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Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as well as practical problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Living abroad is not a new thing for
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people
 around the world in
this
 day and age. Life as an
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 living
oversea
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overseas
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,
however
, isn't always easy. Being an expatriate
at
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 a foreign
country
 which has
different
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a different
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 culture and speaks
different
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language
,
may
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one may
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 sometimes have to face some difficulties.
However
,
this
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self confidence
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 in spite of having social and practical
problems
 in some circumstances.
Abality
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Ability
 to exchange conversation in
foreign
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a foreign
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language
 is crucial for one who will be living in
foreign
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a foreign
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soecity
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society
. When an
expat
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 is incapable to communicate fluently in
foreign
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a foreign
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 land, it could lead to any kind of miscommunication which may sometimes create serious social and practical
problems
.
For example
, an English man visiting
to
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China who is unable to speak and understand Chinese very well
,
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 might take
the
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 photo of
Chinese
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the Chinese
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 government building where photography is banned without knowing the meaning of the warning signpost in front of the building and as a consequence, he might end up as a criminal at a
forieign
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foreign
 land.
Therefore
, fluent communication and understanding
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of different
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 culture is
viral
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vital
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 important for the
people
 who are staying
among
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in
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 foreign communities in order to survive
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in at
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at
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a
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foreign
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a foreign
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country
.
Otherwise
,
language
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the language
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barrier
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barriers
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 can sometimes
result
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 severe
problems
.
On the other hand
, living oversea helps
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people
 improve
problem solving
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problem-solving
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 skills as well as social skills.
At
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 a foreign
country
, finding
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 living place, making own
foods
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food
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,
managing
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and managing
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 time for daily schedules are no longer helped by the parents and the family.
As a result
, they have to handle everything
by
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 their own which
make
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 them gain
self confidence
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self-confidence
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.
Furthermore
, by staying abroad,
people
 begin to realize that social bonding with friends and
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 is important for overcoming
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difficulties. Difficulties and struggles always make
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people
 stronger and more mature. As an example,
myself
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as an
expat
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ex-pat
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 living in Singapore, while being away from my parents, I make my own meals, manage to find my own living place,
built
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and built
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 friendships and strong bond with
foreig
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foreign
 colleagues. After some
times
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time
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, I have become independent and acquired
self confidence
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self-confidence
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.
Therefore
, it is inarguable that staying
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at
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 foreign
country
 has many personal
adventages
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advantages
.
This
 essay argued that residing in
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an oversea
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oversea
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overseas
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country
 where one has to speak
foreign
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a foreign
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language
 can cause different
problems
 socially and practically in some circumstances because of weak communication skills.
However
, in my opinion, I strongly believe that living in a foreign
country
 brings more positive improvements to a person
becasue
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because
 we don't know what are our hidden abilities and
capabality
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capability
 until we stand on our own feet.
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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:
  • linguistic proficiency
  • cross-cultural communication
  • miscommunication
  • social integration
  • linguistic alienation
  • cultural dissonance
  • language acquisition
  • communication breakdown
  • interpreter services
  • language courses
  • bilingualism
  • multilingualism
  • language barrier
  • effective communication
  • cultural assimilation
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