sbado 1 de diciembre de 2007

Advantages and disadvantages to live in a city

Nowadays it is spoken of the advantages and disadvantages to live in a city, many people prefer live in a city but others in the town. First of all, the advantages to live in a city are that public transports as trains undergrounds, buses The communication with a public transports is better. Also the services as education, health, banks, shops and the other services are better than a village because in a village there are few services. In a city there are many cultural activities as theatre, cinema, dance, discotheques and many another activities. At finally in a city there are a many infrastructures, the highways and airports for example are very well. Secondly, the disadvantages to live in a city are many. For example in a city there are a many contamination with the factories, the cars of the city Also there are many noises, and there isnt tranquillity as a village. Besides in a city there are many traffic, retentions, and collapses in the road Also in the city there are many delinquents and many danger. In conclusion I think that live to a city or a village there are a positive advantages and a negatives disadvantages, but I live in a village and I like because is very tranquillity but sometimes I would like live in a city because the services there are better and there are many things that a village.

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Is it better to live in a city or not?

You have already made a list of points both for and against living in a city: FOR Near medical services Near schools, colleges, universities Near cinemas, theatres, restaurants etc Shops open 24 hours a day Now you are going to use these points to write a short essay. Polluted air Noise

Accommodation is e A high crime rate

TASK 1
A well-made paragraph usually starts with a topic sentence. This contains the main idea or argument of the paragraph. It is followed by a few illustrations or examples that support it. In the case of your essay on city life, the topic sentences in the body of the essay will cover the points in the table above.

Write topic sentences based on each of the points in the table. Here is an example:

In a city you live near medical services. Try to vary your sentences so that they do not all have exactly the same pattern.

TASK 2

The structure of your essay is going to be as follows:

Paragraph 1 (INTRODUCTION) Paragraph 2 (Near medical services ) Paragraph 3 (Near schools ...) Paragraph 4 (Near to entertainment facilities ) Paragraph 5 (Shops always open ) Paragraph 6 (Dirty air ) Paragraph 7 (Noise ) Paragraph 8 (High rents ) Paragraph 9 (A high crime rate ) Paragraph 10 (CONCLUSION)

Of course, if you prefer, you can deal with the disadvantages first. You still need to plan an introduction. Basically, this will state that there are both advantages and disadvantages to city life. However, it will sound rather weak if you simply write: "There are both advantages and disadvantages to living in a city". It will make a stronger impact if you start with a striking statistic. For example: According to the United Nations Population Fund, 47 percent of the worlds population live in cities and the figure is rising steadily. You can follow this with a summary of the main arguments contained in the body of the essay. You should present these in the order they will appear later.

Continue this opening paragraph by adding points from your table. Present them in the same order as the plan above.

According to the United Nations Population Fund, 47 percent of the worlds population live in cities and the figure is rising steadily. This situation has both advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, people in cities are near .. On the other hand, ..

TASK 3
Let us save the conclusion for later. (Basically, it will sum up the main arguments again and evaluate them in other words, you will give your opinion about living in a city.) First, you will try to write the body paragraphs paragraphs 2-6 in the plan above. Each paragraph already has a topic sentence. The challenge now is to support it with illustrations or examples. For example ( paragraph 2): In a city you live near medical services. These include health centres, hospitals and pharmacies. Most people can reach a

doctor in less than 15 minutes and there is an emergency ambulance service. Now write illustrations/examples for your other paragraphs (3-6). You will need to use some linking words/phrases, such as the following:
o o o o o o o o o

For example, For instance, also In addition, Furthermore, What is more, Another argument in favour of city life is that Another disadvantage of living in a city is that Similarly,

TASK 4
Finally, you need a conclusion: In conclusion, there are several problems about living in a city. These include ... Nevertheless, there are attractions too. Cities have excellent medical facilities, .. On the whole, I think these advantages outweigh the disadvantages and because of them people will continue to move to cities. With better planning we should be able to reduce the problems.

