IELTS Writing Sample #113
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Traffic and housing problems in major cities could be solved by moving
large companies and factories and their employees to the countryside.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
You should write at least 250 words.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
model answer:
These days with increasing urban populations, there are major problems with
congestion and not only the price, but also availability of accommodation in
large cities of the world. It seems that one possible solution could be to
relocate large companies and factories as well as their respective employees out
of these urban areas and into more rural ones. In my opinion, I strongly agree
that this would have a desired effect in making cities more livable.
To begin with, the traffic problem in cities doesn’t only exist from commuting
employees, but also the general public travelling around the city. While this
may be a fact, if the number of worker’s vehicles is reduced on city streets, a
large percentage of traffic will obviously decline in rush hours. For example,
peak hour traffic is undoubtedly made up largely of staff from companies going
to and from home.
Secondly, in regards to housing problems, populations will always continue to
grow in cities and therefore inadvertently decrease the number of cheap and
available apartments. This is certainly obvious, however, a large proportion of
these apartments are occupied by employees from large firms and their families.
If this workforce is relocated to housing estates in the country, city apartment
blocks will fall in price and certainly increase in availability.
In conclusion, by relocating workers to rural areas to work and reside, heavy
traffic conditions and lack of adequate accommodation in city centres will
obviously change for the better. As far as I’m concerned, I agree that the
government should enforce such a law in order to increase our standard of living
in our hectic city life.
(272 words)