昨日雅思收官，爆出一朵惊艳的桃花，主题是有关maternity leave （产假）。估计很多人会趴在那里中枪的。关键字不认识，而只认识 women，以及错把 leave 一词当 “离开”，估计划拉出来的文字定会带给那些因飞来飞去而旅途劳顿赶考的考官一包餐桌上的笑料。也希望他们高抬贵手，赏赐给我们的学子0.5分，从此告别沙场，奔赴他们向我已久的国度，哪怕今后他们中不少人仍需要跟雅思撕逼。

Task 1

The line graphs  below show the statistics of Scotish people who were unemployed and worked overseas from 2003 to 2013.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main feautures, and make comparisons where relevant.

(The graphs are being established)

参考文章节选：

Scotland had the highest employment rate in the United Kingdom and over the past year the employment rate had increased by 1.7 percentage points. From the mid 1990s, Scotland’s employment rate was steadily increasing, reaching a peak of 74.9 per cent during the second calendar quarter of 2007, although over the past three years, Scotland’s employment rate, along with the other countries of the UK, had been at a lower level as a result of the economic conditions.

Task 2 In many countries women are allowed to have maternity leave for the first months. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

剑桥老师的回应：

为何会有产假？显然，产妇需要时间恢复身体，培养亲子关系等。但，产假可能让产妇失去晋升的机会，延迟加薪。想得远些，会推迟享受退休金，甚至丢掉工作;

Maternity leave is a temporary period of absence from employment granted to new mothers during the months immediately after childbirth. These policies are generally aimed at supporting the mother's full recovery from childbirth, and facilitating a stronger mother-child bond.

The figures show one in seven of the women surveyed had lost their job while on maternity leave; 40% said their jobs had changed by the time they returned, with half reporting a cut in hours or demotion. More than a tenth had been replaced in their jobs by the person who had covered their maternity leave.

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