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⚖️ Writing: People nowadays tend to have children at older ages. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Is having kids later in life a recipe for disaster? Rory breaks down a Band 9 essay, revealing the exact grammar and vocabulary you need to argue both sides of a complex issue and impress the examiner.

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