VOCABULARY SET 16: GAP YEAR
Vocabulary:
ế ế th cứ 1. absorb knowledge (collocation): ti p thu ki n
ướ ng tăng nhanh 2. an accelerating trend of sth (collocation): xu h
3. appealing (adj): h pấ d nẫ
ượ ẩ c chu n b t ị ố h nơ t 4. be better prepared for (collocation): đ
ườ ng văn hóa đa d ngạ 5. diverse cultural settings (np): môi tr
ả ớ đó 6. enrich oneself with (collocation): làm giàu b n thân v i gì
ớ ưở thành ng 7. enter adulthood (collocation): m i tr
ế ạ mẽ 8. firm determination (collocation): quy t tâm m nh
ườ ớ ng l p chính th ngố 9. formal schooling (collocation): tr
ệ ầ ề ể l cự 10. physically demanding job (np): công vi c yêu c u cao v th
ự ế h tụ 11. scarcity (n): s thi u
ụ ổ thông 12. tertiary education (np): giáo d c sau ph
Exercises:
Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.
1. There / accelerating trend / young people / travel abroad.
2. It / take / firm determination / complete / tertiary education.
3. By / read books / students / enrich oneself with / new knowledge.
4. Formal schooling / not / appealing / to / those / just / enter adulthood.
5. People / work abroad / absorb knowledge / diverse cultural settings.
6. Vietnam / physically demanding jobs / be / often / underpaid.
7. Trend / gap year / lead / scarcity / intellectual workforce.
8. Since I students / can / provide / working experiences / during / gap year / they / be better prepared / future jobs.
9. Highschoolers / need / decide / whether / wish / pursue / tertiary education / not.
10. There / be / scarcity / qualified professionals / Vietnam / hospitality industry.
Task 2: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases
Some students prefer to take a gap year between high school and university, to work or to
travel. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
In today's world, there has been an 1
of students taking a break from studying before . While this trend is beneficial to some extent, I am firmly of the opinion that its
pursuing 2 shortcomings are weightier for the followers of this trend.
A gap year may enable students to 3
reallife experiences that are beneficial to their future. These may include having a paid job, from which those who have just 4 may learn many working skills, such as communication, teamwork and following orders. As a result, the youngsters for their future jobs. Some may also travel the world and taking a gap year are 5 6 and from different geographical contexts. In this globalised world, such of 7 knowledge is essential for developing a successful career.
However, I strongly believe the disadvantages of taking a gap year for recent highschool graduates are serious, far outweighing the advantages.The primary reason is that the young can be overwhelmed by the can be exhausting unwanted difficulties of life outside of school campus. For example, a 8 , for most schoolleavers. Another significant reason is that to the youngsters without 9 could be more 11 earning money and living without the discipline of 10 than returning to school after the gap year. Consequently, there could be a 12 of intellectual workforce in the future as there will be fewer university students.
All in all, I personally believe that there are some serious drawbacks associated with a gap year that far
outweigh the potential gains.
268 words, written by Tu Pham
Key:
Task 1:
1. There has been an accelerating trend of young people traveling abroad.
2. It takes firm determination to complete tertiary education.
3. By reading books, students (can/may) enrich themselves with new knowledge.
4. Formal schooling may not be I is not appealing to those who have just entered adulthood.
5. People working abroad / who work abroad (can/may) absorb knowledge from diverse cultural settings.
6. In Vietnam, physically demanding jobs are often underpaid.
7. The trend of taking a gap year can / may lead to the scarcity of intellectual workforce.
8. Since students can/may/might be provided with working experiences during the gap year, they can/may/might be better prepared for their future jobs.
9. Highschoolers need to decide whether they wish to pursue tertiary education or not.
10. There has been / is a scarcity of qualified professionals in Vietnamese hospitality industry.
Task 2:
Some students prefer to take a gap year between high school and university, to work or to
travel. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
In today's world, there has been an (1) accelerating trend of students taking a break from studying before pursuing (2) tertiary education. While this trend is beneficial to some extent, I am firmly of the opinion that its shortcomings are weightier for the followers of this trend.
A gap year may enable students to (3) enrich themselves with reallife experiences that are beneficial to their future. These may include having a paid job, from which those who have just (4) entered adulthood may learn many working skills, such as communication, teamwork and following orders. As a result, the youngsters taking a gap year are (5) better prepared for their future jobs. Some may also travel the world and (6) absorb knowledge of (7) diverse cultural settings and from different geographical contexts. In this globalised world, such knowledge is essential for developing a successful career.
However, I strongly believe the disadvantages of taking a gap year for recent highschool graduates are serious, far outweighing the advantages. The primary reason is that the young can be overwhelmed by the unwanted difficulties of life outside of school campus. For example, a (8) physically demanding job can be exhausting for most schoolleavers. Another significant reason is that to the youngsters without (9) firm determination, earning money and living without the discipline of (10) formal schooling could be more (11) appealing than returning to school after the gap year. Consequently, there could be a (12) scarcity of intellectual workforce in the future as there will be fewer university students.
All in all, I personally believe that there are some serious drawbacks associated with a gap year that far
outweigh the potential gains.
268 words, written by Tu Pham
