Topic 20. It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city. Do you agree or disagree?

It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city. Do you agree or
disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to develop your essay.

Sample essay 1.


With the development of the transportation system and some residence institution, the world is
getting smaller and smaller, and people are not restricted in only one area. In addition to the
convenient condition, because there are different places with different cultures, living standards,
education environment and other disparity, they are inclined to transfer from one place to the
other. Is it better to move around than stay in one place? I believe there are no uniform answers,
but in my opinion, I do agree with the claim that to move around is better than to stay in one
place.

Most people’s growth comes with the transfers in their life. As for me, when I was young I lived in
a small county. Because the school in there was not suitable to me, I transferred from my little
county to a city to get a better education. As soon as I got to the city, I was amazed that the world
here was so different here as my hometown .If I still lived in my hometown, it was impossible for
me to make the wildest guess at what the real world looked like. The first transfer has made me to
imagine my own life and spur on me to go further. With the confidence, I went into a university
which I would never think of it before. The university is located in a different city so that I have
to come into another world. Compared with my living city, the one is more complicated in which
there are different people, more convenient transportation, more competitive environment. I love
all of this very much. Communicating with different students and teachers, I have learned much
from them which will benefit me throughout my life and my lifestyle. Now I am in a graduate
school also so beautiful that I will never regret my selection of leaving my hometown because the
transfer has given me a splendid life.


Also, like we students, there are many adults transferring their work place in order to grasp better
opportunities. No matter in industry, in agriculture or in service, workers have rights to choose
their work companies which leads them to work from place to place and then they accumulate
precious experience and skills to get priorities to others.

People not only transfer in their own country, but also go abroad to get education, work or live
through the rest of their life in appropriate countries. We can see that many students including me
want to go to the foreign countries to study further and forge ourselves, and that many parents
send their little sons or daughters to foreign countries to study. After all, diverse circumstances
give persons new experience and broaden their narrow sight, even help them get more
comprehensive understanding of the world, the society and our life itself.

However, some people may say that if people move around, they will pay for much such as
money, time and energy. It is right to say that it takes one person some time to get used to his or
her new environment, new personal relationship which indeed influences the growth of children,
the efficiency of our work and the stability of our society and family. And I have to admit that
people should make considerate plans before changing their places and may not transfer aimlessly
and frequently. But I think sometimes it is just all the friction that has made the world wealthier
and more beautiful. Therefore, I still think it is better to travel around than to live in one place.


Sample essay 2.

There are advantages and disadvantages to a childhood in either the country or a city. It's hard to
say which is better. Growing up in the country means a certain amount of isolation. You're in a
small town or on a farm and not with a lot of people. Even more important, the people you meet
every day tend to be just like you. Most will be the same race as you, have the same background
as you, and will have gone to the same schools as you. In the city, the people you meet are all
different. There are different races and different cultures. You get a more interesting mix.

City people tend to come from a lot of different places and move around a lot. So, there isn't the
sense of community in the city that you have in the country. People in the city can live in the
same apartment building for twenty years and never get to know their neighbors. In the country,
everybody knows everybody. For a child, this means the country is more secure. A child can get
lost or hurt in the city and have no one to turn to. In the country, everyone's a neighbor. People in
the country feel connected to each other.

A child growing up in the city has the advantage of a lot of interesting and exciting places to visit.
He or she can go to the zoo, museums, art galleries and concerts. There are a lot of restaurants
with different kinds of food. It's easy to see every new movie that comes out. Children in the
country don't have a lot of these activities nearby.

All in all, I think a childhood in the city is better because it prepares you more for what real life is
like.

Sample essay 3.


Where is a better place for children to grow up, the countryside or the big city? The answer to this
question differs from individual to individual. As far as I am concerned, it is better for children to grow
up in a big city.

Some people argue that the countryside is an ideal place for children to grow up. For one thing, it
is less polluted than the city. The air is fresh in the countryside. The sky is bluer and the water is
clearer. Living in such a place is good to the children’s health. For another, as children like
playing, only the countryside can satisfy them well. They can run everywhere, play games in the
field, swim in the river. On the contrary, the city cannot provide such places for children. Maybe
they can only stay at home and watch TV.

Although I do agree that growing up in the countryside has one or more advantages, I insist that it
is far better to choose the city as the right place for children. To begin with, living in the city can
broaden their horizons. They can meet a lot of people and hear a number of things that will never
happen in the countryside.

In addition, city means more chance to receive better education. In most countries, it is no doubt
that the education level in the city is higher than that of the country. As a result, children can meet
better teachers and receive high quality of education in the city.

Last but not least, children can also develop many hobbies in the city. They can learn to play the
piano, draw and so on, which are impossible in the country.

In conclusion, I believe that it is better for children to grow up in the city not only because it can
broaden their horizons, but also because they can receive better education and have a chance to
develop many hobbies there.