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...

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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