Earlier Technological Developments Brought More Benefits Than Recent Developments Ever Will
Earlier Technological Developments Brought More Benefits Than Recent Developments Ever Will
Earlier Technological Developments Brought More Benefits Than Recent Developments Ever Will
This technology development essay question is quite complex and it is very easy to
make mistakes when answering it. Some typical issues are:
Of course your essay must answer the question and the position you take must
be consistent throughout your essay (e.g. saying you agree but then having an
essay where nearly all of it disagrees would not make sense).
A typical way to answer this question would be to choose whether you think earlier or
more recent developments are more influential, than explain why in your essay.
In other words. to choose and support one of these as your opinion (though of
course you should still write about both):
As long as you explain this in your thesis statement and your essay this is fine, and
of course as long as you are still comparing some earlier and recent technological
developments.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
experience or knowledge.
There is no doubt that some earlier advances in technology have been very
influential, such as those related to technology around the home. Devices such as
washing machines, fridges and freezers, central heating, microwaves and televisions
were invented many years ago, and now nearly every household has all or some of
these in their home, making life much easier. Though they have been improved over
time, they still carry out much the same purpose as when they were first invented.
Another example is that of medicine. Despite the fact that there have been ground-
breaking recent medical developments, such as that connected to research into
genes and stem cells, the benefits to the average person are still many years away.
The most influential impacts on health have been earlier technological developments
of the past, which remain today. These are the ability to treat so many injuries and
diseases and carry out organ transplants in hospitals. It is these that have benefits
on so many lives and will for decades to come.
However, if we look at some more recent developments, they have had a much
greater influence than in the past. For instance, there is the phone, which was a
significant development when invented helping many people. However, although
invented many years ago, technological developments over the last few decades
have enabled the phone to now be mobile and connected to the internet. This has
had incredible impacts on the way people Iive their lives with people using phones
for so many everyday activities and for connecting around the world.
(356 Words)
Comments
This technology development essay would get a high score as it fully answers the
question and fully extends and supports the ideas presented.
Even though the essay does not specifically choose one side as presented in the
technology development essay prompt, it presents a very clear opinion / position
directly related to the question, and then supports this in the essay.
Also, earlier and more recent developments are compared and discussed.
You may have noted the length is 356 words. Some higher level candidates can
reach this length in the test, but if you have more difficultly with your writing you
should of course seek to aim for around 275 words (the minimum is 250 words).
You can still get a high score with 275 words, providing of course it is scores highly
for the four marking criteria in the grading system (Task Response; Coherence and
Cohesion; Lexical Resource; Grammatical Range and Accuracy).