In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies.  Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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In our new age of independence, a notion is spreading widely among the young society to have a one-year break between secondary school and university, for the purpose of either having leisure
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or gaining experience. I assume that there are more disadvantages than
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advantages. There are at least two significant reasons why the youth advocate that it is wholesome to have a break
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, they presume that it could be one the best opportunities in their life to gain experience in their related field and to prepare themselves for their educational future.
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, I know someone who is working for a mega shop as an accountant owing to the fact that he desires to enrol for an accounting major.
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, it is considered the best option for him.
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, all of the children passed a
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path to end school
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, and they deserve a little
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to travel in order to rest and alleviate their stress, which was accumulated over these years. Facing mental disease and revealing reluctance to continue their career are the ramifications of lacking pastime.
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it could not be true for everyone, I believe that it has numerous detrimental, namely loss of motivation and sticking to their current job.
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regarding fun
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, it would have dreadful effects on studying regularly. In my view,
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break will mislead students to keep on having fun and show less attention to their
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, when a student, especially a boy, earns even too little money, it seduces him to lay off
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, and do vocational jobs.
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going travelling and working is beneficial for a man, it could not be true for a student, who must focus on studying intensively and getting ready for his future, So I suggest that they should study constantly and forget to have fun for just a little another period.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Cultural immersion
  • Life experience
  • Work ethic
  • Career readiness
  • Self-discovery
  • Delayed gratification
  • Intellectual stagnation
  • Financial implications
  • Social dynamics
  • Academic trajectory
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