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don't have to be worried when you are sick or suffer a disease because there you can find gooddoctors for you, as long as you have muich money. What's more, in a big city you can enjoy newentertainment such as new games or luxury games.Many people can argue that living in a big city makes them tired with noise and dash. They like the slowpace of life in a countryside. But I think that you can live there for a long ime because the young alwayslike to enjoy new things and want to have much money, which is very difficult to do in a countryside

However, when you get older, especially when you retire, a countryside wll the best choice to live.In summary, living in a big city has many advantages. However, you have to try your best to overcome alldifficulties such as hard competition in workplace or polluted environment. you shuold not complainwhen face up to disadvantages of it.Bai da duoc giao vien suaGreetings!You make some very good points in your essay! I have just a few editing suggestions for you:Big cities are where you can see many vehicles, many skyscrapers, and many people with a hurried paceof life.Indeed, in a big city, people can have the best opportunities for work, as well as enjoying the bestservice and entertainment.In a big city, people have the best chance to study and work.There are many good universities to choose from in a big city.Moreover, when you graduate, you also find it easier to find opportunities to get a good job with a goodsalary. That is quite difficult in small cities or countrysides, where there are not as many many bigcompanies and groups. Hence, many graduate students choose big cities to live and work. In short, it iswhere you can take advantage of a city's benefits for yourself.There are many rich people in cities, because they are a good place to invest money.Lives in a big city can be quite luxurious and you do not have to be worried when you are sick or suffer adisease because you can find good doctors there, as long as you have a lot of money.What's more, in a big city you can enjoy new entertainment such as new games or luxury games. - This isa little vague; what kinds of games? What do you mean by "luxury games"?Many people can argue that living in a big city makes them tired with noise and dashing about.However, when you get older, especially when you retire, the countryside is the best choice of places tolive.However, you have to try your best to overcome all difficulties such as hard competition in the

Cities: advantages and disadvantages!

Author: admin

17

DEC

City is expected to be a best place where everyone can reach such better living conditions. Many people have been moving from their hometown in the countryside to start finding a chance in a big city. One of its advantages is that the city gives out many good conditions and environment for education, especially for youth. Moreover, there are great numbers of employment offered widely to everybody. However, pollution in big cities is such a big concern for many people. People can receive a good education in big cities. The first point is that many universities have different subjects. As a result, students can have more choices for their future careers. Secondly, a good environment for study is also given. For example, laboratories with modern equipments, libraries with thousands of books can really help students improve their knowledge considerably. Following this, scholarships are often awarded to help poor students continue their study or just simply a present for the best. Consequently, students are encouraged strongly to try their best in studying. Great numbers of employments are provided to everyone in big cities. Firstly, the industrialization has given a lot of new jobs such as services, advertising and marketing. As a consequence, opportunities to work in those brand new fields are widely suggested to everyone. Afterward, multinational companies have been coming to cooperate and set up economic relationships with the country. Factories and branches are opened in the city as a result. This has led to appealing offers of large number of jobs for many dwellers. However, pollutions are bad sides that make cities faces become much worse and dangerous. The most important point is air pollution. This urgency was caused mainly by the irresponsibility of humans doings. To demonstrate, each person living in the city can produce about 2.5 kilograms rubbish a day. This cannot only lead to the bad living conditions but also can harm peoples health. In addition, smoke from traffic such as motobikes, cars, vans and also manufacturers can affect on our health. Such damage illnesses like

lung cancer, headaches are usually caused by harmful smoke from vehicles, factories. Following this, noise is also seen as the worst thing annoying thousands of citizens. People find it hard to tolerate with the loud noise from the streets, factories, markets around their homes. Moreover, too much loud noise can hurt peoples ears, especially the childrens. Therefore, more and more parents ar e now worrying about the environments for their children to grow in. Summing up, cities along with their advantages can be seen as the biggest benefit. Absolutely, as long as there are good conditions for education and thousands of opportunities for employment, more and more people will keep moving to such urban areas. On the other hand, big cities also bring along with them many harmful effects, which can make people feel devastated. Therefore, it is necessary time for government to start some good solutions, which can help to get rid of these urgencies for eternity.

Advantages and disadvantages of living in a city and in the countryside

A lot of people decide to move to the countryside nowadays. However, there are still many people who prefer stay in the town and say that they couldn't live anywhere else. So which place is better to live? Let's think about both of them. I would like to start with the advantages and disadvantages of the big city life. Living in such a big city has a lot of advantages. There is a big offer how to spend free time. There are a lot of theatres, concerts and other ways of entertainment. There is always a lot to do and visit! There are a lot of possibilities of shopping. In various shopping centres and galleries you can buy whatever you want. What is more, there are a lot of working places in a city. Many big international companies have their locations in the cities, so it is much easier to find a job in a big city. Moreover, the public transport is developed quite well, so the commuting to work isn't a problem. On the other hand, there are some disadvantages of living in a big city. Cities are very crowded. Everywhere there are crowds: on the pavements and in the buses. What is more, the traffic is heavy and city's car parks are always very full. Sometimes it is very

difficult to get from a given place to another. It may take hours! Moreover, the other disadvantage is the safety in a city, but actually the lack of safety. There is a big crime rates in cities. So you have to be very careful at nights when you leave your home.