TOPIC: PROBLEMS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN CITIES AND SOLUTIONS

1. Introduction:
- Background information: City life can bring us many career opportunities and
modern facilities but is it an ideal place to live?
- Thesis statement: Of course, there are several issues of living in cities, but various
steps could be taken to deal with these problems.
2. Body:
- Main idea 1: PROBLEMS:
+ Higher prices for food, rent and other facilities
● Example: Hong Kong: due to lack of land, house prices can be up to 2000 US
dollar per square foot.
+ High crime and poverty rate
+ Pollution: air and water pollution from industrial zones, factories and traffic
+ Traffic congestion
- Main idea 2: SOLUTIONS:
+ Develop rural areas and towns in the countryside: investing in hospitals, shopping
centers → reduce the number of people migrating to cities in search of better life.
+ Promote public transportation: bus, train → mitigate traffic jam and reduce air
pollution
+ Introduce a law that strictly fine people who release water and air into the
environment illegally → reduce air and water pollution
3. Conclusion:
To summarize,