Band 4+: You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: In many countries around the world, rural people are moving to cities, so the population in the countryside is decreasing. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

With the advanced development of the cities, more rural population are migrating to live in it, which will lead to decline in the residents of the countryside. I believe that it’s a negative development, as this migration process can lead to more crowded cities and it will harm the agricultural field.

First,despite that urbanisation will help in the growth of many industries and businesses , it still have many drawbacks . The increased numbers of citizens compared to the small space will cause congested cities full of traffic and noise, with hard transportation and expensive housing.As a result, bad living conditions will appear.

Moreover , by moving skilled persons from rural area, this can harm the overall economy by dropping in the income from food production. For example, when trained agricultures will leave their works to migrate , this is will cause shortage in the employees and therefore less food production, as a consequence this is will inflict the overall economy .

In conclusion, urbanisation have many negative effects , it can lead to more congestion and harm agriculture .Balancing between countryside and urban areas , by investing more businesses in rural area , can stop this problem and it will be a great solution.