Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to live in one town or city all your life than to move from one place to another. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Living in
one
place
will definitely bring about stability. While you are establishing your own
place
in
one
town or city, you are easily able to call
this
place
"home". Many businesses are reluctant to work with employees who do not have a stable
location
. In job interviews, many employers mention you should live in a specific city.
Although
I know these are just some of the disadvantages of not living in a permanent
location
, I think I am among those who have itchy feet and see many meaningful advantages in moving from
one
place
to another.
First
,
this
practice will enable us to be exposed to different customs and cultures.
This
increased exposure will broaden our horizons and make our
life
richer. To clarify, when you are in contact with people who are from different lifestyles, you are more likely to revise your previous beliefs. I can vividly recall my
first
relocation to the Netherlands. My upbringing was a religious
one
, which was seriously strict. Before moving there, I was not able to stand different beliefs but after that, I became a completely new person as I had to be in a close working relationship with a member of an LGBTI community. There I learned how to respect people of different opinions and how living in harmony and appreciating diversity would be amazing.
Second
, not sticking to
one
place
can help us find new
opportunities
. In human history, there were lots of moments when people left their initial settlements in seek of new resources. It is a norm in many countries that human resources move to large cities to find job
opportunities
or get a job promotion.
For instance
, if I was afraid of moving from
one
place
to another
place
, I was not capable of making a huge circle of new friends who have access to different
opportunities
. These close friends helped me to change and enhance my career path several times in the
last
decade. All in all, personally speaking, I enjoy living in travel or at least moving my
location
occasionally, and
this
enriched my
life
by introducing me to different walks of
life
and
opportunities
. I predict I may settle in
one
location
in my
last
years of
life
to experience stability too, but until
then
I will move as many times as I can.
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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:

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

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