Pre-TOEFL writing, Technology has made the world a better place to live.

Writing Topic

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Technology has made the world a better place to live. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

☆Let’s Think

Technology is applied for various things from electric appliances to weapons, from making roads to digging oil wells. The statement is in present perfect and thus it is about the time span from the past till now. Perhaps comparing the past, when there was less technology, and present, when there is plenty of it, would help answer the question. Also, considering the range of the word “world” might offer some insight. The world means both the world humans have had contact with and the whole world that surrounds it.

☆Hints for Points

Good effects

1.    Medical technology has saved many lives.

2.    Civil engineering has supplied the infrastructure and facilities for communities.

3.    The computer has made tasks easier, faster, and more accurate.

4.    The Internet has connected the world.

5.    The aerodynamics has given us planes, rockets, and satellites.

Bad effects

1.    pollution

2.    global warming

3.    weapons

4.    accidents

5.    new diseases

6.    violent crimes

☆Sample Essay Structure

Sample Essay Structure 1

【Introduction = Outline】I agree with the statement that technology has made the world a better place to live with some reservations.

【Good point 1】Technology has made our lives longer and healthier.

【Good point 2】Technology has contributed to development and modern life.

【Bad points】Technology has produced weapons of mass destruction. It has also damaged the environment.

【Conclusion = Wrap-up】Although not free from problems, the ingenuity of humans has contributed to making the world we live in safer and more comfortable in general.

Sample Essay Structure 2

【Introduction = Outline】I cannot entirely agree with the statement that technology has made the world a better place to live because it is humans that decide how to use it.

【Point 1】Humankind is both good and bad in nature.

【Point 2】Wars become uglier when technology is involved.  e.g. fist-fighting → using weapons

【Point 3】By using technology, business has developed economic activities which has both merits and demerits.  e.g.  change of lifestyles and communities, globalization, inequality

【Conclusion = Wrap-up】Humans have used technology to make the world both a better and worse place to live.

Your Sample Essay Structure

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