Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Activity 1, Handout 1
Task
Present a written argument or a case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic:
Some people believe that computers are more a hindrance than a help in today’s world. Others feel that they are such indispensable tools that they would not be able to live or work without them.

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  In what ways are computers a hindrance?
  
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  What is your opinion?
  

Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and with relevant evidence.
You should write at least 250 words.
(Taken from IELTS Testbuilder by Sam McCarter and Judith Ash. (2003) Macmillan)
Nowadays computer technology is developing very fastly. The demand for computers is growing day by day. Computers have advantage and disadvantage for people.
Advantages of computers, we can see in many spheres of life.
Firstly, with the computer programs many complex problems can be solved very easiely. (For example, calculating). It helps people to accomplish their duties faster.
Secondly, in many manifactures and plants the product or commodity is produced by robots which are ruled by computers.
Thirdly, people without any difficulties can exchange their informations with the help of computer, I mean by Internet. It means globalisation.
Computers become part of human life.
However, it has bad side also.
Firstly, as I said above many factories and companies are using robots to produce goods. The workplace begin to decreas. Consequently, the unemployment emerges. For example, in many developing countries unemployment starts to increase, because many companies are using robots.
Secondly, people addict to computers. They limited from society. They do not pay attention what happening around them.
Thirdly, computers make people very lazy. If the developing of computer (programms) continues like that many works will be ruled or accomplished by computer programs. That makes people very lazy and they will not even try to learn anything.
Fourthly, computers are harmful for human health. For example, it is harmful to eyes. If a person addict to computer, he will pay attention to sport activities very little.
In conclusion part, I advise countries must produce limits for using from computers. It means people must use computers normally, not always.
Computers must accomplish one part of duties not the whole. (268 words)