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A gap year is the longest holiday people will ever have because taking long breaks will be harder when your career starts.

 

1. You'll become more mature during a gap year because _________________________

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2. You can get into trouble with finance while taking a gap year because _______________________________________________________________________________________

3. A gap year is really a wasted year in terms of career development because ________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. It's a break from traditional education because _______________________________________________________________________________________________

5. You get the chance to experience life away from home because

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6. A gap year can provide a person with valuable new skills such as

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7. A year out can be expensive because

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8. Taking a gap year can put you in situations that many people (who never leave their own country) will never face so
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9. A gap year will provide you with much more than any classroom lesson can because

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10. There's no better way to learn a new language than to live in the country that speaks it because

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11. It gives us a chance to do something totally unrelated to study because

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Exercise 6. Prove that a gap year is worth taking. Use the example.

Example: To my mind, a gap year is worth taking. Firstly, it's a break from traditional education because while having it you’ll get a chance to do something totally unrelated to studying. Secondly, you'll become more mature, a year out makes you more responsible, more organized and better disciplined. Finally, during your gap year you have a chance to travel all over the world, make new friends and gain life experience.

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Exercise 7. Prove that a gap year isn’t worth taking. Use the linking words Besides, Moreover, More than that...



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Exercise 8. Oppose the following. Use the ideas below. Some of them you don’t have to use.

1. Some people argue with it and say a gap year is really a wasted year in terms of career development because ________________________________________. That may be true but _______________________________________________

2. Some people oppose it and believe a gap year can provide a person with valuable new skills that any employer will be impressed by because __________________

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I disagree with this viewpoint and think __________________________________________________________________

3. Some people disagree with it and say a year off is worth taking because during it you’ll have a chance to do something totally unrelated to studying. That may be true but _______________________________________________________________

 

You'll become more mature during a gap year.

The experiences you gain can make you better prepared for university, both academically and socially.

Unless you revise, you can forget a lot in a year that would be useful to your course at a university.

A gap year can provide a person with valuable new skills that any employer will be impressed by.

A gap year is really a wasted year in terms of career development because some jobs take lots of time to acquire.

Exercise 9.


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