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Band 4.5

Some people think that too much money and time have been allocated to scientific research. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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contemporary
society
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, the enhancement of science
technology
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and technology
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 has brought dramatic changes to people’s lives,
while
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 some people think that too much
money
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 and
time
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has
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have
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 been allocated to
the
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scientific
researches
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research
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. As far as I’m concerned, I fully oppose
this
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 viewpoint. Admittedly, allocating
money
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 and
time
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 to scientific
researches
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research
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 includes problems of
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not
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improve
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being able to improve
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 people’s lives instantly.
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, the long-term influences of scientific
researches
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research
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 shouldn’t be neglected.First and foremost, costing
time
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 and
money
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 in scientific
researches
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research
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 can motivate the development of
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society
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. To be more specific, from the long-term aspect, allocating
time
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 and capital
on
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 scientific
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research
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 continuously can boost the development of science
technology
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and technology
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 that can increase
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productivity and make our daily life more convenient.
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, before the first industrial revolution,
provided that
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if
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 Watt
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 spent
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 and
money
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 on his research, the steam engine
won’t be
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would not have been
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 enhanced
and
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 the surge of productivity and transportation
of
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 England
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.
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, allocating
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 and
money
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in
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to
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 scientific
researches
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research
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 can enhance national competitiveness. Specifically, as sufficient
time
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 and
money
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 are allocated, the research outcome may lead to a boost in various areas
including
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, including
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economy
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the economy
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, productivity
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as
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 well as
military
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the military
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, which are all indispensable fields of judging a nation’s general competitiveness.
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, in the
1940s
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1940s,
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 the breakthrough in nuclear physics of America not only
brings
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 it the atomic bomb, but
also
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leads
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 to the
designing
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design
 of nuclear power
station
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stations
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, which
provides
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 an approach
of
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 handling energy issues.
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,
although
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 allocating
time
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 and
money
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 on scientific research seems a waste of resources from the short-term aspect,
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however
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the benefit it brings in the long-term progress, including the effects on motivating the development of
society
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 and national competitiveness, is revolutionary and
outweigh
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outweighs
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 its drawbacks. In
the
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contemporary
society
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, the rapid enhancement of technology has brought dramatic convenience to people’s daily communication
by some
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through
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 online platforms
such
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 as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. It is common for people to choose
communicating
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to communicate
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 through social media rather than face-to-face. Personally, I argue that the disadvantages of using social media to communicate outweigh the advantages.

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Stay on one topic only. At the end, you added a new topic about social media, so the essay feels not complete.
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Make your main idea very clear in each body paragraph. Start with one clear point, then explain it in a simple way.
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Give examples, but make sure they are easy to follow and clearly linked to your point.
coherence and cohesion
Use a clearer overall plan: introduction, body 1, body 2, conclusion. Do not add extra ideas after the conclusion.
coherence and cohesion
Link ideas more smoothly. Some sentences are too long or hard to follow, so use shorter sentences.
coherence and cohesion
Use simple linking words well, like first, also, for example, and in sum.
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You give a clear opinion early: you disagree with the idea.
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You use examples to support your ideas, such as Watt and nuclear power.
coherence and cohesion
Your essay has an introduction, two main body parts, and a conclusion.
Fully explain your ideas

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Summary
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • allocated
  • advancements
  • innovative
  • initial costs
  • global challenges
  • resilience
  • sustainability
  • knowledge dissemination
  • opportunity cost
  • poverty alleviation
  • balancing funding priorities
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