Questions 1-10

WRiTing TASk 2 
Sample answer
In my country these days many young people hardly ever 
leave their homes, preferring to sit in front of a screen 
instead of being in the open air. This was not the case 
even as recently as 15 years ago, when I was a teenager.
There are a number of possible reasons for the change. 
Firstly, youngsters are under more pressure to study 
hard to ensure that they get the qualifications they need 
to secure employment. This means that they have less 
time for the outdoor leisure pursuits which were once 
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considered essential for the young – playing with friends 
and taking part in team sports. A related point is that 
access to study is now almost always done at home, 
whereas in the past it often involved going out to a 
library or lecture hall. These days, with the development 
of recording and relay technologies, even college study 
can be done from home. Finally, many public spaces, 
such as football fields, are being built on, so there are 
fewer places where children can play safely.
In my view spending so much time indoors is a serious 
issue because it leads to physical and mental ill health, 
and ways must be found to address it. One strategy 
would be for governments to ban construction on 
playing fields and to give tax incentives to people 
wanting to create new play areas. However, the most 
effective measure would be to give higher status to 
outdoor activities in schools. School curricula should be 
changed to reduce the emphasis on academic subjects, 
thus freeing up time to make PE a major part of the 
school day and to encourage people from a young age 
to be outdoors: habits developed in youth stay with 
people their whole lives.
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