IELTS Часть 3

Take my own city, for instance — half the shops on the main street have closed in five years.

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Personally, I think schools are asked to solve problems that are not really theirs.

Как выразить мнение

That largely comes down to the cost of housing in the places where the jobs are.

Как объяснить причины

There are two sides to it: people have far more freedom than they used to, but almost nothing is simple any more.

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I've genuinely never thought about it, but I imagine it works much the same way everywhere.

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Up to a point, yes — though it is far less true outside the big cities.

Условное согласие

I imagine it comes back to how expensive housing has become.

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On the whole, people adapt to these things faster than anyone predicts.

Осторожное обобщение

My parents' generation expected to stay with one employer for decades, whereas now changing jobs every few years is treated as normal.

Сравнение поколений

Which means that a whole set of skills quietly disappears within a generation.

Как описать последствия

I'd expect the pendulum swings back within a decade or so.

Как делать прогнозы

I'd question that, actually — the evidence for it is thinner than people assume.

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