I am taking a break from everything – teaching, Telegram, online classes – at the beginning of August. You won’t be able to reach me online or in-person. Consider this my two-week notice, everyone. As of now, I will probably be posting a lot less frequently– not that I was posting regularly to begin with – and hope to come back stronger in September – new and improved. Admission to my new offline and online courses will open then.

SPEAKING INTENSIVE kicks off tonight…

Need a Band 9.0 sample answer for this?

The stacked graph illustrates survey results regarding young people’s expectations of whether different aspects of life will improve or get worse in the next 20 years. While expectations for the five areas of life were varied, survey participants generally expressed a pessimistic view of the future.

In terms of negative expectations, air quality in cities ranked first, with as many as 77% of young people saying it will get worse, compared to a mere 23 percent that claimed otherwise. This was followed by the quality of water, at 60% versus 40%, and health, at 58% versus 42%.

In contrast, survey respondents were relatively optimistic about food quality, at 51% compared to 49%. The picture was even better in the communication between people, the only area of life that more respondents expected to get better (54%) than worse (46%).

Written in 15 minutes.

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