In many countries around the world, life expectancy is increasing. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this situation and give your own opinion.

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Nowadays,
people
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can live more years than before and in many parts of the
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could bring advantages as each person could live and spend more
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ones, even though there
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some concerns about the high demand
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health systems services, but
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life
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expectancy has positive impacts
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our society. One of the main disadvantages
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a high expectation of
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is that health
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services will be
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high demand and without enough resources and professional
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as doctors and nurses, it could bring
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a collapsed system.
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of diseases that are more probably to
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in older age like certain types of cancer and with
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life
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expectancy it could be necessary to take care more than before of
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this kind
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of diseases.
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, If
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live longer, they can enjoy more their
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not only for themselves,
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also
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but also
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to share with their relatives
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, that brings the possibility in families that grandparents can rise and teach their customs and traditions
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their grandchildren.
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the end, an increase in
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expectancy is given
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that
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the
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age is not longer an impediment, because
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could have more
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to realize themself,
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in a professional career, but
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, to be able to spend more
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of their
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with their families. In conclusion, the average of age
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older
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has increased in certain countries and it could
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an impact on the health system, but we should focus on what really matters because
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the end it gives
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people
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the possibility to spend more
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ones and
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to realize
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themselves
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • life expectancy
  • demographics
  • societal development
  • healthcare system
  • pension funds
  • multigenerational
  • workforce
  • economic sustainability
  • intergenerational inequality
  • longevity
  • proactive policy
  • geriatrics
  • senior citizens
  • ageing population
  • fertility rates
  • dependency ratio
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