CAE. Essay p.6
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Your class has participated in a discussion on the following proposition: People in the modern world have become too reliant on information technology. You have made the notes below
Some areas to cover:
working life
studying
leisure time
Some opinions expressed during the discussion:
Most people spend too long using social media instead of seeing real people
Instead of thinking about things carefully, most people just look for quick solutions on the Internet
Information technology allows us to deal with so many things more quickly abd efficiently
Write an essay on the proposition above.
1.
Some people worry that they have become vulnerable, to some extent, because they too depend on information technology. This may be true but I believe that people always are reliant on their equipment in surviving. So, it is not a nowadays issue and the only thing that we should need to do is to define the pros and cons of the modern IT as a basis for our lives today.
I believe wholeheartedly that, generally, technological improvements have made our life easier and better. For instance, I am learning English and, thanks the Internet and digital books, it takes me much less time to find words' translation or grammar rules, to check my knowledge or to have some relevant information. As an engineer, I have to deal with difficult projects and issues every day. Frankly speaking, I cannot imagine how I could get along with them having no access to tons of documentation and some people advice that I could find on the global web. So, I think IT makes us to be agile and efficient in doing our working and studying chores.
On the contrary, there are many people who prefer just to look for a quick and easy step-by-step how-to to cope a new task instead of carefully undertaking some research into the issue themselves. What is more, some students seek for the answers to their home tasks and even copy essays without much changing to present them as their own works. I consider those people as fatuous ones due to their belief that the easiest way is the best one. True it is, they refuse to develop their mind but it is their choice.
In conclusion, I would like to say that IT is just a kind of human technology similar, paradigmatically, to the bow and arrows or railroads in changing people's lives. Everyone can choose how to use it - taking advantages or just having got a freebie. If you ask me, I deem that it is a great gift to my generation as if we would have the most powerful weapon or a book of the answers to all the questions.
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B2
2.
Some people worry that they have become vulnerable, to some extent, because they too depend on information technology. This may be true but I believe that people always are reliant on their equipment in surviving. So, it is not a nowadays issue and the only thing that we should need to do is to define the pros and cons of the modern IT as a basis for our lives today.
I believe wholeheartedly that, generally, technological improvements have made our life easier and better. For instance, I am learning English and, thanks the Internet and digital books, it takes me much less time to find words' translation or grammar rules, to check my knowledge or to have some relevant information. As an engineer, I have to deal with difficult projects and issues every day. Frankly speaking, I cannot imagine how I could get along with them having no access to tons of documentation and some people advice that I could find on the World Wide Web. So, I think IT makes us to be agile and efficient while doing our working and studying chores.
On the contrary, there are many people who prefer just to search for a quick and easy step-by-step how-to to cope a new task instead of carefully undertaking some research into the issue themselves. What is more, some students look for the answers to their home tasks and even copy essays without much changing to present them as their own work. I consider those people as fatuous ones due to their belief that the easiest way is the best one. True it is, they refuse to develop their mind but it is their choice.
In conclusion, I would like to say that IT is just a kind of human technology similar, paradigmatically, to the bow and arrows or railroads in changing people's lives. Everyone can choose how to use it - taking advantages or just having got a freebie. If you ask me, I deem that it is a great gift to my generation as if we would have the most powerful weapon or a book of the answers to all the questions.
357
B2
3.
Many people worry that we have become quite vulnerable because of depending on information technology too much. This may be true but I believe that people always have a reliance on their equipment in surviving. So, it is not a today issue, and the only thing that we need to do is to define the pros and cons of hi-tech treasures which flourish nowadays.
I believe wholeheartedly that technological improvements have made our life better and easier. For instance, I am learning English and, thanks the Internet and digital books, it takes me half as much time to find words' translation or to check grammar rules as it could if I did not have all these modern technological marvels. I believe that every student prays to them. As an engineer, I have to deal with difficult projects and issues every day. Frankly speaking, I cannot imagine how I could get along with them having no access to tons of documentation and recommendations that I could find on the World Wide Web. So, I am sure that IT makes my working life less troublesome.
On the contrary, there are many people who prefer to find a step-by-step how-to to cope with a new task instead of undertaking research into the issue themselves. What is more, some students look for the answers to their home tasks and even copy essays to present them as their own work. I consider them as fatuous people due to their belief that the easiest way is the best one.
In conclusion, I would like to say that IT is just a kind of human technology, paradigmatically similar to the bow and arrows or railroads, in changing people's lives. Everyone can choose how to use it - taking advantages or just having got a freebie. If you ask me, I would call them great gifts to my generation.
311
B2
4. correction
Many people worry that we have become quite vulnerable because of depending on information technology too much. This may be true but I believe that people have always had a reliance on their equipment in surviving. So, it is not a today issue, and the only thing that we need to do is to define the pros and cons of hi-tech treasures which are rapidly flourishing nowadays.
I believe wholeheartedly that technological improvements have facilitated our life. For instance, I am learning English and, thanks to the Internet and digital books, it takes me half as much time to find words' translation or to check grammar rules as it could if I did not have all these modern technological marvels. I believe that every student prays to them. As an engineer, I have to deal with difficult projects and issues every day. Frankly speaking, I cannot conceive how I could get along with them having no access to tons of documentation and recommendations that I could find on the World Wide Web. So, I am sure that IT has paved the way for less troublesome working life.
On the contrary, there are many people who prefer to find a step-by-step how-to to cope with a new task instead of undertaking research into the issue themselves. What is more, some students look for the answers to their home tasks and even copy essays to present them as their own work. I consider them as fatuous people due to their belief that the easiest way is the best one.
In conclusion, I would like to say that IT is just a kind of human technology, paradigmatically similar to the bow and arrows or railroads, in changing people's lives. Everyone can choose how to avail themselves of it - taking advantages or just having got a freebie. If you ask me, I would call them great gifts to my generation.
317
B2
facilitate verb BrE /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/ ; NAmE /fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/
facilitate something (formal) to make an action or a process possible or easier
The new trade agreement should facilitate more rapid economic growth.
Structured teaching facilitates learning.
conceive verb BrE /kənˈsiːv/ ; NAmE /kənˈsiːv/
1. [transitive] (formal) to form an idea, a plan, etc. in your mind; to imagine something
conceive something He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts centre.
conceive of something (as something) God is often conceived of as male.
conceive (that)… I cannot conceive (= I do not believe) (that) he would wish to harm us.
conceive what/how, etc… I cannot conceive what it must be like.
2. [intransitive, transitive] when a woman conceives or conceives a child, she becomes pregnant
She is unable to conceive.
conceive somebody` Their first child was conceived on their wedding night.
avail of phrasal verb
avail yourself of something - (formal) to make use of something, especially an opportunity or offer
Guests are encouraged to avail themselves of the full range of hotel facilities.