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In some countries, girls and boys are educated in different schools rather than in the same school, what are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

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In some countries,
school
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 students are taught separately according to their
gender
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. While
this
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 approach may have some benefits, it does not prepare those students well for the future when they have to live and work with people of
oppsite
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the opposite gender
opposite gender
gender
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. It is argued by some people that single-sex education enhances students' academic success.
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school
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curriculm
an integrated course of academic studies
curriculum
 can be modified so that it
bes
(superlative of 'good') having the most positive qualities
best
 fits the ability of a particular
gender
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.
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, boys may be better at sports and sciences while girls can do well with
arts
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the arts
 and humanities, and
thus
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school
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 syllabus should reflect
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 difference.
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, students can
also
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 concentrate on their schoolwork better than in mixed-
gender
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 schools, resulting in good academic results.
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 because
at
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of
 certain ages, students of
opposite sex
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the opposite sex
 can be a distraction which may adversely affect one's performance at
school
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.
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, students who study at single-sex schools may not be well-prepared for their future. In terms of work, it is inevitable that they will collaborate with other people, including those of the opposite
gender
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.
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, they may find it difficult to communicate and work with those people because throughout their
school
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 years, they have not been exposed to opposite
gender
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 communication. As for personal life, one might feel hard to date someone and be clumsy at building a relationship. According to some studies, schoolgirls graduating from single-
gender
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school
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 often claim that they do not know how to strike up a conversation with a man. In conclusion, while single-
gender
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 education may help improve students' academic achievements, it may
also
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present them some
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present them with some
difficults
an effort that is inconvenient
difficulties
difficult
 in working and living in the future.

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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • segregation
  • discrimination
  • gender-specific
  • distractions
  • focus
  • safe
  • comfortable
  • gender stereotypes
  • social interaction
  • interpersonal skills
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