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Today many children spend a lot of time playing computer games and little time on sports. Why is it? Is it a positive or negative development?

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Nowadays children like to spend most of their free time with gadgets like
computer
 or mobile phone for playing fascinating games,
this
 routine has stopped their physical activities. In my opinion,
this
 is a negative development which can disturb children lifestyle and affect social activities. One serious problem that can arise from
this
 addiction towards
computer
 games is that it restricts the overall growth of a child. The unrestricted exposure to screen has given birth to numerous diseases like obesity and low IQ level.
For instance
, students after coming back from school continuously play video games on the laptop
instead
 of going outside to play with their friends and do physical activities.
Additionally
,
this
 development has
also
 influenced the involvement of children in extra-curricular activities at schools. They hardly feel encouraged to pursue sports activities in school because of
computer
 games dominance.
This
 kind of behaviour can result in inappropriate growth of a child's brain. Another issue is the reduction in social interaction.
Instead
 of moving out of the house, making new friends, getting involved in various games children like to spend time in isolation with their gadgets.
This
 unfriendly behaviour is one of the reasons for progressively increase in stress and depression issues in early ages among youngsters. Recently, in a newspaper column, it was shown how children take
computer
 games so serious that they start feeling worthless if they lose in it.
This
 development might seem innovative or new to parents but in the long run,it can have disastrous effects on their children lives. In conclusion,
although
 technology has revolutionized our lives by inventing gadgets it has brought too many problems for children by introducing attractive games.
Submitted by Shilpa Suri on

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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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