Nowadays more and more people have to compete with young people for the same jobs. What problems does this cause? What are some possible solutions?

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There has been much discussion revolving around the issue of elderly
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inability to apply for the same jobs as
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generation. In
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I am going to present the possible outcomes of
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issue and their effect and give possible suggestions to fix
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problem. One of the first things we need to take into consideration is that
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of students nowadays are highly knowledgeable in technology,
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makes it easier for them to apply for a job. Aged
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, who don’t have much experience in working with technology are left behind,
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, many
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are getting jobless and have to barely make ends meet.
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, I have heard from my
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friend, who is a teacher, that insufficient knowledge
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computers had it’s real consequences during the years of
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, as technologies
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used every day and
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in their
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had a hard time trying to learn new skills.
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the situation is global, there are still some solutions government could take to prevent it. Supporting elderly
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financially would help them to find better living conditions and to pay for some extra lessons to improve their knowledge.
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people
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to learn new skills by giving them acceptable information resources and
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techniques
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. For instance, during
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the pandemic
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pandemic
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many schools have given teachers equipment so they didn't have to buy everything on their own and have
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free lessons for teachers on how to use the computer as well.
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may take over others, which may cause an increased poverty in the society. In order to solve the problem,
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needs to take action
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as financial assistance and accessible information.
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Structure your answers in logical paragraphs

The easiest way to score well on the IELTS Task 2 writing portion is to structure your writing in a solid essay format.

A strong argument essay structure can be split up into 4 paragraphs, each containing 4 sentences (except the conclusion paragraph, which only contains 3 sentences).

Stick to this essay structure:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion

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