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IELTS Essay: It is now possible to perform everyday tasks, such as banking, shopping, as w...

Prompt

It is now possible to perform everyday tasks, such as banking, shopping, as well as business transactions without meeting people face to face. What are the possible effects it may bring on the individual and the society as a whole?

#remote transactions#face-to-face interaction#digital banking and commerce#social isolation#community impact

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 describes potential effects (less face-to-face, more efficiency); Band 9 explores distributional effects (convenience for affluent, isolation for elderly/disconnected), discusses community erosion mechanisms, and examines moderating factors like intentional connection.

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Key concepts in this essay

transaction costs and convenience trade-offs
community formation and social capital
mental health and connection
inequality and access (who benefits from digital transactions?)

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Assuming remoteness is inherently negative without discussing contextual effects (time-saving convenience for busy people vs isolation for elderly)
Providing speculative effects ('people will become isolated') without evidence or acknowledging that people still interact in many ways
Treating 'individual and society' as one—effects differ (convenience for individual; reduced community-based interaction for society)

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