Over-reliance on modern technology means that people are failing to learn, or are forgetting, many basic skills. To what extent is this true? Are people becoming so reliant on modern technology that they are no longer able to do some things without it? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Nowadays, it is often suggested that modern
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occupy our everyday life and become for us
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essential thing.
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, these individuals argued that we slightly become incapable to study and start to
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typical
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. From my perspective, I agree with
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, we cannot underestimate
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which are
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by modern
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the one hand, in some
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modern
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is harmful
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us.
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with , modern
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provides
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dangerous
information which can cause
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degradation
of our mental state.
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, when we have
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with
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state we do not have
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the ability
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to learn something new
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or
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practice our
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, when we spend a lot of time using modern technologies we do not have
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to exercise our
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, modern technologies produced various websites, applications or programs which
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us every time when we need to do something.
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, when we acquire a new skill or
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to get
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knowledge
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, there are some advantages of modern technologies. Paradoxically, people can gain more new
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online than in real life. I mean that when we
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we have more resources.
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, YouTube, Instagram, Google, etc. In these applications more information and every time we can search for it .
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, we can practice our
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online with other individuals or just by
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ourselves
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in the special apps.
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, we can learn online
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, read e-books, watch lectures, read articles or even have online lessons with a teacher. In conclusion, opportunities which are provided by modern
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are not always useful and appropriate.
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, if it is possible to get over all the disadvantages, there will be only the benefits that remain
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • over-reliance
  • modern technology
  • basic skills
  • arithmetic skills
  • prevalence
  • smartphone apps
  • GPS
  • navigation systems
  • map reading
  • orientation
  • handwriting skills
  • word processors
  • spellcheckers
  • memory retention
  • information recall
  • search engines
  • DIY (Do It Yourself)
  • problem-solving
  • hire professionals
  • tackling issues
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