{"id":2072,"date":"2021-02-09T06:58:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T06:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/?p=2072"},"modified":"2021-02-09T09:58:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T09:58:56","slug":"ultimate-ielts-speaking-ideas-old-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/09\/ultimate-ielts-speaking-ideas-old-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate IELTS Speaking Ideas &#8211; Old Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Should old buildings be preserved?<\/h2>\n<h2>If Yes Then<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Once a historic building is gone,\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0gone forever, but who knows what will be\u00a0treasured\u00a0in the future?\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>2. Conservation\u00a0shows respect for those\u00a0who\u00a0came before us and those who come after.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0Restoration\u00a0is often cheaper than building new structures.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0They\u00a0are an integral part of our heritage and\u00a0our history. Without\u00a0it,\u00a0we lose\u00a0touch\u00a0with our origins.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0Preserving\u00a0them is good for the environment:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0* Preserving a building is the ultimate in recycling and\u00a0keeping\u00a0building materials\u00a0out of the landfill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0* Many traditional building practices in historic buildings are\u00a0&#8220;green&#8221; (e.thick\u00a0walls maintain\u00a0indoor\u00a0temperatures and save energy).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0*\u00a0Building\u00a0a building requires\u00a0large\u00a0amounts of energy and\u00a0can\u00a0increase\u00a0pollution.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6.Tourism could be a lucrative\u00a0one Source\u00a0of\u00a0income\u00a0for every community, and many old buildings are real tourist magnets.<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0The\u00a0architectural style of many of these buildings is unique, and once they\u00a0have disappeared\u00a0our architects could no longer\u00a0learn these\u00a0styles.<\/p>\n<p>8\u00a0They\u00a0are aesthetically pleasing\u00a0and\u00a0add to the beauty of our cities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>If No Then<\/h2>\n<p>1.\u00a0Most\u00a0of them are unsafe and will eventually collapse, injuring and\u00a0killing\u00a0many citizens.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0They\u00a0are ugly and spoil our cityscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a03.\u00a0In\u00a0the modern world, the land is valuable.\u00a0If\u00a0demolished,\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0*\u00a0skyscrapers\u00a0could be built too accommodate many people and\u00a0thereby\u00a0solve\u00a0the housing\u00a0problem.\u00a0This\u00a0would also prevent urban sprawl.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0*\u00a0\u00a0Huge\u00a0shopping\u00a0centres,\u00a0office\u00a0buildings, etc.\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0built that\u00a0would create\u00a0jobs\u00a0for many.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0*\u00a0Modern\u00a0services\u00a0could be provided for citizens to make their life more comfortable and enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0Many\u00a0of them are empty and threaten the\u00a0security\u00a0of our society:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0* \u00a0They are the best place for addicts to\u00a0use\u00a0drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0* \u00a0Many other illegal activities could\u00a0occur\u00a0in such buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0* They can be a great hiding place\u00a0for criminals and fugitives.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0The\u00a0maintenance and renovation\u00a0costs could\u00a0be huge.<\/p>\n<p>6. They\u00a0could be home too many diseases that\u00a0spread creatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should old buildings be preserved? If Yes Then Once a historic building is gone,\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0gone forever, but who knows what will be\u00a0treasured\u00a0in the future?\u00a0 2. Conservation\u00a0shows respect for those\u00a0who\u00a0came before us and those who come after. 3.\u00a0Restoration\u00a0is often cheaper than building <a href=\"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/09\/ultimate-ielts-speaking-ideas-old-buildings\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"two_page_speed":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2072"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2136,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072\/revisions\/2136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}