Inmostlargecities,landisscarceandconsequentlyitisvery valuable.Thishasledto
theconstruction oftallbuildingswhich occupy onlyasmallareaoflandwhileproviding
lotsoffloorspacewhere peoplecanliveorwork.Buildingsofthistypearemadeof
concreteandsteelandcan bebuiltcomparatively quickly using prefabricated
materials.They do notuselocalmaterials,suchasstone,timberor brick,which used
to givecitiestheir
individualcharacter.Inconsequencemanycities. nowlook verymuchthesameand
youmightnotknowwhetheryouwereinBrisbane,Bangkok orBerlinwhen youare on
thestreet.
WhileIrealisethatwecannotstandintheway ofprogress,Ibelievethatcitiesshould
tryto keepsomeindividuality.Forexample,inParisitisprohibitedto build
verytallbuildingsinthecentreofthecity,asthiswouldspoiltheoverallappearance of
theskyline.
Othercitieshavechosento design unique buildingstoensuretheylook different.The
twintowersinKualaLumpurortheOperaHouseinSydneyareexamplesof
thisapproach,andIagreewiththiskind ofinitiative.
Allinall,althoughitisregrettablethatmoderncitieslooksimilar,Itendtofeelthat
thisisunavoidable.However,itcan bearguedthat,evenifthebuildingsare
similar,citieswillmaintaintheirowncharacterasaresultofculturaldiversity,the
terrainandtheclimate,which ultimately determinehowpeoplelive.
Sample 120
Inmanymajorcitiesoftheworld, youwillfindlargepublicbuildings,bothnew
andold.
Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofsuchbuildings.Howimportant
isitforacountryto
constructimpressivepublicbuildingswhenhousesarewantisreallyrequired?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.
Allowyourself 40 minutesforthis
task.Youshoulduseyourownideas,knowledgeandexperienceandsupport
yourargumentswithexamples.modelanswer:
(Introduction:mentionthatpublic buildingsexistin allcitiesandtowns,largeand
small,e.g. postoffice,court pause, placesofworship,theatre)
Apublicbuildingisabuildingthat belongsinsomeway othestate.The numberof
publicbuildingsinanytown or villagewilldepend onthesizeofthat