Name : Khor Seem Leng ( group A )

ID : 0315208

Module : English 1

Session : FNBE 04/13 April intake

1. In some countries young people have little leisure time and are under a lot of pressure to work hard in their studies. What do you think are the causes and effects of this condition? Plan your response, and then write a cause and effect essay.

Cause Effect Peer pressure from friends

Student depress Low-esteem

High expectation from teachers

Pressure to work even harder

Family pressure

Family burden on the child Scared to fail

Nowadays , what mostly triggers our stress response is not physical danger, but more to a threat towards our well-being in the form of things that we feel unprepared to deal with, that we do not know how to cope with, and for which we have no helpful reactions .Young people that are more emotional and unable to solve their problems in a right way in their studies will create unnecessary pressure on themselves .Once they are unable to overcome the tension caused by these problems ,stress will occur .Thus , it is important for young people who have very little leisure time and are under a lot of pressure to work hard in their studies must know the importance of overcoming this unnecessary pressure. There are few causes why young people faced pressure in their studies such as peer pressure from friends and relatives, family pressure and the high expectation of teachers.

Firstly, peer pressure from friends is also one of the main cause of young people under a lot of pressure to work hard in their studies. Peer pressure is most commonly associated with young people, in part because most young people spend large amounts of time in fixed groups that they do not choose and are seen as lacking the maturity to handle pressure from friends. Also, young people are more willing to behave negatively towards those who are not members of their own peer groups .For instance ,some people feel depress and want someone is better than them in studies .This will caused he or she to work even harder in studies just to get a better grade ,as a result giving pressure to themselves .

Moreover, the high expectation of teacher is also one of the main cause of young people have little leisure time and under a lot of pressure to work hard in their studies .There are some teachers that will give lots of homework to the students and always

expect their students to get good grades in exam by giving extra homework or extra lecture .As a thoughtful teacher , he or she should be able to analysis the ability of the students and the time the students have to cope with other homework or assignment in order to reduce the pressure of the students on their studies if not this will force them to work even harder to achieve the expectation of the teacher.

Lastly, family pressure is one of the main cause of this problem .There are some family that have financial problems to support their children’s education ,therefore their children have to work very hard in studies to get a scholarship and also maintaining the scholarship as well .They will be very afraid to get bad grades in studies as it will affect their family’s financial state .They will put aside their leisure time and fully focus on their studies. The moment they cannot achieve what they expect in their studies , the pressure will grow even bigger .There are some cases where parents can sacrifice all their property just for the education of their children. This causes the child to work even harder in studies as all the burden is with him .As a result ,this will affect their health and leads to all kind of health problem .At first, these health problems are mild, but then progressively more serious as we continue to experience repeated stress and fewer ways of coping with it.

In a nutshell, peer pressure from friends and relatives, family pressure and the high expectation of teachers are the main cause of young people to have little leisure time and are under a lot of pressure to work hard in their studies and this will lead to lots of health problem to the people .Young people should learn how to manage their time properly and be able to handle or solved problems that they faced In a right way to avoid unnecessary pressure such as pressure in studies .Without pressure, we will

feel healthier, happier, more energetic, more positive and confident and improved our self-esteem.

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