Essay

For the Language class we had to prepare an individual essay, from the FCE Writing Practice book, about young people vs older people. We had to follow this assignment: You have recently had a discussion in your English class about different age groups. Now your teacher has asked you to write an essay, giving your opinion in the following statement. "The young can learn a lot about life from older people."

  Nowadays, young people, like teenagers, think they know it all; however, they are wrong. They still can learn a lot more from older people.   When we talk about "life" it is obvious that an old person knows more than a teenager, as he/she has many more years of living. The elderly have lived more experiences and gone through more things, that is why, they can give us advice on how to solve problems or to deal with some situations. However, it is true that the generations change and also some ways of living. For example, a young person knows more about new technology than an old one, but older people still have more knowledge.
  In my opinion, older people cannot do as many things as when they were younger, but they have already lived more experiences and can still share their pieces of advice. Maybe they are still learning new things as the younger people.