It is becoming increasingly popular to have a year off between finishing school and going to university. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

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Nowadays, after they finish
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secondary school, many students decide to take a year off rather than go to university so they have the opportunity to reflect on all things they would like to do in the future. These days, since they went away from the secondary schools they
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attended, numerous young people do not have the desire to still be a student in the following year. .
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, they choose to spend time on other activities they like.
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, some people help their parents to manage their own
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.
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, if they are not willing to work with their relatives, many of them go in search of the job they are interested in so they can obtain the
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salary, even if they know that they will get few coins, because , of course, they do not have experience in any field.
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, when people belong to rich families, they might have
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to travel around the world visiting the countries they have always dreamed to see.
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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
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  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • gap year
  • work experience
  • internships
  • traveling
  • life experiences
  • personal development
  • independent
  • self-reliant
  • educational progress
  • graduation timeline
  • financial burden
  • academic momentum
  • structured academic environment
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