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IELTS Essay: Moving Away from Friends and Family

Prompt

It is increasingly common for people to move away from their hometowns to pursue education or career opportunities in other cities or countries. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

#migration#education#career_development#family_separation#global_mobility

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 balances material gains against social fragmentation; Band 9 contextualizes outcomes by development level and explores systemic solutions.

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Key concepts in this essay

personal advancement vs. social costs
brain drain in developing regions
quality of life and work-life balance
skill acquisition and mobility
family ties and support networks

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Listing advantages and disadvantages separately without linking them to human impact
Overlooking the personal/emotional costs alongside economic gains
Treating all migration equally without distinguishing domestic vs. international moves

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