PARAGRAPH ONE:
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a third of young, unemployed |
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everyday life |
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They are stressed and cannot |
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"normal" life |
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They cannot live a |
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the people |
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a charity that questioned |
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to leave the house |
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Almost half |
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people |
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stressed about |
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in their own homes |
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too stressed |
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control their feelings |
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people feel like prisoners |
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2,200 jobless people |
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
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people have problems with day- |
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talented |
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some of the best and most |
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hard it was for him |
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Young people are our |
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confidence |
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it is important that we invest |
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to-day life |
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One man explained how |
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couldn't leave the house |
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He would wake up and |
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to his friends |
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He stopped speaking |
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in them |
8. |
He had no |
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future |
A British survey (1) ___________________ young, unemployed people often "fall apart". They are stressed and cannot control their feelings. They cannot (2) ___________________ life. The survey is from a charity that questioned (3) ___________________ people. Almost half the people stressed about (4) ___________________ and could not meet new people. Some were (5) ___________________ leave the house. Thousands of young people feel like prisoners in their own homes and become (6) ___________________.
Many young people have problems (7) ___________________ life and getting a job. Britain's government said: "Our young people are (8) ___________________ best and most talented in the world." A researcher added: "Young people (9) ___________________ and it is important (10) ___________________ them." One man explained how hard it was for him to have no job. He (11) ___________________ and couldn't leave the house. He stopped speaking to his friends. He (12) ___________________."
ABritishsurveysaysathirdofyoung,unemployedpeopleoften"fallapar
t".Theyarestressedandcannotcontroltheirfeelings.Theycannotlivea"
normal"life.Thesurveyisfromacharitythatquestioned2,200joblesspe
ople.Almosthalfthepeoplestressedabouteverydaylifeandcouldnotm
eetnewpeople.Someweretoostressedtoleavethehouse.Thousandsof
youngpeoplefeellikeprisonersintheirownhomesandbecomesociallyi
solated.Manyyoungpeoplehaveproblemswithday-to-daylifean
dgettingajob.Britain'sgovernmentsaid:"Ouryoungpeoplearesomeof
thebestandmosttalentedintheworld."Aresearcheradded:"Youngpeo
pleareourfutureanditisimportantthatweinvestinthem."Onemanexpl
ainedhowharditwasforhimtohavenojob.Hewouldwakeupandcouldn'
tleavethehouse.Hestoppedspeakingtohisfriends.Hehadnoconfidenc
e."
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