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Some people say that modern communication technology means that good handwriting is no longer necessary. Others believe that good handwriting will always be an important skill. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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A currently contentious issue relates to whether contemporary
technology
 in communication has rendered the ability to write
letters
 neatly unnecessary or not. In
this
 essay, I am going to examine both points of view and
then
 explain why people do not need to write by hand well any longer. There are some who argue that owing to the modern advancement of communication
technology
, people are no longer required to handwrite well. They have
this
 opinion because personal computers save them a lot of time and effort when producing documents. They need not be dogged by how
letters
 look because as long as they utilize computers, all the
letters
 look alike. All they have to be concerned about is the contents of the documents they work on. It is
also
 possible to say that
technology
 reduces the number of mistakes people make.
For instance
, they can activate the spell checker when they type sentences. If there were no
such
 functions, it would take forever,
for example
, to correct errors. Turning to the other side of the argument, some individuals claim that it is still essential to write neat
letters
 by hand. There are some cases where handwriting is more preferable to typing. To illustrate, those who belong to the older generation in Japan want resumes to be written by hand.
This
 is because they believe that
letters
 reflect writers’ personalities.
However
, they can tell what others are if they meet them in person and spend some time chatting with them. To conclude, there are both pros and cons
in
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 handwriting.  On balance,
however
, there seem to be more merits than demerits.
This
 is because of the efficiency of contemporary communication
technology
. The time and energy saved by
technology
 should be spent on other aspects of people’s everyday lives, enhancing the quality of their lives.
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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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