Some people think that the best way to reduce the time spent in travelling to work is to replace parks and gardens close to the city center with apartment buildings for commuters, but others disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

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A highly controversial issue today relates to whether
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green
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with residential
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for commuters. In
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of
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and
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explain why I believe removing parks and gardens in the centre of
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city
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cannot be the best way to reduce
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time saving
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solution
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for commuters. There are many people who argue that the benefits of a number of residential buildings near
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work places
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in the
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outweigh its disadvantages. The main reason for believing
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is by having a lot of residential places, workers can reduce their
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and money while on their way to
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. It is
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possible to say that the government do not need
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care about extending the rail stations or bus routes for commuters.
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may allow the government to save tax budget on building infrastructure for citizens.
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, others believe that removing eco-friendly
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in order to make residential
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who have jobs in the
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cannot be the best idea to reduce commute
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for them. It is often argued that the government would rather tackle
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problem more efficiently with some companies
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as by giving subsidiaries to let them encouraging to have work from
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more than now than removing parks or
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in
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. To sum up, I believe that both arguments have their merits. On balance,
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, I feel that changing the green
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to residential building
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not the best solution in order to save
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time
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is because
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of reducing greenery
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in
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center
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, there
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much more efficient
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to deal with
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • commuters
  • urban areas
  • housing availability
  • alleviating housing crises
  • public transport
  • traffic congestion
  • environmental health
  • biodiversity
  • recreational
  • mental health benefits
  • urban heat islands
  • green lungs
  • community interaction
  • cohesion
  • innovative urban planning
  • multi-use buildings
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