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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living and working in a foreign country.

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In recent times, the world is evidencing migration to foreign countries for education, employment, improved lifestyle and so on. Relocating from one nation to another for work,
living
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and living
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 is like two sides of the same coin with its own advantages and disadvantages which will be
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 in
this
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further
. To commence with,
as a result
 of poverty, unemployment and low
salary
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salaries
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 in their own
nations
, the youth and skilled workers from many third world
nations
 nowadays are migrating to the western
nations
 in search of better
life
 and employment prospects. Notably, the developed
western
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Western
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nations
 are known to provide good jobs,
higher
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and higher
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salary
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salaries
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 leading to
better
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a better
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 quality of
life
.
As a result
, moving abroad helps the immigrants to get
top quality
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 educational facilities,
high
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apply
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payment jobs and in turn lead a
luxury
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life
.
Moreover
,
in contrast
 to
few
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a few
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 Asian countries, the
western
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Western
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culture
 is known for maintaining a good
work
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work-life
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life
 balance which indeed improves one’s lifestyle.
Additionally
, these
western
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nations
 are equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities.
This
 improves the
life
 span of all individuals. To top it on, these
western
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nations
 are less densely populated with low poverty levels,
are
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and are
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 less polluted in comparison to underdeveloped and developing countries.
Overall
, all these factors prove a boon for
people
 living abroad.
Conversely
, living or working abroad comes with numerous disadvantages. Not all immigrants have their family members living with them.
Majority
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 of these
people
 live alone and in the span of time face loneliness. Loneliness, lack of emotional support,
disconnection
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and disconnection
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 from family and
friend
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friends
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 can lead to depression which
make
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 it difficult to stay happy.
Furthermore
, living abroad results in disconnection with one’s own
culture
.
For instance
,
people
 who have been living abroad for many years tend to forget their cultural roots
,
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and, significance
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significance
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the significance
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 of their cultural festivals eventually disregarding
their
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culture
 in which they grew
.
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up.
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 Some of these individuals even look down upon the
people
 of their own country with
inferiority
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an inferiority
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 complex. Another disadvantage of great significance is that the
western
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culture
 is highly individualistic
where
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and
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people
 are not quite friendly with foreign migrants resulting in serious concerns like racism. To recapitulate,
although
 the lifestyle in abroad
nations
 is quite modern and luring, the disadvantages cannot be ignored and must be given a thought before planning to move abroad.
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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:
  • quality education
  • high standard of living
  • diverse cultures
  • strong healthcare system
  • career advancement
  • safe and stable environment
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