TOEFL essay sample: Some people spend their entire lives in one place

[cathy1129]

Some people spend their entire lives in one place. Others move a number of times throughout their lives, looking for a better job, house, community, or even climate. Which do you prefer: staying in one place or moving in search of another place? Use reasons and specific examples to support your opinion.

my answer:
Different people have different views on which place people prefer to live in.Some people hold the opinion that they enjoy living in one place.Yet other people hold a different point of view that they like to move a number of times throughout their lives.

Those who hold the first opinion think that you can’t feel unfamiliar living in one place.To some extent,it is easy for someone to find a new shop,without spending too much time.Generally,old people like to live in one place for they don’t have enough ability to receive new things.In addition,there are much more job opportunities waiting for people who are living in one place.Because companies think that those people who live in place is not likely to work for another one.

In contrast,those who hold the second view think that you can enjoy your life better.Firstly,you can choose a city where the climate is fit for you.People can move to a warmer place ifthey don’t like cold weather.The weather is good or bad that people can choose.Secondly,people can have a good communication with all kinds of people who were coming from different countries.People can know different culture or habit from different people if they move to live in another place.

In my opinion,I agree to the latter opinion to some extent.Admittedly,people living in one place will feel damiliar with some places.But,it’s easy to feel boring,and you can’t receive much more fashionable things as well as have a good communication with other people from other countries.Although moving to another place contains some weakness such as you may far away from your family,but compared with the advantage,the disadvantage is small.Therefore,I prefer to move to another place if it is possible.

[Alan]

HI,

Different people have different views on which place people prefer to live in.Some people hold the opinion that they enjoy living in one place.Yet other people hold a different point of view that they like to move a number of times throughout their lives.

Those who hold the first opinion think that you can’t feel UNCOMFORTABLE living in one place.To some extent,it is easy for someone to find a new shop,without spending too much time.Generally,old people like to live in one place AS they don’t have enough ability to ACCEPT new things.In addition,there are MANY more job opportunities waiting for people who are living in one place because companies think that those people who live in place ARE not likely to work for another one.

In contrast,those who hold the second view think that you can enjoy your life better.Firstly,you can choose a city where the climate is SUITABLE for you. People can move to a warmer place if they don’t like cold weather.The weather is good or bad that people can choose.Secondly,people can have good communication with all kinds of people who were coming from different countries.People can know different cultureS or habitS from different people if they move to live in another place.

In my opinion,I agree to the latter opinion to some extent. Admittedly,people living in one place will feel Familiar with some places.But,it’s easy to feel borED,and you can’t GET MANY more fashionable things as well as have a good communication with other people from other countries.Although moving to another place CREATES some DISADVANTAGE such as you may BE far away from your family,but compared with the advantage,the disadvantage is small.Therefore,I prefer to move to another place if it is possible.

Alan
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[cathy1129]

thank you Alan
and HAPPY NEW YEAR
BECAUSE IT'S CHINA'S SPRING FESTIVAL.