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‘Unemployment remains the biggest challenge to school-leavers in most countries’ How far do you agree with this assessment? What other challenges face young people today?

Youth unemployment is certainly a worrying challenge for most countries, especially at a time of economic instability and social unrest. However, to say that this is the largest issue is to overlook a range of equally pressing matters, as we will discuss now. It must be admitted that joblessness can undermine a young person’s economic prospects and consequent social mobility. Nevertheless, this issue can be ameliorated by coordinated action between the state and the private sector, as we have seen, for instance, in Canada recently. When this is realized, we can see that other concerns are at least as serious. Foremost among these is perhaps the issue of age demographics, whereby young people bearthe burden for an increasingly elderly population with high longevity. This means that young people will pay higher taxes and work longer hours, possibly forcing them to migrate to countries where this pressure is lower. The effect of this is the ‘brain drain’ situation which can be seen in southern Europe, where young, ambitious people prefer to leave their countries altogether, exacerbating the problem for those remaining. Furthermore, we must remember that a substantial proportion of young people globally face existential threats such as famine, drought or outbreaks of disease. These problems are often caused by (or are compounded by) civil war, political instability or the corruption of people in power locally. Such risks are a danger to their safety in addition to their livelihood, and so would appear to be far more serious than unemployment. To conclude, it seems logical to accept that joblessness is a major challenge for young people. However, persistent trends in demographics among developed countries and the presence of physical dangers in developing countries should be regarded as at least as severe. (290 words) Explanation of the topic vocabulary and examples in Speaking
Youth unemployment is
certainly
a worrying challenge for most
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countries
,
especially
at a time

of economic instability and social unrest.
However
, to say that this is the largest issue is to overlook

a range of
equally
pressing matters, as we will discuss
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now
.

It
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must
be admitted
that joblessness can undermine a
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young
person’s economic prospects and

consequent social mobility.
Nevertheless
, this issue can
be ameliorated
by coordinated action

between the state and the private sector, as we have
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seen
,
for instance
, in Canada recently. When this

is realized
, we can
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see
that other concerns are at least as serious.

Foremost among
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these is
perhaps the issue of age demographics, whereby
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young
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people
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bearthe
burden for an
increasingly
elderly population with high longevity. This means that
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young
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people


will pay higher taxes and work longer hours,
possibly
forcing them to migrate to
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countries
where this

pressure is lower. The effect of this is the ‘brain drain’ situation which can be
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seen
in
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southern Europe
, where
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young
, ambitious
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people
prefer to
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leave
their
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countries
altogether, exacerbating the

problem for those remaining.

Furthermore
, we
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must
remember that a substantial proportion of
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young
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people
globally face

existential threats such as famine, drought or outbreaks of disease. These problems are
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often


caused by (or
are compounded
by) civil war, political instability or the corruption of
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people
in

power
locally
. Such
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risks
are a
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danger
to their safety
in addition
to their livelihood, and
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so
would

appear to be far more serious than unemployment.

To conclude
, it seems logical to accept that joblessness is a major challenge for
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young
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people
.

However
, persistent trends in demographics among developed
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countries
and the presence of physical

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dangers
in developing
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countries
should
be regarded
as at least as severe.

(290 words)

Explanation of the topic vocabulary and examples in Speaking
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IELTS essay ‘Unemployment remains the biggest challenge to school-leavers in most countries’ How far do you agree with this assessment? What other challenges face young people today?

Essay
  American English
7 paragraphs
300 words
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