Travel & InfrastructureAdvantages & DisadvantagesIntermediateMedium Frequency

IELTS Essay: More and more people today are moving away from where their friends and famil...

Prompt

More and more people today are moving away from where their friends and family live. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

#migration#social_relationships#personal_mobility#urbanization#family_ties

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 writers weigh tangible pros and cons; Band 9 writers explore how personal circumstances (age, career stage, family obligations) affect whether advantages outweigh disadvantages.

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Key concepts in this essay

individual opportunity versus community bonds
economic mobility and career advancement
psychological and emotional costs of distance
modern technology's role in maintaining relationships

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Treating all moves the same (short distance vs. international, temporary vs. permanent)
Over-emphasizing one side without genuine acknowledgment of the opposing view
Using weak examples that don't clearly support claimed advantages or disadvantages

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