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IELTS Writing Tsk 2 In poor families, teenagers may have to work part-time as well as study. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this for these teenagers. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

In recent years , there has been a tremendous increase in the number of
individuals
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 questioning the merits and demerits of teenagers from poor
families
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 having to
work
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 part-
time
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as well as
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 obtain an
education
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.On one hand , the benefit of teenagers working is that they can help support their
families
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 by sharing the financial stress of paying for
school
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.
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 , a significant drawback is that by spending their
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 working
students
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 lose valuable
time
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 from their studies.
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,
their
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 is an
arguement
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argument
 to be made that working young adults help elevate their
parents
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parent's
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 burden by paying for their own
education
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.
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, a study done in 2020 showed that
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 who had working children were 25% more stable than others.
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this
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 reason , it is evident that
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 is a clear advantage for teens from poor
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 to
work
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while
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 studying. what is more , working
while
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 seeking an
education
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 can
aslo
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also
 help these
students
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 learn valuable
life-skills
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life skills
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 they would not in
school
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such
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time
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 management , better organizational skills and elevated social
skill
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skills
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 by working in a team.
This
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 being the case , it can assumed that earning a salary
while
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 obtaining an
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 has definite positive effects on the
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individuals
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 social and mental development.
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, it must be stated that
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 are clear disadvantages for poor
working class
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working-class
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students
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 compared to
individuals
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 who only have to focus on their
education
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.
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,
students
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 who
work
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 immediately after
school
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 do not have
time
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focus
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to focus
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 on their homework as they get busy with
work
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.
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it is clear that
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 these
young-minds
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young minds
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 would fall behind in performance when compared
their
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to their
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 peers.
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, part-
time
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students
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 would have neither the physical nor the mental energy to
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focus
 in
school
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as
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the next day as they would exhausted from working with some having late night shifts. With
this
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 being the case , it can be said working
individuals
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 face
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 risk of dropping out as they simply cannot balance
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work
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 and study life. To
conlude
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conclude
, the overwhelming evidence seems to suggest that part-
time
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students
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 from poor
families
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 face greater struggles when compared to
students
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 from well-off
familes
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families
 whose where they are supported without needing to provide financial
assistacne
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assistance
 to their parents.
However
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 , others myself included, hold the view that working
individuals
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 build greater mental strength and obtain invaluable
life-skills
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life skills
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. From my
perspective
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 the cons do not
out weigh
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outweigh
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 the pros, as
their
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there
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 is a clear line between working and non-working teenagers.

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grammar
There are several grammatical errors and typos that need to be addressed, such as 'there' instead of 'their' and 'foucs' instead of 'focus'. Proofreading is important for clarity and professionalism.
structure
The structure of the essay is mostly clear, but it would benefit from clearer topic sentences in each paragraph to guide the reader. For instance, a more explicit indication of your main argument in the introduction would help.
content
Some points lack sufficient depth and development. Expanding on your examples could strengthen your argument. For instance, more detail on how life skills gained can positively impact future opportunities would enhance your argument.
content
You have identified both advantages and disadvantages of the topic, which is essential for a balanced discussion.
content
Your examples demonstrate some relevant knowledge of the topic, showing that you have some understanding of the implications of part-time work for teenagers.
Support ideas with relevant, specific examples

Examples make your writing easier to understand by illustrating points more effectively.

Examples, if used properly, not only help you get higher marks for ‘Task Response’ but also for ‘Coherence’.

When giving examples it is best to put them after your main idea or topic sentence. They can be used in the middle of supporting sentences or they can be used to start a new sentence. There is no rule for where exactly to give examples in essays, logically they would come after your main idea/topic sentence or just after a supporting sentence.

Linking words for giving examples:

  • for example
  • for instance
  • to illustrate this
  • to give a clear example
  • such as
  • namely
  • to illustrate
  • take, for example

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