communityanditsneeds.Forexample, youwillusuallyfindatown hallofsomesort,a
schoolandaplaceofworshipatheleast.Inangercommunitiestherewillbea police
station,lawcourts,alibraryandmaybeatheatrefunded by hestate.
(Pros:citypride, beautifultolookat, useful/necessarybuildings,createacitycentre.)
Thedesireto buildimpressivebuildingsis notnew.TheancientcitiesoftheMiddleEast
andSouthAmericaweredesignedwithlargepublicbuildingstoimpress visitorsand
enemiesand giveasenseof pride.Inmoderntimes, outstanding public buildingsstill.
createagreatsenseoflocaland nationalpride.Theyarewhatgivesacityitscharacter
andtheyformasocialcentre,aplacewherepeopleliketomeet.(Cons:wasteofpublic
money,
intimidating, nationalistic.Giveopinion onwhethertheystop usfrombuilding houses
orwhethertheycan becompatible.)
However,somepeoplearguethat governmentshaveconstructed unnecessary,and
sometimesugly, buildingssimplytomakethemselvesfeelimportant.Itendtofeelthat
such buildingsmay beawasteofpublicmoney butIamnotsurewecanclaimthatthey
preventhousesfrombeing built, because
thesegovernmentshaveoftenensuredthatadequatehousingwasalsoavailable.
Housesand publicbuildingscanexistside byside.
(Conclusion-sumupthetwo partstothe answer.Leavethereaderthinking.)
Theanswerliesinfindingaperight balance.Wewantofeelpridein ourtown,
butwealsowantourcitizensto havecomfortablehomes.Itishardto please
everyone.
Sample 121
Learning aforeignlanguageoffersaninsightintohowpeoplefromother
culturesthinkandseetheworld.
Theteaching ofaforeignlanguageshouldbecompulsory atallprimary
schools.
Towhatextentdo youagreeordisagreewiththisview?
Youshouldwriteatleast 250 words.Allowyourself 40 minutesforthistask.
Youshoulduseyourownideas,knowledgeandexperienceandsupport
yourargumentswithexamples.modelanswer:
(Clearstatementfollowed bya question based onthepremise.)
Languageislinkedtotheidentity ofa nation,andspeakersofacommonlanguage
sharemanythings, butdoesthis givegovernmentstherighttorestrictthewaya
languageisused ortaught?(Concessionmodetothe"For"case, butfollowed bythe