Task 2 · · 18 samples

Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as well as practical problems.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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Ideas to explore

  • Explain how difficulty following informal conversations, humour or local customs can make it harder to form friendships and feel included.
  • Show how language barriers can affect access to essential services, including healthcare, housing and employment.
  • Acknowledge that interpreters and language classes can help, while explaining why they may not remove immediate difficulties.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the issue and state a clear degree of agreement.
  2. Develop social consequences in one focused paragraph, using a concrete everyday example.
  3. Explain practical consequences in a separate paragraph and connect each example to its potential impact.
  4. Recognise possible support, then explain its limits.
  5. Conclude by restating the position and summarising the two main categories of problems.
Useful vocabulary & examples
a weaker sense of belonging
a reduced feeling of being accepted as part of a community

Being unable to follow group conversations may give newcomers a weaker sense of belonging.

essential services
important services people need, such as healthcare or housing support

Language barriers can make it harder to access essential services.

misunderstand official instructions
interpret guidance from an organisation or authority incorrectly

A person may misunderstand official instructions when completing a form in a second language.

translation services
professional or organised help converting spoken or written information into another language

Translation services can help patients explain their symptoms to medical staff.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

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Language has always been a mode of communication between different human beings right from the beginning. But language is not same everywhere and people living in different regions speak their native language. Now the world has become a global village and people becoming more willing to relocate to different parts of the world. This transition can be difficult when a person does not know the language used in daily li…

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AI-completed learning example

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I disagree that living in a country where individuals are require to speak foreign language will impacting the society negatively. Instead, it bring more benefit both for the locals and foreigners who stayed in the same states. Living in a states where ones have to communicate using other languages is actually an opportunity to learn and participate in a new community. There can be early difficulties, but with prepar…

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AI-completed learning example

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living in a country where its citizens communicate in a completely different language than a person’s native language can raise several severe problems in both social and practical aspects of that person’s life. I totally agree that inhabiting in a country without knowing the dominant local language would breed serious issues in various aspects of their life. These effects are especially important when misunderstandi…

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