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Some students prefer to take a gap year between high school and university to work or to travel. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

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Some
students
, after high
school
 graduation, tend to spend a
year
 working or travelling.
Although
 there are some benefits of
this
 trend, I believe that its drawbacks are greater.
To begin
 with, delaying university enrollment helps enrich life experiences and skills. During a gap
year
,
students
 can travel to various places around the world and experience cultures there.
For example
, when
students
 live
in
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abroad, they will have to adapt to an independent life and learn new languages.
In addition
 to
this
,
this
 helps them determine their suitable career path. In fact, many secondary schools provide
students
 with inadequate career guidance.
Therefore
, looking for a job for a few months or attending conational training courses helps decide on career path better. Despite the advantages mentioned above,
disadvantages
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 of a gap
year
 are more noticeable.
Firstly
, gap-
year
 takers seem to be less confident in terms of study. Because during
this
 period, they could forget some knowledge no matter how important it is, they easily fall behind compared to
your
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 counterparts and suffer peer pressure.
Moreover
, it is hard to resume study after a long-
year
 break.
This
 is because they get distracted from
study
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 for a long time.
Finally
, those who spend a
year
 travelling or working after high
school
 feel hard to earn a lot of money or cultivate relevant job skills. In fact, a high
school
 leaver just gets entry-level jobs with low
salary
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 and does not enrich their life experiences. In conclusion, I believe that taking a gap
year
, despite its advantages, brings more disadvantages for high
school
 leavers.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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