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C amb ridge16 Task 2 Test 1 S a m p le Es s a y

I n s om e countries, more and more p e op le a re b e c om i n g i n te re ste d i n

f i nding out about the history o f th e h ou se or b u i ld i n g th e y li ve i n .

W hat a re t h e reasons for this?

How can people research this?

I n re c e n t t i m e s , t h e re h a v e b e e n a g row i n g n u m b e r o f p e o p l e i n s o m e

c o u n t r i e s re s e a rc h i n g t h e h i s to r y o f t h e b u i l d i n g i n w h i c h t h e y l i v e . T h i s

e s s a y w i l l e x p l o re t wo re a s o n s b e h i n d t h i s t re n d a n d e x p l a i n t wo wa y s

t h rough w h ich one can conduc t su c h re se a rc h .

One of the reasons why the number of people who show interest in

i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h e b a c k g ro u n d o f t h e i r h o u s e i s g row i n g i s t h a t t h e y a re

simply curious. I would say that it is part of human nature to wonder

why this house was built and who has lived in it, which can be linked

to information seeking, learning, and investigating. Another significant

caus e of t h is trend is people wa n ti n g to m a ke re n ova ti on s. I n oth e r wo rds ,

in order for people to renovate their property, they have to research

t h e h i s to r y o f t h e i r h o u s e a s i t w i l l h e l p t h e m d e c i d e w h e t h e r t h e y c a n

a l t e r s o m e p a r t s o f i t o r n o t . Fo r i n s t a n c e , i f a h o m e o w n e r f i n d s t h a t

t h e i r ho us e an important histor y, th e y m i g h t tr y to avoi d re m od e li n g it to

pre s e rve i t .

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The re are a wide range of ways to look u p th e h i stor y of a h ou se p e o pl e

l i v e i n . F i rs t l y , t a l k i n g to s o m e n e i g h b o rs w h o h a v e b e e n l i v i n g i n o n e ’ s

l oca l a re a for a long time can b e a si m p le wa y to g e t to kn ow th e sto ries

be hi nd it . S econdly , people ca n vi si t a loc a l li b ra r y to tra c e th e h i story o f

t h e i r h o m e . S o m e d o c u m e n t s a n d re c o rd s a t l i b ra r i e s c a n t h row l i g h t o n

t he ir ho us e’s past.

I n co ncl us i on, curiosity and wan ti n g to m a ke re n ova ti on s a re two re as o n s

why researching the history of a house where people live has become

i n c re a s i n g l y p o p u l a r. N e i g h b o rs a n d t h e l o c a l l i b ra r y c a n b e u s e f u l

so urce s to uncov er their house’ s p a st. (2 9 1 word s)

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