Ielts writing Essentials (book 2)

TOPIC NO. 25
DO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES LEAD TO 
SOCIAL PROBLEMS?
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise. While it has
become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn.
Eventually, we will have a polarised society and this will lead to serious social problems.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
You should write at least 250 words.
Our highly informatized era has become shock for many of us. At the time one part of society
uses new means of information very actively, the other people stay in the dark without any
chance to make an approach to understanding new technologies. There is a rising awareness
of this problem which have a potential danger of slicing the society into two parts which
would never understand each other.
It is a fact that many of our everyday activities became available for computer users only. For
example, if you are a university student, you are supposed to submit your term paper as typed
and printed document, they no longer accept hand written papers. Furthermore, some
manufacturers do not distribute information leaflets, but give a website address of their
products'on packs. Thus only the Internet users can have an access to the product details. The
last but not the least, computer skills became a crucial requirement for employment in urban
areas. The IT sector has completely convert the society into a polarised one. It makes the
individual more isolated than into networking. Those who comprehend with the world of
technology can be connected with each other, but for those whom everything is Greek lead an
isolated life.
For example, the inhabitants of rural areas do not need new means of acquiring information.
Their work and everyday activities do not demand using computers. For example, a farmer
can use radio to hear news and ordinary mails to communicate.
Taking into account the fact that not every citizen can use new information technologies,
governments would not change the traditional ways of interaction with their people. It is very
much unlikely that people would no longer have a possibility to vote by filling papers by hand
or do other activities, important for their citizenship.
Informatization of society affected those, who have a need of instant information exchange.
People, whose lifestyle do not require any haste in communication have an opportunity to use
traditional ways. I am assured that as long as situation does not make others to change their
way off against their will, there is no risk of facing serious social problem?; - Writing
Essentials

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