질문: Do people have fewer holidays now than in the past?

Yeah, I think people definitely have fewer holidays now. It's quite common to see folks working on weekends or even having a six-day work week. This leaves little time for holidays. I guess with all the work pressure and tight schedules, taking time off has become a luxury for many.

Absolutely, it seems like people these days have fewer holidays compared to the past. Working on weekends has become somewhat of a norm, and a six-day work week isn't unusual anymore. This hectic schedule barely leaves any room for holidays. With the increasing workload and the constant chase for career advancement, holidays seem to be slipping down the priority list for many.

Comparative degree usage: "fewer holidays" uses the comparative form "fewer" to compare the number of holidays now and in the past, demonstrating the candidate's ability to accurately use comparative degrees to describe changes. Appropriate use of informal expression: "somewhat of a norm" this expression is informal but commonly used, accurately expressing the situation where working on weekends has become a common phenomenon, demonstrating the candidate's flexible use of spoken language. Phrasal verb usage: "slipping down" is a phrasal verb used to vividly describe the decline of holidays in a priority list, showcasing the candidate's ability to use authentic English expressions. Noun phrase structure: In "constant chase for career advancement," "constant chase" as a noun phrase accurately describes people's relentless pursuit of career development, demonstrating the candidate's ability to use complex noun phrases to increase the amount of information and complexity of sentences.

I believe it's actually different now. With international shows on TV and online, we see a bigger picture of the world. We can notice if people in other countries have more free time. This makes people here want similar work conditions. They desire to travel and explore, to experience life more than the previous generation. With more money, they're taking extra time for themselves to do what they enjoy. So, I think people nowadays have more time off.

I think it's the opposite. Through international programmes on TV and the internet, we have a much wider world view today so we can see whether people in other countries have more time off, and so there is now a demand from people here to have the same or similar working conditions. People want to travel and see different places, they want to live more than previous generations did, and, as they have more money, they are taking more time for themselves to do what they want to do. So, nowadays, people have more time off.

Conditional adverbial clause: "Through international programmes" uses a conditional adverbial clause, which indicates a cause-effect relationship, adding complexity and fluency to the sentence, meeting the standard for a score of 7 on the IELTS test. Compound sentence structure: "People want to travel and see different places" connects two similar ideas through a compound sentence structure, demonstrating the fluency and complexity of the sentence, which are language features required for a score of 7 on the IELTS speaking test. Purpose adverbial clause: In "as they have more money," a purpose adverbial clause is used to explain why people spend more time doing what they want, making the answer more complete and complex.