Cohabitation is believed to bring huge advantages for young people since it enables them to fully understand each other before deciding to get married. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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Lifestyle has changed a lot since the
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. Many
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are choosing to live as a real married couple before they get married. There is a belief that
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plenty of benefits, especially fully
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each other. In my opinion, I agree with that statement. I believe that fully understanding has an important role in building
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relationship. In fact,
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number of divorced
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are growing up dramatically nowadays.
Cohabitation
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is one of the new lifestyles
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developed by the youth to prevent it happens. In
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lifestyle, a couple will live together as a real family. They will share the housework or even start to plan their family’s finances.
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, some arguments which never happened before will occur now. Based on that kind of
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, the couple will be able to decide whether they were finding the right partner for their life, which is helping them to avoid divorce in the future.
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, there are still many
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cohabitation
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, especially Asian
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. Because of the Asian culture,
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think that a woman should not live together with a man before they plan a wedding.
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think that women have to get married as soon as possible. It is very important for
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female to have a real family before they reach the age of thirty in Asia.
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a hot topic and
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against in many countries in Asia
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as Vietnam and China. In conclusion, I think
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is one of the modern lifestyles that
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should adopt
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because it can prevent
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from
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in the future. Divorcing is a big problem in the present. It will cause a big effect on children’s development. Love does not need to be ended up with a marriage relationship. I believe
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still have a happy life without having registration of marriage, but with
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fully
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between each other.
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • compatibility
  • habits
  • preferences
  • conflict-resolution
  • deal-breakers
  • financial responsibilities
  • domestic tasks
  • realistic view
  • emotional trust
  • deepening the bond
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