Ielts-7-Writing

ALTERNATIVE VIEW
Computers will never be able to replace conventional teachers. Teaching is
an extremely human activity. The personal touch is absolutely necessary in
many teaching situations. For example, when studying a famous play, the
teacher will stimulate the students with his or her personal views and guide
the students so that they are able to develop their own views.

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6.46 LOSS OF CULTURES
What are the reasons why we are losing a variety of languages and
cultures in the world today?
INTRODUCTION
In many countries, minority groups are swallowed up (being incorporated /
assimilated) by other societies. Let us look at three reasons why the
languages and cultures of these smaller groups are disappearing. (28 words)
BODY
First, smaller groups cannot maintain themselves against richer societies.
The wealthy determine the language and culture in which business is done,
and this spreads to all spheres of daily life. For example, Native Americans
have been assimilated into the Caucasian society of the US, and their
language and are is slowly but surely disappearing.
Second, as people move out of the countryside and become more urbanized,
they tend to lose their cultural identity. For instance, the Aborigines of
Australia are moving from the Outback (remote semidesert areas) into the
cities in search of employment and a better life. Here they learn the language
of the whites in order to survive, and later their children go to white schools
and become completely alienated from their language and culture.
Lastly, as the members of these small communities are accepted into the
larger communities, they usually start to intermarry with members of these
larger communities and so gradually disappear as a nation. The position of
the Flemish community in Holland could be mentioned as a possible example
of this process. (174 words)
CONCLUSION
This essay has attempted to show that wealth, urbanization, and intermarriage
are three reasons for cultures and languages disappearing. But it has to be

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said, in conclusion, that there are many other factors that have to be
considered. (38 words) (Total words: 240)