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IELTS Essay: As major cities in the world are growing today, so do their problems. What ar...

Prompt

As major cities in the world are growing today, so do their problems. What are problems for young people who are living in the cities as the result of continued growth? How problems might be solved?

#urban_growth#youth_challenges#city_problems#social_infrastructure

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 identifies problems (housing cost, jobs, pollution) and suggests solutions (funding); Band 9 links problems to growth mechanisms and proposes systemic solutions addressing root causes (zoning, transit, skills training).

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Key concepts in this essay

housing affordability, overcrowding, and social segregation
employment diversity vs competition and wage pressure
mental health impacts of density, anonymity, and competition
youth-specific issues: education access, skill formation, social mobility

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Conflating 'growth' with inherent problems (growth enables services, but can strain them)
Focusing only on negative impacts without noting advantages of urban density and opportunity
Proposing vague solutions ('better planning') without addressing trade-offs

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