these problems be solved?

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Overpopulation
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is a major issue in many countries today. As a
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becomes more developed
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and is rich in opportunities, it's inevitable that the
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becomes overpopulated. One of the main issues of
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is congestion.
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just slows down the
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as a whole. Traffic jams become a part of your daily routine, along with uncomfort and the lack of fresh air while using public transport. As the population increases, demands
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increase, causing the prices to skyrocket. The basic necessities
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as food and shelter have a high price tag on them, making living much more difficult. Cities
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as Hong Kong, and New York have
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a high percentage of
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, that often a million USD is not enough to own a 3 bedroom apartment. Due to the high prices, people often resort to public transport since it's cheaper and
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. Other than having to smell someone’s bad breath while travelling by train, there has come a newer issue. The pandemic.
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has changed lives for many, but especially for those in overpopulated cities. Due to the pandemic, people are forced to social distance, which is especially difficult in an overpopulated
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. As we have seen and experienced, it's hard to find a loaf of bread and clean toilet paper in the supermarkets nowadays. The prices for staple foods
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as rice and meat have skyrocketed, making it extremely hard for the public. Healthcare has become expensive, and services have become limited. Other than being forced to live under the new way of life, the virus spreads like wildfire in overpopulated countries. It's hard to contain the virus, or any type of infection for that matter unless everyone puts an initiative to social distance. Coming back to the point, there are a lot of cons
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overpopulation
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can definitely be prevented by developing the cities around the already developed ones and increasing opportunities for the public all over the country. The government should
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increase modes of public transportation to reduce congestion. These problems can be solved with a good economy, where people aren't always rushing to work to make ends meet and have found better ways of multiplying their income.
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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

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

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • overpopulation
  • urbanization
  • strain on resources
  • property prices
  • traffic congestion
  • public services
  • healthcare
  • education
  • sanitation
  • unemployment rates
  • competition
  • green spaces
  • recreational areas
  • infrastructure
  • quality of life
  • mental health
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