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Band 2

Some people think that all teenagers should be required to do unpaid work in their free time to help the local community. They believe this would be benefit both the individual teenagers and society as awhole. Do you agree or disagree?

I strongly disagree with
this
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 idea, because teenagers should not
work
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 at all, or if they
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work
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work,
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 they have to be paid.
Require
Wrong verb form
Requiring
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adolescence
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adolescents
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 to do unpaid
work
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 is not good, and the reason is that every human who
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work spend
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works spends
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 a lot of time and
energy
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energy,
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that
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which
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 is why everyone must have at least a small amount of money
tobe
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to be
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 motivated to do something regularly. Teens are
energized
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energised
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, and of course they would like to
spent
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spend
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 their time with friends, family or
in
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on
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 social media. Of
course
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course,
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 if teenagers
would
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worked
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work
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 without
wage
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wages
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, it would be bad for both the teens and society. Disadvantage for youngsters is that they would
fell
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feel
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 themselves unmotivated and less
energized
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energised
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. Because of
that
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that,
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 they would not make their
work
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 clear and properly
as
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, as
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 if they
would have
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had
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 wages.
Unfortunately
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Unfortunately,
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 it is
big
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a big
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 minus for
community
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the community
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. In sum up, every employee,
does not matter if
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whether
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 it is a child, teenager or adult.
Every one
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Everyone
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have
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has
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 to
work
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 with stimulus. They should get at least something in return, it can be money,
certificate
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a certificate
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 or even coffee.

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structure
Start with a clear view in one short sentence. Then give two main reasons. End with a short line that restates your view.
coherence
Link ideas better. Use small words like also, but, and, for example to guide the reader through the text.
development
Add one or two concrete reasons that fit the topic and explain them a bit more. Do not repeat the same idea.
grammar
Fix small grammar and spelling mistakes. Use simple, correct forms and make sure verbs agree.
task response
The writer shows a clear view that agrees or disagrees with the idea.
coherence
The essay talks about money and time as a reason, which is on topic.

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  • 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

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