2019年全国英语等级考试五级写作练习题（15）

　　全国英语等级考试五级写作练习题

Every year thousands of highly skilled, well-educated people leave developing countries and go to live in another country, such as Canada, Australia, America or Britain. This is having a negative effect on the future development of these countries because these are the very people they need in order to develop their economy. Discuss the situation.

　　全国英语等级考试五级写作范文

Many developing countries are faced with the problem that highly skilled and educated people choose to leave the country of their birth to live in developed countries. However, I disagree that this is harmful to the economies of developing countries because the many who choose to return make a valuable contribution.

It can be argued that too many educated, skilled people leaving a country can be harmful to the economy of the country that they leave. Indeed, governments and taxpayers invest a lot of money in people’s education. Therefore, if they leave the country the government, or the taxpayer doesn’t see a return on their investment. In other words, when people live in a foreign country, the country of their birth cannot take advantage of their skills and education. Therefore, the people who choose to leave take from their country without giving anything back. However, far more people choose to study abroad than to immigrate.

It is becoming increasingly popular for people to go overseas to further their education. In fact, they are often encouraged, or even sponsored by their governments to do so. This can bring many benefits to the people themselves and the country’s economy because people return with updated knowledge and skills that are needed by modern industry. This, then, can greatly benefit their own country.

Moreover, by updating their knowledge and skills, people gain control over their own destiny. By studying overseas, on their return, people are often valued highly by employers because of the skills they gain, important skills, such as teamwork, analytical thinking and creativity. Furthermore, because they acquire a greater sense of cultural awareness they are often able to communicate more effectively with people from other cultures, which is a valuable asset to any company that is involved in international trade and negotiations. This gives people a wider choice of jobs, as well as promotional opportunities.

Whilst it can be argued that developing countries are experiencing a ’brain drain’, as I have argued, the realities are that developing countries benefit greatly from people going overseas because of the contribution they can make to the economy when they return.