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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Nowadays, travelling around the world is becoming increasingly popular. Several states encouraged young
people
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to work or travel for a year before starting university. In
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endeavors
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and give
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. In more
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, in
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generation
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travelling becomes easier and
affordable
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more affordable
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. There are lots of young adults who are travelling with friends and family. Encouraging
younger
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generation to travel has a beneficial effect and will broaden their perspective in life. It will offer them new possibilities, they can meet new
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and can learn more outside their comfort zone. It will mature their minds and
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something that they never had before.
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, If I travel to
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, I will become aware of the difference in culture and lifestyle. The way
people
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live their lives
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new
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language
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will give me an opportunity to learn. Younger
people
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have the ability to absorb new information fast. At the time that I go back to my country and enter university,
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this
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knowledge that I accumulated is an edge towards my future.
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, the downside is that
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the student might not want to enter college after, experiencing and having a job.
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, during summer break I will work as a cashier in a
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store. I will get paid and receive my salary. Now, I can buy what I want and what I need. As a younger adult, I will realize that
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I can earn money even without entering the academy. Why would I make myself suffer?
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, travelling or working prior to entering university
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its costs and benefits. It might either encourage them to study and learn or distract them,
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prefer
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to work and earn money.
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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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