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.

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In recent years, there are many students
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to gap for a
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after they finished high school. Some people think it is an opportunity to increase
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life skills and relax. But
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people think we should not
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do that. In my opinion, there are both advantages and disadvantages.
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the beginning. We can catch
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time to
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, it not only can help us to earn some money but
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it is a good choice
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. We can learn more skills which
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the textbooks.
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I feel that it is important to have some life
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when we
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the
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college. So we can use
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year
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to let us become more individuals.
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we can use
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year
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to
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is his world. "We can
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our confidence from the
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and meet new people from some other places. And you know, there are heavy
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in the university. So that we are not
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to go for s trip.
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it has many benefits to
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, there are several drawbacks. It can be argued
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whether
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we
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the mind to study after
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gap
year
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. About the person who decided to
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in the gap
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hard to contribute to a
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difficult thing after we enjoy a
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. And if we
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this
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, we may think that it is not necessary to study for university. Because we already
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ability
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the ability
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to
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. Unlike study is the mental
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. To
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physical income. In
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, there are both
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reason
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to
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or not. I think it
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on your own thinking.
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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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