PARAGRAPH ONE:
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a third |
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jobless people |
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They are so |
b. |
living a "normal" life |
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they cannot control |
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in their own homes |
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They have problems |
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of young, unemployed people |
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researchers questioned 2,200 |
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isolated |
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One in |
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stressed |
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people feel like prisoners |
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eight people |
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these young people become socially |
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their emotions |
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
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people struggle with |
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future |
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They find it more difficult |
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the right jobs |
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the best and most |
c. |
no confidence |
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try and find them |
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to get a job |
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Young people are our |
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potential |
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it is important that we invest |
f. |
day-to-day life |
7. |
reach their full |
g. |
in them |
8. |
I had absolutely |
h. |
talented in the world |
A new survey in Britain says (1) ___________________, unemployed people regularly "fall apart". They are so stressed that they cannot (2) ___________________. They have problems living a "normal" life. (3) ___________________ youth charity. Its researchers questioned 2,200 jobless people. (4) ___________________ they were often stressed about everyday life. They tried not to meet new people. (5) ___________________ said they were too stressed to leave the house. The charity said: "Thousands of young people feel like prisoners in their own homes…these young people become (6) ___________________."
Many young people struggle with (7) ___________________. They find it more difficult (8) ___________________. Britain's Employment Minister said: "Our young people are some of the best and most talented in the world." She said it was important to try and find (9) ___________________. Researcher David Fass added: "Young people are our future and it is important that we invest in them…to reach (10) ___________________." Jack, 25, explained how hard it was for him to be unemployed. He said: "I would wake up and wouldn't (11) ___________________ house. I stopped speaking to my friends and I had (12) ___________________."
AnewsurveyinBritainsaysathirdofyoung,unemployedpeopleregularl
y"fallapart".Theyaresostressedthattheycannotcontroltheiremotions
.Theyhaveproblemslivinga"normal"life.Thesurveyisfromayouthchar
ity.Itsresearchersquestioned2,200joblesspeople.Almosthalfsaidthe
ywereoftenstressedabouteverydaylife.Theytriednottomeetnewpeo
ple.Oneineightpeoplesaidtheyweretoostressedtoleavethehouse.Th
echaritysaid:"Thousandsofyoungpeoplefeellikeprisonersintheirown
homes…theseyoungpeoplebecomesociallyisolated."Manyyoungpeo
plestrugglewithday-to-daylife.Theyfinditmoredifficulttogetaj
ob.Britain'sEmploymentMinistersaid:"Ouryoungpeoplearesomeofth
ebestandmosttalentedintheworld."Shesaiditwasimportanttotryandf
indthemtherightjobs.ResearcherDavidFassadded:"Youngpeopleare
ourfutureanditisimportantthatweinvestinthem…toreachtheirfullpot
ential."Jack,25,explainedhowharditwasforhimtobeunemployed.Hes
aid:"Iwouldwakeupandwouldn'twanttoleavethehouse.Istoppedspe
akingtomyfriendsandIhadabsolutelynoconfidence."
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