TOEFL independent writing Question: It is better for children to grow up in the countryside than in a big city. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to develop your essay. My answer: Big city and new opportunity! I believe that living in a big city is much better than living in countryside for people. It’s true not only because of good opportunities, but also we can have a healthy life style. In this essay I’m going to go through both of reasons. By living in a big city we could have so many opportunities. First, there are too many different jobs related our field of study. So we have possibility choose what we want. Therefore, we become more self-developed. What I’m trying to say is hardworking and trying to be the best, helps us improve ourselves. My own experience is a good example. I have been living in Kiev since I was a child. Now, I’m studying at university for master’s degree, and my field of study is Artificial Intelligence. There are too many good jobs with perfect salary. But if I lived in countryside, I would not never have an opportunity study in such of field of study. Actually, there it’s a new subject and not developed in countryside. In addition, living in a big city has another benefit that lets people become independent. I mean by facing to our problems and try to solve, helps us grow up and become self-confident. As I said before, by living in megalopolises we will have a healthy life. There are well developed medicines and there are so many ambulances in big cities. Even though some people believe that living in countryside is perfect because of fresh air, in a big city people have more opportunity be healthy. And a good example of this is the gym! Everybody know sports and exercises good for our health. Moreover, in developed city there are new exercise equipment. Therefore, people have more opportunity take care of themselves and have a healthy life style. In conclusion, I just want to emphasize our life is become better if we live in big city. As I mentioned above we could find the job which we dreamed to get that and made our career. Moreover, we have a possibility be healthy by going to the gym and doing exercises. According to these reasons, what will you prefer for your children? Living in countryside or living in megalopolis.