Ielts-7-Writing

VOCABULARY
EXPERTISE: The opinion, skill, knowledge of an expert (a person who
has specialized training and/or qualifications in a certain field: surgeon,
engineer, etc.). Example: When you want a Chinese dish prepared, you
have to get the expertise of a chef from that country.

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6.40 STATUS OF THE YOUNG
Over the past fifty years, young people began to gain the status and
power lost by older people. What are the issues? Is it a good or a bad
development?
Note: The words in parentheses are more advanced alternatives.
INTRODUCTION
Today’s youngsters have a sense of self-confidence that their parents lacked.
In this essay, the issue will be dealt with in terms of the changes in the
environment in which children grow up and an evaluation of the present
situation. (40 words)
During the pioneering years of the nineteenth century, people became mature
adults at an early age. They often had to leave school and start working in
their teens. They got married and had children even before their twentieth
birthdays. The largest part of the population was found in the rural (farming)
areas. During the first half of the twentieth century, people started to move to
the cities in search of a better life. Today 60 percent of the world’s
populations live in an urban (town and city) environment.
BODY
The children of this generation grew up in an industrialized and
technologically rich (affluent) environment. They had more opportunities to
study and were exposed to many more influences than their parents were. For
example, they grew up with automobiles, television, computers, and so on.
This development has had positive and negative results (consequences). On
the one hand, it is a good development in that youngsters are becoming
independent and self-supportive earlier. On the other hand, however, many
have not been able to handle this status and power, resulting, for example, in
a more violent society. (177 words)
CONCLUSION

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I could summarize by saying that changes taking place in demographics have
positive and negative results. All that can be said for sure in conclusion, is
that a great change has taken place in the status and power of the latest
generation. (42 words) (Total words: 259)