More and more people are migrating to cities in search of a better life, but city life can be extremely difficult. Explain some of the difficulties of living in a city. How can governments make urban life better for everyone?

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want to settle down in big
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for improving their
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life
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hard and has a lot of serious
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governments
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in large metropolises. On one hand, as I see it when lots of people have lived in a
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they can get stuck because of many vehicles, it
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pollution of the air which affected their health. Citizens of
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have to pay for their living much higher than it is in a small town or village
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as the cost of education,
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treatment
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, transport and even food.
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, air pollution is at alarming levels
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emissions from transport,
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. It creates lung-related diseases and makes urban areas less suitable for children to grow up
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, urban
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is full of competition and it makes people’s lives depressing. Some people have to compete to get in a public car, wait a few hours in traffic jams and fight very hard to get a worthy job.
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life
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can be unhealthy and stressful. To overcome some of the major disadvantages of living in
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,
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should address these issues.
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they should control daily commodity prices and build higher buildings to cut rent.
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governments
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can enact laws banning vehicles in the
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and should introduce more public transportation with better facilities to reduce traffic congestion. A third option would be the film industry and employment in rural areas to reduce the pressure on big
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. In conclusion, the
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should take care
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people’
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living
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and make sure the rural areas have
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job
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for the residents here.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Urbanization
  • Metropolis
  • Rapid urban growth
  • Megacity
  • Urban sprawl
  • Housing affordability
  • Infrastructure development
  • Public transportation
  • Traffic congestion
  • Pollution
  • Noise pollution
  • Green spaces
  • Job market
  • Social cohesion
  • Community engagement
  • Safety measures
  • Crime prevention
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