ESSAY OUTLINE ( FOR IELTS )


Topic 13: Computer – technology –nuclear- internet

SECTION 3: TECHNOLOGY (cont)

6. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? With
the help of technology, students nowadays can learn more
information and learn it more quickly. Use specific reasons and
examples to support your answer. TOEFL42
Technology has greatly improved the way we get information.
Students can now get more information, fet it more quickly, and get it
more conviniently.
The internet and the World Wide Web has opened every major library
and database to students around the world. Information comes not
only in print form, but also in multimedia. You can get audio and video
data. Yu can get infoermation about events in the past as well as
events that unfold as you watch your computer monitor.
Information comes at the speed of the internet which is to say in
nanoseconds. You can type in a few key words in your search
engine, and the engine will search the entire WWW to find
information on your topic. You don’t have to spend hours pouring
over card catalogs in the library and looking at the shelves. This
research is done for you instantly on the Web.
It is certainly more convinient to sit at home and do research on your
computer. Your computer is open 24 hours a day, unlike a library or
office which has limited hours and limited resources. You can do
research in your pajamas while you eat breakfast. What could be
more convinient?
Technology, especially the Internet, has certainly changed the

quantity and quality of the information we get. The speed and
convinient of a computer helps students learn more, more quickly.
7. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Technology has made the world a better place to live. Use
specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. TOEFL0
8. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Modern technology is creating a single world culture. Use
specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. TOEFL0
9. Some people think that governments should spend as much
money as possible on developing or buying computer
technology. Other people disagree and think that this money
should be spent on more basic needs. Which one of these
opinions do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to
support your answer. TOEFL68
When we see photographs of starving children, it’s hard to say that
we should spend billions of dollars on space exploration. But that’s
just what we should do. Children don’t need to be starving, but we do
need to explore space. Right now, we have enough meny to feed
every person on
Earth. Children are starving because of mismanagement of resources
and simple human greed. Those are problems we can solve right
here on earth. That shouldn’t stop our need to find out what’s beyond
our own solar system.
We may never make contact with whatever other species there may
be out there in space. Even so, there are still two very practical and
positive consequences of space exploration. One is certainty and the
other is a possibility. The certainty is medical research. Yes, we can
conduct research here on earth. But much of the research done in
space, for example, on the effects of gravity on bone marrow, is
making a difference in medicine here on Earth. When we do research

in space, we also learn more about space exploration. Also, many of
the inventions that were developed for space travel have been
adapted to good use on Earth.
The possible consequence of space exploration is finding another
planet human beings can colonize. Overpopulation is a huge problem
on our planet. People are living longer, more healthful lives, and
that’s a good thing. But it means there are fewer people dying and
more people being born. Eventually we’ll have less space, fewer
people resources and major distribution problems. If we can find
another planet to live on, we can relieve the problems of
overpopulation on our planet.
It’s a tragedy that there are human beings suffering on Earth.
However, if we wait until everyone has a perfect life, we will never
explore space – and that, too, would be a kind of tragedy.
10. Modern technology has increased material wealth, but not
happiness. To what extent do you agree with this statement? –
my essay
11. Does modern technology make life more convinient, or was
life better when technology was simpler?
agree
12. In what ways has information technology changed work and
working practices in the past 10 years?
13. ''Telecommuting'' refers to workers doing their jobs from
home for part of each week and communicating with their office
using computer technology. Telecommuting is growing in many
countries and is expected to be common for most office workers
in the coming decades. How do you think society will be affected
by the growth of telecommuting? Telecomunication
Developing telecommunications affect our society in many ways in
areas such as education, commerce and entertainment. In this essay,

I will explain why telecommunications have had a huge impact on our
education.
To start with, let’s start at the advantages of telecommunications. The
Internet is a consequence of telecommunications and part of our
lives. We can see the Internet all around us, such as in companies,
universities and schools. We can search for everything we want to
know from the Internet, because the Internet is the biggest library on
earth.
Moreover, nowadays some Masters’ subjects can be studied via the
Internet or television. This is called distance-education. Therefore,
telecommunications make education convenient for students. For
example, Monash University offers Master of Business Systems for
distance education to many students in Asian countries. The students
do not need to come to Melbourne. They can save a lot of money.
However, there are many disadvantages from the use of
telecommunications. Firstly, a computer is very expensive. It costs
$1,500 at least. Not all students can buy computer.
Secondly, people will lack human communication. In the future,
people will only sit in front of a screen and communicate via the
Internet, so they will lose their sense of community.
Moreover, physical conditions, such as eye diseases and back pain,
result from watching a screen for too long. Some programmers have
problems with their eyes and sometimes they have headaches.
In conclusion, although we can gain comfort from
telecommunications, we may lose much more than that.
Disadvantages include expenditure, physical problems and the loss
of human communication. In my opinion, we should use
telecommunications properly and realize that telecommunications are
just a tool for education.
14.Describe a piece of technology that has been useful in your

life. Say:
• What the item is.
• How you use it.
• How important it has become to you.
And explain how this piece of technology has changed your way
of doing things.
15. In what ways have new technologoes changed your life in
the past 5 years?
16. In general, would you say that technology is a good thing in
society?
17. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of the
way society adopts new technologies?
18. How do you think the childhood of your children will be
different to your own childhood as a result if new technology?