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IELTS Essay: The increase in people's life expectancy means that they have to work until a...

Prompt

The increase in people's life expectancy means that they have to work until an older age to pay for their retirement. One alternative is that people start to work at a younger age. Is this alternative a positive or negative development?

#longer_lifespans#retirement_age#child_labour_risk#education#intergenerational_effect

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 notes education loss or accepts working longer; Band 9 argues that extended education + later work-start maintains human capital and social progress better than early child work.

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Key concepts in this essay

lifecycle_labour
human_capital_development
poverty_and_exploitation
education_opportunity_cost
social_progress

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Focusing on early work without discussing education loss and long-term capability
Ignoring poverty (some poor families push children into work regardless)
Not considering whether longer lifespans should extend work-life or retirement leisure

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