improvethequality oflife.Ifsomeonehasapetitionto putinanewstreetlight,she has
avery hardtimegettingalotofpeopletosign.They don’tfeelithasanythingto dowith
them.They don’tgetinvolvedinimprovingtheschoolsbecausethey don’tthinkthe
quality ofeducationisimportanttotheirlives.They don’tseethe
connection betweenthemselvesandtherestoftheircommunity.
Peopledon’ttrytosupportothersaroundthem.They don’tkeepafriendlyeyeontheir
children, orcheckin onolderfolksifthey don’tseethemforafewdays.
They’renotawarewhen peoplearoundthemmay begoingthroughahardtime.For
example,theymay notknowifa
neighborlosesaloved one.There’snotalotofcommunitysupportforindividuals.
Neighborsdon’tgetto knoweach other.Again,thisisbecausepeoplecomeand go
withinafewyears.Sowhen neighborsgo on vacation, no oneiskeepinganeyeontheir
house.No oneismakingsurenothingsuspiciousisgoing onthere,likelightsinthe
middleofthenight.When neighbors’childrenarecuttingacrosssomeone’s
lawn ontheirbikes,there’snofriendlyway ofcasuallymentioningtheproblem.
Peopleimmediatelyactasifit’samajor property disagreement.
My hometownisaniceplacetoliveinmanyways, butitwould bemuch niceifwe
hadthatsenseofcommunity.
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Sample 25
Youshouldspendabout 40 minutesonthistask.
Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:
Acompanyhasannouncedthatitwishestobuildalargefactorynearyour
community.
Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisnewinfluenceon your
community.Do yousupportor opposethefactory?Explainyourposition.
Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourown
knowledgeorexperience.
Writeatleast 250 words.
modelanswer:
Newfactoriesoften bringmany goodthingstoacommunity,suchasjobsand
increased prosperity.However,inmy opinion,thebenefitsofhavingafactoryare
outweighed bytherisks.Thatiswhy I opposetheplanto buildafactory nearmy
community.
Ibelievethatthiscitywould beharmed byalargefactory.In particular,afactorywould
destroythequality oftheairandwaterintown.Factoriesbringsmogand pollution.In
thelongrun,theenvironmentwillbehurtand people’shealthwillbeaffected.Havinga
factoryisnotworththatrise.
Ofcourse,morejobswillbecreated bythe
factory.Ourpopulationwillgrow.Toaccommodatemoreworkers,morehomesand
storeswillbeneeded.Dowereallywantthismuch growth,sofast?Ifourtownisgoing