People living in large cities have to face many problems in everyday life. What are those problems? Should the government encourage people to move to regional towns?

Sample Response

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In recent years, there have been a number of problems that people in big cities have to cope with every day. My essay will discuss two major problems: pollution and information overloadproblems which are pollution and information overload; personally, I think, and personally I think city residents should be encouraged to move to regional townsthose people should be encouraged to move to regional areas.

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Increased levels of pollution have been a major cause for concerna great reason for concern among residents of big cities. Owing to a high volume of dailyeveryday traffic, largemassive quantities of pollutants such as CO2 are constantly released into the atmosphere, causing a decline in air qualitythe degradation of air quality. This is closely associated with various respiratory diseasesvarious types of respiratory diseases or even lung cancer. Also, people in big cities are being bombarded with too much information from the media, including TV, social networking sites and advertisements, whileadvertisements while the large proportionpropotion of content consists of fake news or exaggerated commercialsinformation is fake news or exaggerated commercials. This can cause confusion or, in some cases, social disorderanarchy.

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In my opinion, the governmentGovernment should do what they can to encourage city dwellers to move to regional areas. First, this policy will reduce the number of vehiclesit will reduce the number of vehicles in cities, which will definitely improve the situation in whichsituation where air pollution caused by traffic affectsdisturbs the lives of city residents. Furthermore, fewer people living in big cities will relieve the pressure on these cities’ housing supplyhousing supply systems when many people are being forced to live in small, suffocating spacesliving reluctantly in small, suffocating spaces. I think this is an extremely important pointthis is extremely important point to consider because living spaces are linked to people’s mental health and their performance at workhow they perform at work.

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In conclusion, severe air pollution and information bombardment are among the most serious problems facing city dwellers nowadays, and I feel that relevant authorities should encourage people to relocate to other areasother areas to live.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response has a clear position and a logical structure, with effective explanation of how urban pollution and housing pressure affect residents. Its main limitation is uneven idea development: information overload is less convincingly connected to everyday city life, while relocation is presented without considering implementation. The highest-priority improvement is to develop each problem and proposed policy with more precise, balanced reasoning and concrete consequences.

Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

TR

Task Response

7.0
Scoring rule

Both questions are answered with a clear opinion, and the main ideas are relevant and generally developed.

Next step

Explain why relocation is practical and address a likely consequence for regional towns to deepen the position.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0
Scoring rule

The response is logically organised into focused paragraphs and maintains clear overall progression.

Next step

Use more precise links within the body paragraphs so that causes, consequences, and policy effects connect more naturally.

LR

Lexical Resource

7.0
Scoring rule

Vocabulary is varied and often appropriately specific, especially when describing pollution, housing, and health.

Next step

Replace awkward or imprecise combinations such as housing supply systems and living reluctantly with more natural collocations.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0
Scoring rule

A good range of complex sentences is used with generally reliable control and clear meaning.

Next step

Proofread for recurring local errors in articles, agreement, and word forms, including an extremely important point and proportion.

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People living in large cities have to face many problems in everyday life. What are those problems? Should the government encourage people to move to regional towns?

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