Countries such as China, India and Japan have unsustainable population growths. In fact many experts are of the opinion that the population ‘explosion’ which is now a very worrying concern, is the most serious threat to life on this planet.
 
Give some suggestions to address this problem.
 
World population has more than doubled in the last century, putting considerable pressure on our planet. Higher population leads to higher energy consumption and less living space per capita. Population ‘explosion’, or unsustainable population growth, directly affects a country’s environment as well as its socio-economic development. Several countries have experienced such phenomenon, which should be a concern for all of us.
 
Each country has its own limited means to accommodate a certain population size. Population explosion poses significant threat to the quality of life in aspects such as education, social welfare, medical care and human rights. For a country with a huge population body such as China, it’s almost impossible for the government to help ensure everyone to enjoy a certain lifestyle. In China, the population exposition lasting from 1950s until 1970s has created unbelievable pressure on the society for generations to come. Historically, people had to endure poverty and hunger while the country experienced shortage of harvested crops.
 
Unsustainable population growth not only threatens domestic life, but also exerts pressure on the external environment.  It leads to overconsumption of natural resources, creates high demands of industrial production and causes an alarming level of pollution like the emission of green house gas. In underdeveloped and overpopulated countries such as India and China, people haven’t been alerted by the grave consequences of their damages on the environment. Most of these damages are irreversible and will affect future generations.
 
To conclude, unsustainable population growth raises concerns about the individual quality of life, socio-economic growth and environmental consequences. Countries that are affected by such phenomenon should come up with drastic measures and perhaps a long-term plan to limit the negative impacts. Some of the initial plans should include birth controls, improved medical insurance and infrastructures and eco-friendly industrial production.

In recent years, many young people decide to further their study abroad. What are the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad?

IELTS Writing Task 2
 
雅思真题 Topic:
 
Nowadays, some buildings such as offices and schools have open-space design instead of separate rooms.  Why is it so? Do you think that this is a positive or negative development?
 
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
 
谢振礼 原创范文
Essay by Jeenn Lee Hsieh:
 
These days, it is common to see an increasing number of open-plan offices and schools, particularly in most major cities where there is limited area for buildings.  The main reason for this trend is cost, of course, since the value of floor space has been rising.  While having an open-space design is usually cheaper, it is worthy of more research on the pros and cons of this development.
 
To begin with, being cheaper in cost is certainly not the only positive aspect about the growingly popular open-space concept.  Regarding the construction of schools or universities, the open-plan design is meant to play the dual role of social interaction among students and environmental enhancement on a compact campus in the urban setting.  This is made possible by eliminating barriers such as walls, fences and hedges that traditionally used to separate distinct functional areas.  Meanwhile, such advantages may as well happen to the office floor.  It is argued that there are better interaction between staff, less distinction between different rankings of co-workers, more flexible space, and more natural light because of the removal of inteior walls.  All these serve to explain the popularity of the open-space design.
 
As often as not, the open-space design may just turn out to be a negative development leading to stress, if nothing else.  On the campus, it is reported that students are exposed to high levels of stress in their learning activities.  Surveys repetively show the majority of them are experiencing significant stress as a result of interpersonal conflicts, self-esteem complexities, time constraints, academic frustrations and emotional problems.  Similar effects are even more apparent in the working environment on the office floor.  For instance, it is hard for staff to concentrate due to lack of privacy and feeling of being watched.  What is more, problems of constant noise are likely to lower staff performance.
 
To sum up, there are both good things and bad things about open schools or open offices.  While the recent trend toward the open-plan design can be explained as at least cost-efficient, it is also important to know that those benefits are typically offset by myriad distractions and stressful situations.  Independent of the cost factor, not all people like the open-space design.  (Essay created by Jeenn Lee Hsieh 谢振礼)

Nowadays, with living standards becoming higher and higher, more people are able to afford household appliances such as TV, microwave, oven and rice cooker. In my opinion, that is a positive phenomenon which stands for a more efficient and convenient life.

Nowadays, with living standards becoming higher and higher, more people are able to afford household appliances such as TV, microwave, oven and rice cooker. In my opinion, that is a positive phenomenon which stands for a more efficient and convenient life.

Some groups, such as poor people and people from rural areas, think universities should make it especially easy for them to get access to university education. To what extent do you agree or disagree？

Some countries achieve international success by building specialized sports facilities for top athletes to train instead of providing sports facilities that everyone can use. Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

Nowadays, both men and women work full-time. Therefore, they have to share household tasks equally. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

A类TASK2：　　Governments are encouraging industries and businesses to move from large  cities to regional areas. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays, both men and women work full-time. Therefore, they have to share household tasks equally. To what extend do you agree or disagree?