Ielts writing task 2 (please and thanks)

Many young people today leave their own countries to work abroad. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of working abroad and give your opinion.

Foreign countries seems to appear alluring and compeling in the eyes of youngsters who have desire for working abroad. Most of them reside overseas for jobs, leaving their own nations. This writing will discuss both benefits and drawbacks of this trend and consider which side is more significant.

There are 2 benefits that can be deliberated. First, Working in other countries might be synonymous to life-changing opportunities. People hardly ever gravitate towards nations which have standard of living under poverty line, rather than developed countries which can offer them a qualified education, superior healthcare system and a better life. Secondly, working abroad can broaden young people’s perspective about other countries. This leads to the priceless awe of other nation and the appreciation to what the young in their own hometown. For instance, oversea students tend to stand in awe of culinary culture of other countries while reminisce about their traditional food.

However, besides these advantages, overseas vocation poses numerable risks at youngster’s lives. In terms of personal life, the young who work aboard face inevitable separation from their families. Moreover, they can suffer from traumas when struggling to adapt with completely new lives, raging into dire mental illness such as depression should traumas have not been cured of. On top of that, this trend can result in the loss of national identity. Young people are more adaptable, which reciprocally means their bonds of fatherland can be degraded with growing attachment to the new culture. For example, they are likely to listen to rock’n roll rather than cai luong, a traditional music.

Sadly, the drawbacks overcome the benefits that are thought to be easily recognized. With regard to national scale, this trend hinders the development of young people’s nation. As people leave for other countries, they do not work for their own countries. This causes the loss of workforce, eventually hurting the nation’s interest. As an evidence, Vietnam lose 10.000 people in workforce and estimated 1 billion VND each year.

In conclusion, There are some benefits that can be reaped, however, easily outweighed by numerous drawbacks.