利弊类大作文，教育类话题
In some countries, students studying in university live with their family, whereas in other countries, students choose to study in another city. Do you think the advantages of living away from homes while studying outweigh the disadvantages?
题目来源：2021年9月16日大陆雅思大作文（重复16年4月30日亚太考题）
题目大意：
在某些国家上大学的学生会与家人一起住，而在其他国家学生会选择去其它城市学习。你认为读书时离家生活利大于弊吗？
思路解析：
教育类话题是写作中常见的话题，而这道题更是非常贴近生活，相信很多同学都有到别的城市读大学的经历，所以大家可以从自己的切实体会中总结，今天也带大家来梳理下，“去别的城市读书”有哪些好处和坏处。先说坏处吧，一是和家人相聚的机会少了，“每逢佳节倍思亲”，相比较在家乡读书每周甚至每天都能和家人见面，去外地读书可能每个月或者寒暑假才能和家人团聚，以及每次都有一笔额外的路程花销。但是，现在高铁越来越发达，这极大程度上减少了城市与城市之间的交通时间，哪怕你到其他城市上大学，回家其实也越来越方便了。二是人生地不熟，你如果遇到什么突发事件比如生病，你很难得到亲人的帮助，只能自己面对和解决。再来说说好处，你一个人生活，虽然会面临很多问题，但当你想要保持生活质量，就意味着要掌握各种技能、自己制定各种计划以及处理各种各样的生活问题。掌握的技能包括了付账单、洗衣服、做饭等，计划包括了控制自己的收支，让自己收支平衡；规划均衡的饮食和锻炼，让自己保持健康，避免因为生病等等带来的麻烦。学会了以上种种也就意味着你掌握了独立生活的能力，而这一点在工作后是非常重要的，早一些掌握意味着你在将来付出的成本就越少。
此外，再说的远一点，很多同学将来总会要组建家庭，父母总会变老，你总会面临要照顾孩子和父母的情况，那这些技能也是非常必要的。
其次，你选择去其它城市读书，其实主动割断了对原生家庭的依赖，哪怕你不想依赖父母，但在国内很多父母会将孩子保护的很好，他们会主动帮孩子解决问题或者做些事情，或者由于你们生活在一起，你的思想很多时候依然会受到影响。而到了其它城市，对父母来说哪怕他们想帮忙也帮不了，客观上也给孩子创造了一个锻炼独立自主能力的环境，也更利于孩子思想独立。回到题目本身，无论你认为更好还是更坏，大家一定要记得在首段立论，明确自己的观点。
提纲：
范文示例：
In many western countries, a majority of high school graduates who perceive the admission to university as a milestone prefer to embark on a new adventure in some new places away from home. As far as I am concerned, such a preference for a parent-free life experience over tertiary education does bring more benefits than drawbacks to these adolescents.
There are two major advantages in regard to living away from parents. The first and foremost positive effect on the young is an expanded social circle. Although the estrangement with family members might be a concern for those choosing universities nationwide over the local ones considering the problems in maintaining a stable relationship with close relatives back in hometown, such a worry actually is unnecessary in that the wide application of social media and telecommunication techniques has significantly weakened the geographical barrier. Instead, once the youngsters adapt to a new environment, they can seize more opportunities to get acquainted with students from other regions of the country. Not only can this improve their social skills, but they can also enrich and accumulate interpersonal resources with diverse backgrounds as well, which might be beneficial for their future career path. The second bright side is to cultivate the capability of independent life. The moment they move into a residence hall on campus or share a flat with other peers off campus, they have to develop some life skills, such as doing housekeeping, managing finances and getting along with roommates, to name just a few. With these indispensable life skills for independence, they can make a smoother transition when they enter the workforce.
However, the downside of this choice might be obvious for the beginning period of a care-free life. Compared with going to a local university, choosing one in another city could give rise to certain degrees of inconvenience in a freshman’s life at first. The daily trivial matters like washing dishes or tidying rooms may even create undue pressure and distract those young students from the study, which negatively affects their concentration to study. However, since the initial discomfort is transitory, the process of overcoming these nuisances can at the same time enrich their life experience and foster their adaptability.
To conclude, I believe it is worth advocating for university students to live away from home considering the advantages of their social and life skills, although it may not be easy at the very first beginning.
相关词汇和语法结构：
milestone 里程碑
estrangement 疏远
geographical barrier 地理障碍
get acquaintance with 了解，熟悉
housekeeping 家务
trivial matters 琐事
undue pressure 不必要的压力
nuisance 麻烦
