1. Introduction
1.1. General thought about the subject (theme rephrased)
1.1.1. Over the last decades/years it has become an increasingly (dabatable) issue.
1.1.2. Over the last few years, it has become increasingly popular to [do smth]
1.1.3. Nowadays, it is becoming more and more [increasingly] popular to [do smth]
1.1.4. It is undeniable that .... has become an essential part of our life. However, ...
1.2. Paraphrase the question
1.3. Thesis statement
2. Main Body
2.1. Paragraph 1
2.1.1. Introduce the advantage (topic sentence)
2.1.2. Explain/give details
2.1.3. Examples
2.2. Paragraph 2
2.2.1. Introduce the disadvantage (topic sentence)
2.2.2. Explain/give detail
2.2.3. Examples
3. Conclusion
3.1. Sentence summary
3.1.1. In conclusion/To sum up/All things considered, there are clearly positives and negatives to [spending an extended period of time overseas].
3.2. Summary of the main points (diff. vocabulary)
3.2.1. You need to weigh up the pros of the [....] and so on, and cons of [...] and [...].
3.3. Finishing touch/your opinion
3.3.1. Personally, I believe that the benefits in terms of [personal growth]/[...] eventually outweigh any negatives.
3.3.2. In my opinion, if [...] I tend to believe that...