Title Vocabulary Set 16 - GAP YEAR.docx ✅

VOCABULARY SET 16: GAP YEAR Vocabulary: 1. absorb knowledge (collocation): tiếp thu kiến thức 2. an accelerating trend of sth (collocation): xu hướng tăng nhanh 3. appealing (adj): hấp dẫn 4. be better prepared for (collocation): được chuẩn bị tốt hơn 5. diverse cultural settings (np): môi trường văn hóa đa dạng 6. enrich oneself with (collocation): làm giàu bản thân với gì đó 7. enter adulthood (collocation): mới trưởng thành 8. firm determination (collocation): quyết tâm mạnh mẽ 9. formal schooling (collocation): trường lớp chính thống 10. physically demanding job (np): công việc yêu cầu cao về thể lực 11. scarcity (n): sự thiếu hụt 12. tertiary education (np): giáo dục sau phổ thông 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. High-schoolers / 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 enter adulthood (collocation) firm determination (collocation) formal schooling (collocation) physically demanding job (np) scarcity (n) tertiary education (np) absorb knowledge (collocation) an accelerating trend of sth (collocation) appealing (adj) be better prepared for (collocation) diverse cultural settings (np) enrich oneself with (collocation) 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 pursuing 2 . 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 real-life 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 taking a gap year are 5 for their future jobs. Some may also travel the world and 6 of 7 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 high-school 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 can be exhausting for most school-leavers. Another significant reason is that to the youngsters without 9 , earning money and living without the discipline of 10 could be more 11 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