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