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Presently, the population of some countries includes a relatively large number of young adults, compared with the number of older people. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantages?

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Introduction
Nowadays
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 motto of every
country
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 is "Our future is in the hands of
young
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the young
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 as it always has been".
Body paragraph 1
In some of the countries
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a big
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 percentage of
the
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young
people
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overweight
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are overweight
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 number of elderly
people
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.
This
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 is absolutely
beneficially
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 to have
much
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many
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 more young
people
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instead
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 of
elderly
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the elderly
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. In
this
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 essay, I will argue why the advantages in
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 case outweigh the
weaknesess
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weaknesses
.
Body paragraph 2
Firstly
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, young
people
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 are always much more productive and
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 too much
for
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to
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 the
country
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's economy by working.
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example
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 a
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people
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person
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on
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in
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 his twenties can contribute to
development
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the development
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 of a particular
country
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by
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through
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 his employment ability
instead
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 of
elderly
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an elderly
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one
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ones
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 who
are
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is
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 already unable to work because of
his
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their
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 age.
Body paragraph 3
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Furthermore
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 every new generation
have
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has its
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 own capability and bright mind which leads to new ideas for
growth
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the growth
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 of the cities and countries
at
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all
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.
This
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 means old
people
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 are always
an
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old-fashion
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old-fashioned
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 thinking so every new generation contributes
with
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new ideas in
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this
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these
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 modern days.
Conclusion
In
conclusion
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conclusion,
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 having a much more youngest
people
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on
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in
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 the population is always
beneficially
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beneficial
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 for the
prosperitas
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prosperity
 and future of the
country
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Task Achievement
Ensure a balanced view of the topic by discussing both advantages and disadvantages more explicitly before concluding.
Task Achievement
Develop your paragraphs with more detailed examples and explanations to fully support your main points.
Coherence and Cohesion
Work on the logical structure of your essay to make sure ideas flow naturally from one section to the next. Using transition words can help.
Coherence and Cohesion
Revise your introduction and conclusion to more directly address the question asked, ensuring a clear stance is presented and summarized.
Language Accuracy
Pay attention to grammatical accuracy and try to avoid overly simplistic sentence structures to improve the sophistication of your writing.
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To get an excellent score in the IELTS Task 2 writing section, one of the easiest and most effective tips is structuring your writing in the most solid format. A great argument essay structure may be divided to four paragraphs, in which comprises of four sentences (excluding the conclusion paragraph, which comprises of three sentences).

For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

Our recommended essay structure above comprises of fifteen (15) sentences, which will make your essay approximately 250 to 275 words.

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  • underemployment
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