There have been major advances in technology over recent decades and this has led to significant improvements in people's lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree.

In recent years, many societies around the world are beginning to enjoy the glad tidings in the field of technology which has made life very easy. I strongly believe that these advancements are not all beneficial to mankind. On the one hand, the ability to solve problems with the use of computers had increased human life span. The argument to support
this
is the fact that, doctors are able to perform more sophisticated surgeries,
such
as brain, heart and spinal procedures, with better outcomes than in the past with the help of modern instruments.
Consequently
, patients are able to live longer to enjoy the rest of their lives.
On the other hand
, improvements in science come with its own setbacks.
Firstly
,
this
had resulted in increase in cyber crimes.
This
is because criminals do not need to leave their comfort zone to steal with guns, but they can withdraw money with the use of several programming applications. Thereby, causing more social problems.
In addition
, newly improved gadgets are affecting our ability to socialize with other people.
That is
, one can retrieve any information anywhere with the help of WorldwWideWeb without being there physically.
This
had reduced the act of letter writing and the need to interact with other members of the community.
For instance
, a recent study by the sociology department of Queen's university revealed that the number of informal gatherings (picnics, family get together) is gradually eroding from our routines with more breakthroughs in the area of communications.
Thus
, there is no doubt that we are losing grasp of the essence of interpersonal relationships. In conclusion,
although
the world is getting better with these new discoveries, but the negative impact it is having us as humans are enormous.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cutting-edge
  • innovations
  • breakthroughs
  • automation
  • AI (Artificial Intelligence)
  • mobile technologies
  • diagnostic tools
  • renewable energy
  • efficiency
  • economic growth
  • knowledge sharing
  • global scale
  • cleaner alternatives
  • job displacement
  • update skills
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