IELTS Writing Sample #71
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near
your community.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your
community.
Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position.
You should write at least 250 words.
model answer:
I am from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. I believe that building a large factory near
my community has advantages as well as disadvantages. In the following
paragraphs I will list basic benefits and losses that will be brought by a new
factory.
For several reasons, I think that a new factory will not be a good addition to
my neighborhood. First of all, factories often bring pollution. They are prone
to contaminating the local air and water. Second of all, factories make noise.
Another important aspect of building a new factory near by is that it will make
the local traffic heavy. As a result of this, the amount of traffic congestions
will increase, as well as contamination of the air. So, all these obviously will
not make one's life happier and healthier in my community.
From the other side, I believe that a new factory will bring some advantages to
my community. First of all, it will bring new job opportunities. Many
specialists will be required to work there. Second of all, I think many local
community facilities will have to be renovated to obtain reliable supply of
water and electricity. So, some old pipes may be changed. Another important
benefit of this is that the local roads in order to manage the increasing
traffic will be rebuilt and widened.
However, I do not think that listed above benefits are worth all these troubles
including water contamination and the constant pollution of air. From my point
of view all factories must be built far from the people communities because they
can be really harmful for people's health.
(266 words)