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some people believe that a gap year between school and university is a good idea while others disagree strongly with. Consider both sides of this debates and present your own idea. You should give reasons for your answer and include ideas and examples from your own knowledge and experience

#people #gap #year #school #university #idea #debates
Some Individuals
argued
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argue
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 that a one-year
gap
 taken by high school
students
 before joining
the
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apply
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Universities is
better
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a better
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 idea
as
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apply
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compare
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compared
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 to keep
study
 continue without any
gap
. I
am agree
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agree
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 with the former statement because
break
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a break
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 helps
students
to
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apply
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save money for
their
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apply
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college and
in
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from
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other point
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another point
other points
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 of view,
study
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studying
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 consistently helps people
to
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apply
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achieve their
career
goal
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goals
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 in
shorter
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the shorter
a shorter
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 time period. I will discuss both viewpoints in the following paragraph and state
my
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the
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 reasons behind my opinion. On the one hand , it is thought that the
students
 who
keep
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continue
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 their
study continue
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studies
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 are more likely to achieve their
career
goal
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goals
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 in
shorter
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a shorter
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 period of time .
In other words
 , people who
take
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are
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admission
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admitted
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in
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to
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the
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apply
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college after completing high school
has
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have
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 more concentration and focus to complete
study
 faster in order to join their field of interest.
For example
 , most of the
students
 in India achieve their
career
goal
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goals
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 at the age of 25 because they never take
break
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a break
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 before going to
the Universities
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university
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,eventually ,
this
lead
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leads
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 to
achieve
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achieving
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 their
goal
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goals
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 at
the
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an
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 early age .
However
 , I believe that
break
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a break
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 after high school
needed
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is needed
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 because it gives
chance
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a chance
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 to make some savings for their
tutions
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tuition
 and
study
stress free
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stress-free
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.
On the other hand
 , the
students
 who take a one-year
gap
 are more like to be
successfull
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successful
 because they save money for their higher studies .
In other words
 , nowadays , most
of
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apply
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the
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apply
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students
 are independent ,
therefore
, they do not like to ask
parents
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their parents
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 to pay their
tution
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tuition
 fees .
Therefore
 , they earn money to save for their fees
as well
as
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and
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this
 break gives them
benefit
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the benefit
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to
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of studying
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study
 without
taking
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apply
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any financial
stress
.
For example
, most of the
students
 in
the
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apply
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Canada follow
this
 approach to save themselves from financial
stress
. I believe
this
 thought is
preferrable
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preferable
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 because it helps the
students
 to remain
focus
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focused
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 on
studies
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their studies
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 without any financial burden. In conclusion ,
although
 sending
students
 for higher
study
 without any
gap
 helps them to get close towards their
career
 goal, it
also
 gives them
financial
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a financial
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 burden at
same
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the same
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 time,
therefore
 ,it is
better
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a better
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 idea to take a
gap
 so that they
remian
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remain
 focus
toward
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on
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study
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studies
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 without any
stress
.
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Introduction
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Paragraph Development
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Linking Words
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Sentence Variety
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Proofreading
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Balanced Argument
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Example Usage
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Conclusion
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Include an introduction and conclusion

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
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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  • Can’t speak smoothly without pauses.
  • Use simple words and lack vocabulary.
  • Feel nervous and anxious when speaking.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • gap year
  • life experience
  • independent
  • practical skills
  • reflect
  • educational and career goals
  • academic environment
  • adjust to
  • disinterested
  • counterproductive
  • internships
  • volunteering
  • enrich
  • perspective
  • resume
  • economic considerations
  • financial constraints
  • privilege
  • personal growth
  • acquiring new skills
  • sense of direction
  • immensely beneficial
  • well-planned
  • aligned
  • future goals
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