Opinions vary on whether students should take a gap year before going into higher education. Discuss the possible advantages and disadvantages of taking a year out. Do you believe that taking a gap year is a good idea?
Many students choose to take a year out before going to university. To do so can be a positive and rewarding experience but there are also downsides to consider.
Some people will spend their time travelling whilst others will seek work experience. Travelling, especially to foreign countries, is advantageous because it broadens your outlook on life and its possibilities. It will make you more aware of different cultures and people and should increase your confidence, especially in social situations.
If you choose to spend your year out working this can also bring benefits. Wor...
- You have been offered a job, asking you to start next week. You want the job very much but, because of a previous commitment, you want to delay the start for another two weeks.Write to the Manager, accepting the job, but explaining your situation and aski 80
- The different transportation in the European Union produces CO2 emission and the proportion of European Union expenditure on different forms of transport. 60
- The map below is of the town of Garlsdon. A new supermarket (S) is planned for the town. The map shows two possible sites for the supermarket. 80
- what is the best gift to give a child 85
- Some people say that tourism has many negative effects on the countries that people travel do How true is this statement What can tourists do to reduce the harmful effects of tourism on local cultures and environments Give reasons for your answer and incl 78
Attribute Value Ideal
Score: 7.5 out of 9
Category: Very Good Excellent
No. of Grammatical Errors: 0 2
No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
No. of Sentences: 16 15
No. of Words: 288 350
No. of Characters: 1300 1500
No. of Different Words: 159 200
Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.12 4.7
Average Word Length: 4.514 4.6
Word Length SD: 2.541 2.4
No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 78 100
No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 60 80
No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 44 40
No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 34 20
Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0
Avg. Sentence Length: 18 21.0
Sentence Length SD: 6.103 7.5
Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.5 0.12
Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.363 0.35
Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.606 0.50
Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.217 0.07
Number of Paragraphs: 5 5