Friday, April 28, 2023

IELTS Writing Task 2: Opinion Essay 3 - A traditional house vs a modern apartment building

Would you prefer to live in a traditional house or in a modern apartment building? 

Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task to write at least 250 words. 

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4 comments:

  1. Nowadays, people have the ability to choose a house they would live in. There are a huge number of options: cottage, classic apartments, traditional house and so on. In fact, modern flat buildings and traditional houses are the most popular today.

    Sometimes people choose a country house. On the one hand, traditional house has the plethora of advantages: nature and unlimited space. Process of being outside the city (in nature) can significantly improve people's health. At the same time, unlimited space offer up facilities for doing activities, such is fishing, camping and even hunting. Nevertheless, living in a conventional house has a quantity of disadvantages: do all the work around the house, which is much more, due to the fact of the territory near the house and in the absence of a car, you need to get on the bus, which can drive according to the schedule. Overall, flaws of the old house strongly outweigh advantages.

    A large part of the population lives in accommodation blocks. Similarly, they have pros and cons. On the one side, modern apartments have numerous benefits. Developed infrastructure: kindergartens, polyclinics, schools, hospitals, and other essential social facilities are being built next to apartment blocks. There are more users of high-speed Internet, digital TV and other IT achievements in cities. Objectively, there are more public transport in cities. One the other side, they have amount of cons: noise from the street, high monthly utility bills, small area, parking problems. Eventually, pros integrally outweigh cons.

    What concerns me, I would prefer to live in residence building, due to fact that it is located in the area of the city. Furthermore, classical flat provide the opportunity to use high-speed internet, that plays a huge role in my hobbies, plans and future career.

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    1. Good job! Next time use more synonyms, don't forget about the formation of Present Simple and usage of articles.
      Nowadays, people have the ability to choose a house they would live in. There is a huge number of options: cottages, classical apartments, traditional houses, detached houses, semi-detached houses, town houses and so on. In fact, modern multi-storeyed blocks of flats and conventional houses are the most popular today.
      Sometimes people choose a country dwelling. On the one hand, a traditional house has a plethora of advantages: nature surroundings, absence of next door neighbors, personal privacy and unlimited space. The process of being outside the city (in nature) can significantly improve people's health. At the same time, unlimited space offers up facilities for doing activities, such is gardening, fishing, camping and even hunting. Nevertheless, living in a conventional residence has a quantity of disadvantages: maintain all the work around the dwelling, which is much more than in an apartment, due to the fact of the territory near the building. Moreover, the lack of a car causes obstacles in commuting and making you be dependent on the public transport system schedule. Overall, flaws of the conventional dwelling strongly outweigh its advantages.
      A large part of the population lives in accommodation blocks. Similarly, they have pros and cons. On the one side, modern apartments have numerous benefits. The first one is a developed infrastructure: kindergartens, polyclinics, schools, hospitals, and other essential social facilities are built next to apartment blocks. There are more users of high-speed Internet, digital TV and other IT achievements in cities. Objectively, there is much heavier public transport in metropolis, on the contrary it's easier to get anywhere. On the other side, they have amount of cons: noise from the street, high monthly utility bills, small area, parking problems. Eventually, benefits integrally outweigh drawbacks.
      What concerns me, I would prefer to live in a residence building, due to the fact that it is located in the area of the city. Furthermore, a classical flat provides the opportunity to use high-speed internet, that plays a huge role in my hobbies, plans and future career.

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  2. If I were tasked to choose a place for a living between a traditional house and modern apartment building, I would probably fail. From my perception, this kind of question is quite a specific and controversial one. Nonetheless, in the following paragraphs I would represent all pros and cons for both sides in order to convey my point of view.
    What concerns a country dwelling, it has lots of advantages. For instance, being surrounded with nature, disconnected from the hustle and bustle of the city and absence of the next door neighbourhoods would immediately improve your mental and physical health. Moreover all of these options are accompanied by a huge variety of hobbies, such as gardening, fishing and others. Anyway, speaking about cons, I would like to mention the distance from the city and amount of housework to do in order to keep the house clean.
    Turning to the modern apartments, it is the most common choice among people. But still it has advantages and disadvantages. In brief a city location is the biggest benefit: all is in accessibility as regards work, shops and other establishments. Also it is important to note that accommodation blocks are cheaper than living in traditional houses and paying different kinds of fees. Talking about disadvantages, it will be the possibility of living in a noisy place and none of the privacy outside apartment.
    In conclusion, I suppose at this moment I would prefer to live in a modern apartment, as long as I am a student and more a city person, than a country one. Nevertheless, if I had a chance to build my own house, I wouldn't miss it.

    Xenia

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    1. All in all, the essay is well-done, well-structured, in particular the introduction is great. Next time pay more attention to the use of articles and a variety of synonyms.

      If I were tasked to choose a place for a living between a traditional house and a modern apartment building, I would probably fail. From my perception, this kind of question is quite a specific and controversial one. Nonetheless, in the following paragraphs I would represent all pros and cons for both sides in order to convey my point of view.
      What concerns a country dwelling, it has lots of advantages. For instance, being surrounded with nature, disconnected from the hustle and bustle of the city and absence of the next door neighbours would immediately improve your mental and physical health. Moreover, all of these options are accompanied by a huge variety of hobbies, such as gardening, fishing and many more. Anyway, speaking about cons, I would like to mention the distance from the city and time for commuting as well as the amount of housework to do in order to maitain the house and keep it clean.
      Turning to the modern apartments, it is the most common choice among people. On the contrary it still has advantages and disadvantages. In brief, a city location is the biggest benefit: everything is in accessibility regarding work, shops and other facilities. Hence, it is essential to note that accommodation blocks are cheaper than living in traditional houses and paying different kinds of fees. Talking about disadvantages, there will be the possibility of living in a noisy place and less privacy inside apartment in the block of flats.
      In conclusion, I suppose at this moment I would prefer to live in a modern apartment, as long as I am a student and more a city person, than a country one. Nevertheless, if I have a chance to build and live in my own house, I won't miss it.

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