IELTS Essays Questions About Technology

Opinion Essays

 

The past 30 years have seen massive advances in technology, however these advances in technology may have more negative than positive effects in the future.

To what extent do you agree with this view?

 

 

Individual members of a family have their own technological device to from which they can contact other members of their family.

Some people believe that this will weaken actually family relationships. To what extent do you agree?

 

 

People are becoming increasingly less sociable due to the growing usage of smart phones.

Do you agree or disagree?

 

 

Individual members of a family have their own technological device to from which they can contact other members of their family. Some people believe that this will actually weaken family relationships.

To what extent do you agree?

 

 

Libraries should concentrate on improving their technological resources rather than purchasing a wider selection of books.

To what extent do you agree?

 

 

With the continuing development of online entertainment there is no future for the radio.

To what extent do you agree?

 

 

 

Offices around the world are becoming highly reliant on modern technology and the internet.

How have these advances changed the way we work and do you think there are any drawbacks to relying too much on technology?

 

 

Communication through online media is often through very short sentences. Some people believe this will be the death of accurate grammar and spelling.

Do you agree or disagree?

 

 

With the growth of online communication people will never feel lonely again.

To what extent do you agree?

 

 

With a growing population communicating online and via text messaging, face to face communication will eventually disappear entirely.

To what extent do you agree?

 

 

Discussion Essays

 

Some people believe that being able to communicate with other people online is reducing geographical barriers and making the world a more social place.

What are the advantages of international communication online and are there any drawbacks to this?

 

 

Public libraries will soon be shut forever as all books will be available online for all to access.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public libraries only existing online.

 

 

More and more companies are choosing to communicate using technology rather than doing business face to face.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using technology for communication.

 

Discussion and Opinion Essays

 

More and more people are using the internet to contact existing friends and even make new friends. Some people are of the opinion that this has strengthened relationships between existing friends, whilst others think the opposite is true.

Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

 

 

Some people think that eBooks will mean that sales of paper books will steadily diminish while others think that paper books will always be popular.

Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.

 

Situation Essays

 

Many youngsters have unsupervised access to the Internet and use it to contact other people, friends and strangers.

What issues do children face when going online without their parents supervising and how can these problems be solved?

 

 

An increasing number of people prefer to read eBooks rather than paperback books.

Why is this, and what problems can these cause for libraries?

 

 

Increasing numbers of children are able to access the internet in private on their own. 

What issues is this causing for parents and how can these problems be solved?

 

 

1 Comment

  • rajdeep

    Reply Reply October 31, 2017

    plz send sample answer of writing task 2 related to technology

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