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IELTS Essay: It is inevitable that traditional cultures will be lost as technology develop...

Prompt

It is inevitable that traditional cultures will be lost as technology develops. Technology and traditional cultures are incompatible. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?

#technology and culture#modernization#cultural change#tradition sustainability#determinism

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 agrees or disagrees with the claim generally and provides some examples, while Band 9 deconstructs determinism, cites societies maintaining traditions *with* technology, and argues that cultural loss is a choice, not an inevitable consequence.

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Key concepts in this essay

Critique of technological determinism; humans shape how technology is adopted
Examples of technology supporting cultural preservation (digital recording, online communities, e-learning)
Mechanisms of how technology can disrupt traditions (economic displacement, lifestyle change, value shifts)
Cultural agency and intentional choices to maintain practices alongside technology use

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Accepting technological determinism (technology *causes* cultural loss) without questioning agency and choice
Overlooking examples where technology actually helps preserve traditions (digital archives, online communities)
Treating all cultures and technologies monolithically without considering context-specific outcomes

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